Posted by Steve on January 11th, 2010 | 0 comments
We hear the talk about the Swine Flu Vaccine everywhere. The government has “strongly encouraged” everyone to get it and in most places there have not been enough to accommodate those who want it. That may be a good thing. With another perspective of the Swine Flu Vaccine and its side effects and to be blunt whether or not you should get the shot, here is Dr. Russell Blaylock.
Dr. Blaylock is a board certified neurosurgeon, author and lecturer. He attended the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans and completed his general surgical internship and neurosurgical residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC.
Dr. Blaylock does not recommend the new vaccine.
DR. RUSSELL BLAYLOCK ON SWINE FLU:
“No one should take this vaccine-it is one of the most dangerous vaccines ever devised. It contains an immune adjuvant called squalene (MF-59) which has been shown to cause severe autoimmune disorders such as MS, rheumatoid arthritis and Lupus. The newsletter for August covers this and it may not be out yet. This is the vaccine adjuvant that is strongly linked to the Gulf War syndrome, which killed over 10,000 soldiers and caused a 200% increase in the fatal disease ALS (Lou Gehreg disease). This virus H1N1 kills by causing a “cytokine storm”, which means that it causes the body’s immune system to overreact and that is why it is killing young people and is a mild disease in the elderly. (The elderly have weakened immune systems.) This vaccine is a very powerful immune stimulator and carries the real possibility of making the lethality of the virus much greater.
One’s best protection is vitamin D3. One should take 5000 IU a day and when the disease begins to spread increase the dose to 15,000 IU a day. Vitamin D3 modulates the immune reaction, reducing the chance of an overreaction and stimulates the body to produce what are called antimicrobial peptides, which are powerful killers of viruses that does not involve immunity. This is dose related, which means the higher the dose of vitamin D3 the better the protection.
Fish oils (the best is Carlson’s Norwegian lemon flavored fish oil) also reduce immune overreaction. One teaspoon a day should be sufficient. For severe symptoms, take one teaspoon twice a day. Antioxidants of various kinds also help-this includes, quercetin, curcumin, grapeseed extract, vitamin C and natural vitamin E.
A good multivitamin/mineral is also essential.”
Well, that is a bit different from what we would normally hear. Thank goodness for it. Now you have both sides of the story. So what does that mean? Some of the vitamins and minerals Dr. Blaylock talks about are essential for good health all year round. All the antioxidants and multivitamin you need can be found from a company with over 50 years of dedication to pioneering the best natural, proven, health products in the world. Find out more about Shaklee and how to improve your health and well being.
Posted by Steve on January 11th, 2010 | 0 comments
Germs are everywhere. We come in contact with them everyday. Our homes are “infested” with all kinds of little invaders we can’t see. Recently the Myth Busters did a test on whether or not your toilet seat was dirtier than other things we came into contact with everyday, such as, cell phones, money, door handles and things of the like, including the kitchen sponge. They found that the kitchen sponge had more different types of nasty germs than any other thing they tested. That’s right that thing we wash our dishes and silver wear with is loaded with all kinds of nastiness, and we eat off that stuff!
Now, there is such a thing as going overboard and “sterilizing” an environment to one’s detriment. Our body should be allowed to do its job. That doesn’t mean, however, that we need to put up with uncountable colonies of harmful organisms living in our kitchen. If it’s in the sponge then it’s in the sink and on all the hard surfaces your sponges touch. Now I am not one who listens much to what our government agencies have to tell us, but in this case that doesn’t apply. The EPA has a registration for environmentally friendly products, meaning if the product does no harm to the environment you can register with the EPA and promote it as such. Most cleaners today don’t make the cut.
If you ask mothers what they are most concerned with in their home, and being a mother I can agree, they will tell you the fumes from the cleaners they use. Think about it, we’ve all been there; our faces in the muck scrubbing away while holding our breath, trying desperately not to inhale the noxious fumes wafting up from our quarry. It’s a wonder we don’t pass out. I remember that from the time I was old enough to clean. Then I found a better and safer way to destroy germs.
Just 1 quart of Shaklee Basic G makes 64 gallons of germ fighting power without the risks that come with normal household cleaners which have cause 7 million accidental poisonings each year more; than 75% of which are children under 6. Many cleaners contain chlorine which irritates the lungs as well as sodium hydroxide, phenol, ammonia or formaldehyde. These and more may be toxic. Basic-G is a non toxic cleaner that has been tested and shown to be effective in neutralizing influenza type A viruses as well as a host of other microorganisms and the EPA has issued a statement that it believes, based on available scientific information, that the currently registered influenza A virus products will be effective against the 2009 – H1N1 flu strain another influenza A virus strains on hard, non-porous surfaces. And it is safe for the environment. How cool is that? Spray your hard surfaces and even those sponges before you use them, make sure to rinse thoroughly.
Basic-G is a cleaner disinfectant concentrated quaternary ammonium-based germicide and cleaner. This germicide disinfects and deodorizes as it cleans, and does not contain ingredients such as chlorine, phenol or glutaraldehyde. Although designed as a general household disinfectant, it may be utilized in a wide variety of environments as long as its use is consistent with labeling, and in compliance with federal, state and local requirements. All claims we make regarding the effectiveness of Basic-G are for hard non-porous surfaces with a contact time of ten minutes in the single dilution ratio of 1:256 (or ½-oz. per gallon of water) in accordance with EPA requirements.
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You know that feeling; achy body, sneezing and chills. Aaah, the age old question, is it the cold or is it the flu now has a third question; could it be the swine flu? In today’s society with global travel and news reports scaring everyone half to death it is more important than ever to know the distinctions between them.
Let’s start out with some background. In general, the flu and the common cold are both respiratory illnesses caused by a virus; however they are different viruses. Colds are caused by many different viruses that are why you can get more than one cold a year. With the flu and H1N1 they are caused by a specific virus strain. Before getting into more specifics with the flu is and what a cold is, here are the basic differences in symptoms:
Cold VS H1N1 Flu Symptoms
FILL
The flu strains we are dealing with today are directly related to flu strains of the past. To explain better, consider this condensed history of the flu.
412 BC the first major epidemic of disease was recorded by Hippocrates, more than likely it was the flu.
1580 the first recorded influenza pandemic begins in Europe and spreads to Asia and Africa.
1700s saw influenza pandemics six times.
1831 and 1833-34 influenza pandemic hit.
1878 a disease causing high mortality rate in poultry it becomes known as the fowl plague which is now called HPAI, the avian flu.
1889 to 1890 the “Russian flu” spreads through Europe and reaches North American 1889 that led to a major pandemic in 1900.
1918 to 1919 the “Spanish flu” circled the globe; caused by the H1N1 virus was the worst influenza pandemic to date with around 50,000,000 people dead worldwide, give or take a few million, and is the basis for all subsequent influenza A sicknesses we see today.
1933 Sir Christopher Andrewes, Wilson Smith and Sir Patrick Laidlaw isolate the first human influenza virus.
1976 swine flu breaks out among a handful of soldiers stationed at Fort Dix, New Jersey. One soldier complained of being tired and not feeling well one day; he was dead the next. President Ford called for a crash vaccination program; there were 25 deaths from a rare paralytic complication of the vaccine (Guillain-Barre syndrome). No one else died of the swine flu that year.
2009 April, swine flu begins in Mexico and spreads. As of October 30 all but 2 states report widespread activity.
The point is, all of these different times and pandemic/epidemics viruses have genes from the previous generations, they are all related. The current H1N1 found its origins in the pig. The greatest burden for the disease is in people 7-25 years of age. The older generation, 65 and plus, are not affected by H1N1 but are affected by the regular seasonal flu. This is because they were exposed to an earlier strain of the H1N1 virus.
Pigs are susceptible to flu viruses from both humans and birds. Originally this virus looked like a lot of genes for virus’ in pigs, then it mutated and became a quadruple reassortant having two pig virus genes that circulate in pigs in Europe and Asia, one bird or avian gene and one human gene allowing it to pass between all three.
The history of the common cold is just as common. The ancient Egyptians had hieroglyphs for the cough and the common cold. In the 5th century BC, Hippocrates described the disease. Aztec and Mayan civilizations were very familiar with the cold. The Aztecs had remedies such as a mixture of chili pepper, honey and tobacco to treat the cold. The “common cold” phrase came into use in the 16th century because of the similarity to symptoms of exposure to cold weather. In the 18th century Benjamin Franklin hypothesized that the common cold was passed between people through the air and recommended exercise, bathing and moderation in consumption of food and drink. The first half of the 19th century it was still thought that wet feet and clothes contributed to getting a cold. It was not till the 2nd half of 19th century that viruses were being looked at as the culprit when, in 1914, Walter Kruse, a professor in Leipzig, Germany, showed that viruses caused the common cold. In 1946 the Common Cold Unit was set up by the Civilian Medical Research Council in Britain. They discovered the rhinoviruses there and did many experiments to discover the cause and treatments of the rhinovirus. In the 1970s, it was also shown that treatment with interferon during the incubation phase of rhinovirus infection protects somewhat against the disease, but at that time no practical treatment could be developed. The unit was closed in 1989, just two years after showing benefit of zinc gluconate lozenges in the prophylaxis, from the Greek for an advanced guard, and treatment of rhinovirus colds.
All in all the severity of our reactions to the viruses is the main difference between the cold and flu, Swine Flu or H1N1. The cold is milder than the flu and there are usually no serious risks for hospitalization or death. The flu has been a killer since the beginning, usually in those with weakened immune systems or others with high risk factors. Keep a close watch on kids with the flu as their health can quickly deteriorate.
