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Monday, October 19, 2009

How to Keep From Getting the Swine Flu!

So, apparently, my husband and I have been exposed to the H1N1 Flu! Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!! Hopefully, we won't get it, and hopefully, my boys won't. Lane and Blake have Asthma, so I'm a little scared about that. I'm waiting on their doctor to call me back, and tell me what to do. In the meantime, I thought I'd share with you all something that I saw on my Aunt's Facebook.


How To Keep From Getting The Swine Flu!
1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications).

2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of face (unless you want to eat, bathe or slap).

3. *Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't trust salt). *H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method.

4. Similar to 3 above, *clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm salt water. *Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (very good Yoga asanas to clean nasal cavities), but *blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral population.*

5. *Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (Amla and other citrus fruits). *If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption.

6. *Drink as much of warm liquids (tea, coffee, etc) as you can. *Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.

I suggest you pass this on to your entire e-list. You never know who might pay attention to it - and STAY ALIVE because of it.

So, everyone stay healthy out there. And those who already have it, get well soon!!!!

2 comments:

  1. This is a great post! Thanks for sharing! I hope and pray y'all don't get it!

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  2. How are you doing hon? I hope you all did not get sick! I haven't seen a new post recently and wanted to let you know I'm thinking of you.

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