God designed the body to fight off the flu, if you are willing to eat right, rest, exercise and follow the laws of health,
the flu should not be a big problem. If you violate the laws of health, eat poorly, drink alcohol, smoke or other health destroying
behaviors, then no vaccine can help the eventual result-disease and premature death. There is no vaccine that can help those
who don't help themselves.
The vaccine can not do what God designed the body to do.
Instead of pushing mass vaccination on the population with its many unknown risks, it makes much more sense to educate
and inform people of the many basic common sense steps they can take to actually improve immune function. The rationale for
mass vaccination is herd immunity, that is, if enough people become immune through vaccination, the disease will have a much
less chance of propagating. I wonder why immunity to most every infectious disease that could be attained through nutritional
supplementation isn't promoted (hint: $$)?
But influenza is not the only viral infection you have to worry about this time of year. The common cold is caused by a
virus attacking a weakened immune system, too. And here, vitamin C plays a big role in reducing the severity of symptoms.
Guess what? It works for the flu, too. A number of studies involving subjects under heavy acute physical stress, show that
vitamin C decreases common cold incidences by half. At least three controlled studies have shown an 80 percent reduction in
the incidence of pneumonia among vitamin C users. In one large study of 700 students, vitamin C at an initial dose
of 1,000 mg per hour for the first six hours followed by 3,000 mg each day thereafter, reduced cold and flu symptoms by
85 percent.
Are there legitimate ways to naturally boost your resistance to the influenza virus? Sure there are, but you'll never hear
about them, because no drug company stands to profit by letting you find out about them. But in the case of influenza, they
may very well save your life!
Zinc (up to 30 mg daily) is another required mineral for proper immune function. In fact, years ago, a University of California
Davis study demonstrated that making rats deficient in zinc led to an immune deficiency in the offspring, which persisted
for four generations even when the zinc was replenished in the offspring! Not only do we likely place our friends at risk
of promoting epidemics by maintaining poor nutritional status, we may very well be creating lifelong immune problems for
our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren because we failed to take care of ourselves.
Action to take: Whenever you can, shop organic to maximize the nutritional value of your meals. Eat a wide
array of deeply colored fruits and vegetables every day. Shoot for five to nine half-cup servings a day of various fruits
and veggies. Cut out the added sugar in your diet, sugar weakens your resistance to viruses and bacteria.
What Causes Nutrient Deficiency?
STRESS (#1 cause - burns up nutrients fast)
Aging
Junk Foods
Excessive Sugar
High Carb Diets
Oral Contraceptives
Drug and Medication Use
Because the diet is never perfect I take supplements every day. I suggest you take a good multi-vitamin mineral that provides
at least 500 mg of vitamin C and 50 to 75 mg of all the B vitamins, 10,000 units of beta carotene and 5,000 to 10,000 units
of vitamin A. Be sure it provides 200 mcg selenium and 15-30 mg zinc. If your multi does not provide vitamin A, take a teaspoon
of cod liver oil every day. Add an extra gram or two of vitamin C each day to help you avoid infection. If you do find yourself
feeling a bid under the weather, rest, get plenty of fluids, and take an extra 3,000 mg of vitamin C the first day. Protect
yourself now safely, effectively, and inexpensively with nutrition.
The human body constantly deals with disease-causing microorganisms, chemical pollutants, radiation and harmful emotional
and physical stress. Many conditions such as age, poor nutrition, stress, environmental pollution, organ weakness, systemic
malfunctions and an unhealthy lifestyle can break down immunity.
Garlic enhances immune function, fights infection
and is an excellent remedy for a variety of chest complaints. If fact, garlic has been shown to reduce bronchial secretions,
which helps asthma. Garlic also acts as an effective expectorant. Scientists have confirmed garlic is a potent antibiotic
and immune system stimulant. In fact, studies show that, when combined with anerobic exercise, garlic increases the power
of the immune system ten-fold.
The only problem with getting garlic into the diet has always been the distinct odor it
leaves on the breath. Recent technological breakthroughs have made it possible to manufacture odorless garlic. The question
is, does it retain the potency of fresh garlic? Studies have shown that it doesn’t.
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