Healthy Food Bytes: Sumemer Flu Got You Worried?
So, is Tamiflu shot the answer? Well guess what, there may not be enough Tamiflu to treat all cases of this "pandemic". You know the effectiveness of the current flu vaccine depends largely on the health of the individual. So, will this flu vaccine target the exact strain causing the infection. It changes so rapidly and there are so many that I doubt it. Some reports say that the virus may be developing a resistance to Tamiflu already. Google Dr. Russell Blaylock. He has a
few words for you regarding overimmunization's devastating effects.
What is a nutritionist's approach to all flu outbreaks?
Prevention!
Maintaining a healthy immune system is key. This is why some people are not affected so much by the flu or colds or other viruses. They either have a naturally strong immune system or work at having a strong immune system. These are the same people who have a much lower risk of other diseases such as diabetes, heart problems, and cancer. God made us so that we can resist all sorts of bacteria and viruses and diseases. But we have destroyed our design to fight off pathogens with poor eating habits and a sedentary lifestyle.
Here are a few steps:
Drink plenty of pure water
Don't rely on soft drinks, coffee, tea for your main source of liquid intake.
Drink about 1/2 your weight in ounces. You can overdo water and throw off your electrolyte balance. But, if you are very active or work out, you may need a little more than most.
Drinking plenty of water helps keep toxins moving out of your body and helps keep you properly hydrated for many bodily systems to work appropriately.
Clorinated and flourinated water is not the best choice - nor is bottled water. Get a nice carbon or osmosis filter for your home and use that to take to work and when your out and about.
Get a stainless steel water bottle and keep in front of you throughout the day to help you remember to drink, drink, drink.
Water rich fruits and vegetables contribute to your water intake.
Detoxifying the body
Fasting and natural cleansing can be a great habit to get into. There are many types of fasting and cleansing programs. Do some research and find out what works for you weather seasonal, monthly or yearly.
One major rule of thumb for any cleansing is to get rid of toxic foods and drinks such as soft drinks, all caffeinated drinks, alcohol, sugar, baked goods, meats, butter, fried foods and all junk foods. Check out Elson Haas, MD - The Detox Diet.
Nourish the body - every chance you get
Every time you eat something, think about what it will do for your body. There are only two choices, will it nourish your body, or will it contribute to causing havoc and free radical damage.
For example, if you are hungry for a mid morning snack, would you eat a handful of white, refined, heavily salted pretzels or a handful of blueberries. I guarantee you if you get in the habit of thinking about what you put in your body, you will start to make better choices.
All the advice I give in my blog will help improve your immune system. It's up to you if you want to pursue knowledge in this area. It takes time to get it. It takes time to create new habits so be patient.
Thanks for reading healthy food bytes
This year more than 25 billion single use plastic water bottles will be sold in the United States alone and more than 80 percent of those will end up being disposed of rather than being recycled (that’s 20 billion bottles to the landfill Virginia!).
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• Drinking out of bottled water actually wastes water, using up to five times as much, and in a world where many people don’t have adequate drinking water, that’s just wrong.
• Bottled water sold across state lines is not necessarily regulated while tap water is strictly regulated so you have no idea what you are drinking when you pop open a cold one.
• Certain plastics have been shown to leach Biphesenol A, a hormone disruptor. While this is not a problem in all bottled water, who’s to say what scientists will find leaching from plastics down the road.
• While some bottles do end up getting recycled, in reality they are downcycled, being turned into other products leaving most new water bottles to require virgin plastic.
Get carbon or osmosis filter.
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