How to Keep Safe from H1N1 Flu Virus!
It's not unusual to see viruses make headlines, but the recent threat of H1N1 swine flu has captured everyone's attention. On June 11, 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised the H1N1 pandemic status to level six, indicating an international pandemic. This change has left many people wondering what they can do to keep themselves and their families healthy.
In a teleconference with colleagues, Dr. Roger Mazlen, an internist in Rosyln Heights, N.Y., with more than 30 years of experience practicing internal medicine and nutrition, discussed how you might protect yourself against this flu.
But first he noted that poor nutrition and reduced exercise, as well as obesity and other factors produce immune depression. A depressed immune system cannot fight off the invasion of viral and other pathogens that attempt to find a home to set up infections in our bodies.
So, of course, your first line of defense is a healthy lifestyle. In order to help you and your family during the 2009/10 flu season, Mazlen offers these protection strategies:
• Wash your hands frequently and stay hydrated.
• Frequent hand washing is a start.
• Drinking lots of water helps to hydrate the body and assist the
immune system.
• Fish oil helps supports the immune system.
• Use a prescription right away. Mazlen says that Tamiflu, the
currently recommended prescription medication used in flu
and swine flu, is most effective when used within a few hours
of the first viral symptoms.
Early measures to protect health might be the key to minimizing potentially serious infections. "It is important to have an immune defense strategy this year -- the earlier the better,” Mazlen concludes.
Courtesy of ARAcontent |
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