Posted on 10/27/2009 3:49:03 PM PDT by mlizzy
Those were great Lizzy! Thanks!
I have two cousins, brothers, one who was a pharmacist (who died six months ago) and the other one is a retired high level exec for big Pharma. Over the years, both of them have gotten our family OFF of more prescribed medications than they have ever recommended we get on. (The Pharm exec once went ballistic when he found that my doctor had put me on Advair for occasional asthma symptoms.)
Surprisingly, here's what he sent me on the Swine Flu:
Prevent Swine Flu - Good Advice
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 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 wash). Chewing fingernails a no no! Rubbing eyes also very chancy.
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 (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.
That's what it sounds like.
Good rules. Saltwater gargling is an oldie but goodie. Mom used to make us all do this during flu season decades ago.
Mine, too. And it makes perfect sense -- saltwater = saline, although I doubt our mothers and grandmothers made the connection.
It just shocked the heck out of me that a high level guy from one of the big ten pharm companies, would send me "a natural way to avoid the flu".
I’d like to see the medical history of those people and the immunological mechanism by which the vaccine allegedly killed them. I remain completely unconvinced that correlation equals causation in the Swedish cases.
This is not a reliable source or information - it’s more sensationalized than even most journalism.
Better review article, here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2360730/?tool=pubmed
There won’t be an “efficacy study” in 11 and 12 year olds, because it is assumed that they are not sexually active. In fact, the apparent efficacy statistic will be skewed toward less effective by adding these girls.
However, the goal is to separate first sexual contact with the vaccine (this isn’t the sex vaccine) and to have a wider coverage because we catch them before they are exposed. Not only that, but the younger girls have a stronger immune response by making more antibodies (not more adverse effects) and younger girls under 18 are also more likely to catch the virus when exposed than older women because of the type of cells that make up their cervix.
Even in 2006, we knew that the vaccine gave at least 5 years immunity.
25% of 11 and 12 year old girls have received at least one dose of Gardisil in the US. The reactions are similar to the same conditions in the general population, except for frequency of fainting and clotting problems.
http://www.lifeethics.org/www.lifeethics.org/uploaded_images/JAMA-VAERS-report-HPV-Aug-09-765766.JPG
There are three vaccines - the nasal, live attenuated virus spray, the single vial (syringe) dosage without thimerosol, and the 10-dose vial that has to be put up in separate syringes that does contain thimerosol. There’s no “VIP” — stuff.
None of the swine flu vaccines have adjuvants.
It’s so easy to look up
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/vaccine_safety_qa.htm
No, not at all. He's a cousin, not my brother. And just because he worked for them, doesn't mean that I am a friend of big Pharma.
I use something called an electronic cigarette -- it's a personal vaporizer that delivers nicotine -- a healthier alternative to cigarettes. We just went through a big fight here in CA where big Pharma backed a politician who introduced legislation to make e-cigs illegal. Why? Because Big Pharma wants people to use THEIR nicotine replacement products, not some unregulated product like e-cigs. We won for now when Gov Schwarzenegger vetoed the bill.
Big Pharma has big money and lots of political power -- and they will use it wherever they can for their own benefit, not ours.
Then why are the news reports saying otherwise? Saying that it has a special exemption?
I gave up smokes a long time ago; hardest darn thing I ever did. I still sleep with a dab of peppermint essential oil up my nose in fond remembrance of the menthol in Salem 100s [it's been 30 years].
Congratulations! It's really tough to quit.
Until I got the e-cig, I had not ever gone more than 36 hours without a smoke, ever -- I smoked through colds, flus, and everything -- for 30+ years.
But once I got the e-cig, I've gone ten days without a cigarette, without even really trying to quit. Now I have maybe one or two regular cigarettes a day, down from 2 packs a day. But many people have quit smoking altogether with the e-cig. I just haven't really tried to quit for good yet.
Is the e-cigs vaporizer battery operated so you can bring it with you in the car or is this something just for home use? I've never heard of it. I'm guessing the product through big Pharma is not a vaporizer but something more like the patch?
Here's a quick video clip of one style of e-cig. There are different styles & brands. But they look, act and feel like a cigarette yet there is no "smoke" -- it's actually just water vapor formed around propylene glycol, plus flavoring and if you chose, nicotine. (There are nicotine-free options.) It feels, tastes and acts much like a cigarette, but without the 4000+ nasty cancer-causing chemicals.
Actually, some Freepers turned me on to e-cigs.
On youtube, there's even a video of the Chief of Staff of UCLA Med Center extolling the virtues of e-cigs as an alternative to smoking cigarettes.
Big Pharma is like any big organization with power and money. There is no "conspiracy" -- it's a simple profit motive and contributing to politicans, like Senator Frank Lautenberg, who further their interests. I lived in NJ (home of Big Pharma), worked for a hospital system and my husband was in a political job -- so I get it.
We love to hate Big Pharma when they politically intercede on their own behalf. But when we get really sick and they have the cure, we are ever so grateful that they are around -- until we are well again.
As for quitting smoking, I would suggest the Allen Carr EasyWay method. It's simple and effective.
Great book. Read it twice. I just wasn't completely committed to quitting.
Different smokers have different issues quitting --for some its the habit more than the nicotine, for some it's the other way around.
I'm a nicotine addict -- breakfast was always coffee and a bowl of cigarettes.
Now, I vape (inhale vapor) instead and when I do have a cigarette, it's with a little blackberry brandy after dinner. From two packs a day to to 2 cigs a day in a few months is quick enough a reduction for me at the moment.
The only reason that I even have cigarettes around and available is because my husband still smokes and won't even try an e-cig. He's stubborn and says that he can quit smoking when he wants and he just doesn't want to now -- but if he does quit, he's going to quit period, cold turkey. What can I say? He's a guy and the e-cig to him, is like "asking for directions".
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