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5 after 2 votes Hello , my oldest daughter lives in TX and has an 18mth old baby, she called her ped. today and they told her that even though baby had flu shot still needed swine flu shot, however, it wouldnt prevent swine flu. But, could shorten illness and recoup time. In TX they are already having shot clinics. I live in OK and havent had much luck finding out if my youngest can get a swine flu shot yet. Any info on the shot would be much appreciated.
Leesa
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I agree with keeping your immune system built up. For me and my family that looks like in addition to making sure we take our daily supplements, it's also limiting the amount of SUGAR, caffeine and processed foods and white flour/grains. These are known to lower the body's immunity to disease (read 'Sugar Blues'). Get plenty of rest, eat your fruits and vegi's, and drink water.
Also ready Jay Gordon's tweet, RT @JayGordonMDFAAP (famous pediatrician I highly respect) - 'Please, please, please do not buy into the Swine Flu hype. And don't buy Rumsfeld's Tamiflu: http://tinyurl.com/zogma' You can follow him for more info re: the flu.
I heard today that people in the U.S. are not dying from the swine flu, that by the time it got here it was weakend. I also understand that it is affecting people between the age of 20 and 40, so far.
Colostrum,Silver Shield,olive leaf extract, coconut oil, oreganol and elderberry are a few immune enhancers.
I use coconut oil and oreganol all the time.
Herbsandmore
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Just for perspective- Does anyone have any idea how many people die each year from the flu? We have vaccination available-some of those that get sick took the vaccination and some didn't. The flu season of 2003-2004 the CDC missed on the vaccination. Very bad flu year. Do you know how many people get the flu every year? Millions. Tens of thousands die each year from the flu. What is making this unique is it is a new strain. Just keep all this information in mind. By all means be careful but don't stop living your life. Do what you do everyday- wash your hands!!Get plenty of rest! The news is making me crazy. They are not any different than any other show-after ratings. You have to be able to weed through the hype to get the news.
I was reading about this in the newspaper today. It sounds like it wouldn't be a bad time to get emergency plans in place and be sure we have well-stocked households. We don't have to panic, but we can be prepared.
Widespread illness could really wreak havoc on the economy, couldn't it?
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