WELCOME BACK GRANNY!!! WE MISSED YOU!!!
Just got an email from Bruce Hopkins of internet-grocer.net
“I can’t vouch for the validity of this, but—if it’s true—it’s good info:
Dr. Vinay Goyal is an MBBS,DRM,DNB (Intensivist and Thyroid specialist) having clinical experience of
over 20 years. He has worked in institutions like Hinduja Hospital, Bombay Hospital, Saifee Hospital ,
Tata Memorial etc.. Presently, he is heading our Nuclear Medicine Department and Thyroid clinic at
Riddhivinayak Cardiac and Critical Centre, Malad (W).
The following message given by him, I feel makes a lot of sense and is important for all to know:
The only portals of entry for the H1N1 virus are the nostrils and mouth/throat. In a global epidemic of
this nature, it’s almost impossible to avoid coming into contact with H1N1 in spite of all precautions.
Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation is.
While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection, in order to prevent
proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of secondary infections, some very simple steps,
not fully highlighted in most official communications, can be practiced (instead of focusing on how to
stock N95 or Tamiflu):
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. 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. 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.”
[Sounds logical, practical, effective..... DW]
Note to Joya: Growing up we used to have a dedicated enema bag that was used just for nasal washes... Warm water with a spoonfull of iodized salt... As a youngster I hated it, but it sure did work...
Here is The Emergency in Waiting :
from Fox News ( you know, the other guys)
Study: H1N1 Vaccine Too Late, Won’t Help Most
The H1N1 vaccine will arrive too late to help most Americans who will be infected during this flu season, according to a study conducted by scholars at Purdue University, The Washington Times reported on Tuesday.
The study also estimates that the virus — commonly referred to as the swine flu bug — will infect about 60 percent of the U.S. population, although only about 25 percent of Americans will fall ill.
Full story:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,568607,00.html
Thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366423/posts
The only portals of entry for the H1N1 virus are the nostrils and mouth/throat. In a global epidemic of
this nature, it’s almost impossible to avoid coming into contact with H1N1 in spite of all precautions.
Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation is.<<<
Yes, I had heard that, now for a far out question, this is a virus, what are sexually transmitted diseases?? are they a virus?
If so, then this virus can be transmitted in other ways and also by cuts and blood mixing, as in a fist fight or in open cuts / sores, from someone else’s blood???
But they do not admit to sex as a transmission point, for that might make people more careful.
Maybe I am going back to 1970, and the newspaper report on a high school boy, in Denmark, as I recall.
He was working on a ‘science project’ of germs in public places and found syphilis on the gas station light switch, in the men’s restroom.
His teacher said “Not possible” so the kid did it again and then the teacher went and got a sample, which was also positive.
Until then only our mother’s warned us we could get it off the toilet seats.
LOL about the enema bag for washing sinus cavities. Thanks for your helpful info
RE your post 3347:
QUOTE ‘While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection, in order to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of secondary infections, some very simple steps, not fully highlighted in most official communications, can be practiced’
POST 3347, BTTT.
Thanks for the info, DW. This morning we found out that one of a neighboring town’s high schools was closed due to so many kids having the flu. (guessing regular and H1N1).
I volunteer at our library and several people in our group were coughing today. It looks like it’s time to bring out the extra vitamins. I’m also planning on cooking up a batch of the Wisdom-of-the-Ancients garlic soup that was posted here a while ago.