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bixa525
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Posted 10/6/2009 9:51 AM (GMT -5)

I have decided I will not take the swine flu vaccine because I feel they are too risky and not tested well enough. Does anyone else feel this way and is anyone taking supplements to help prevent the swine flu? Which supplements are you taking? I read oil of oregano and grapefruit extract are good ones for the immunity system.

DDye
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Posted 10/6/2009 9:53 AM (GMT -5)

Have you had your vitamin D level tested? Make sure it is within an optimal range.

If not, a vitamin D3 supplement taken with food may help protect you, among other measures.

l.rich
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Posted 10/6/2009 10:52 AM (GMT -5)

I will NOT be taking the extremely dangerous Swine Flu vaccine, or any other vaccines. Not voluntarily.

I'll take my chances... which I feel would be zero if I take the vaccine. Oddly, I never take vaccines, and I never get the flu. But this one really has me very concerned.

Feel there are considerable hidden agendas being advanced through this "pandemic hoax".

scottie99
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Posted 10/7/2009 10:41 PM (GMT -5)

I won't allow them to inject me with that poison either. I am taking D3, A, and I have colloidal silver on hand as well. I have heard a few reports of people in my area getting it and it's over in a week. Like a bad cold. Honestly I'm not worried about the flu itself but will NOT trust that vaccine!! Something reeeeaalllly fishy going on what that vaccine.

DDye
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Posted 10/7/2009 10:42 PM (GMT -5)

Raw garlic would be another good thing to keep on hand. There's always a bulb or two in my kitchen.

bixa525
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Posted 10/7/2009 10:43 PM (GMT -5)

Yes I did have my Vit.D checked and it was very low. I am currently supplementing with 5000 mg. per day. Should I take more? Are their any other supplements you would suggest? I take vit .C, selenium, magnesium, ubiquinol, and a few others. I will not get either of the flu vaccines either.

DDye
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Posted 10/7/2009 10:43 PM (GMT -5)

Do you mean 5000 IU?

bixa525
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Posted 10/8/2009 10:40 AM (GMT -5)

Ooops! Sorry I did mean IU. Any other good supplements out there to help prevent the H1N1 or seasonal flu?

DDye
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Posted 10/8/2009 10:46 AM (GMT -5)

http://www.lef.org/Vitamins-Supplements/Item00955/Immune-Protect-with-Paractin.html

http://www.lef.org/Vitamins-Supplements/Item00061/Zinc-Lozenges.html

http://www.lef.org/Vitamins-Supplements/Item12831/Black-Elderberry.html

http://www.lef.org/Vitamins-Supplements/Item00573/Sambu-Guard.html

http://www.lef.org/Vitamins-Supplements/Item00294/Liquid-Emulsified-Vitamin-A.html (not to be used on a daily basis)

http://www.lef.org/Vitamins-Supplements/Item00080/Ascorbic-Acid-vitamin-C.html

http://www.lef.org/Vitamins-Supplements/Item00471/d-Lenolate-Olive-Leaf-Extract.html

The best preventives in my opinion are avoiding exposure, such as airplanes, shaking hands, etc., and getting enough sleep. My experience has been that going to bed and sleeping at the first sign of a cold can often abort it. Miso soup also works for me--don't know what's in it that works, though.

rizwan
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Posted 10/8/2009 10:59 AM (GMT -5)

This works start at the first sign:

1) Elderberry extract 500 mg thrice a day

2) Vitamin D 20,000 IU for 5 days

3) Vitamin C 10 grams a day divided doses

4) Garlic fresh bulb thrice a day

5) Lactoferrin 500 mg 3 times a day

scottie99
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Posted 10/8/2009 2:18 PM (GMT -5)

I forgot to mention AHCC and Carnivora I've used in the past with success. I may get these again. Both are excellent products for immune support and/or infection helpers.

Tom
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Posted 10/9/2009 9:19 AM (GMT -5)

I have to agree with DDye. The times when I have become sick are when I've burned the candle at both ends, didn't get enough sleep, and didn't eat a wide variety of whole foods. Make sure you're getting plenty of protein, fruits, vegetables, you're not skipping meals. Go to bed early and try to get 8 to 10 hours of sleep. These things keep your immune system strong to fight off disease. Here are some foods that I feel are highly nutritious and low cost: Omega-3 eggs (eat the whole eggs! - the yolks are so, so nutritious!) wild salmon (you can get it in the can and prepare it much like a tuna salad with a natural mayo. It's delicious!), blue berries, strawberries, apples, oranges, steel cut oatmeal, brown rice, lentils, lots of orange and red vegetables (vit A), like squashes - butternut and acorn squash, carrots, yams. Don't forget the water too. As soon as you wake up in the morning have a big, tall mug of fresh water with lemon in it - have another one before lunch and another one before dinner.

If anyone knows me on here they will know I am a BIG supporter of bee products. Propolis has natural antibiotic properties.. You can read my post HERE

AVACar
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Posted 10/27/2009 12:28 PM (GMT -5)

Evidence that vitamin D is protective against H1N1...

http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Nutrition/Vitamins/vitamin_d_protects_against_h1n1_-_new_evidence_160920090655.html

So, it is rather remarkable that only two residents of 275 developed ILI, one of which did not develop it here, while 103 of 800 staff members had ILI. It appears that the spread of H1N1 was not from staff-to-resident but from resident-to-staff (most obvious in the imported case) and between staff, implying that staff were susceptible and our residents protected.

Even if one excludes 43 staff members who called in sick with influenza, 0.73% of residents were affected, as compared to 7.5% of staff. This 10-fold difference was statistically significant (P<0.001). That is, the chance that this was a chance occurrence is one less than one in a thousand.

....

I share an office with another family physician. I aggressively measure and replete vitamin D. He does not. He is seeing one to 10 cases per week of influenza-like illness.
In my practice-- I have had zero cases. My patients are universally on 2000-5000 IU to maintain serum levels 50-80 ng/ml.

SusanM
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Posted 11/5/2009 1:41 PM (GMT -5)

I have been taking monolaurin for years (at least 6) and it has kept me healthy while my co-workers around me have coughed, sneezed and fallen ill. The trick is to pay attention to your body and take it at the very first sign of illness. Or, if you've been exposed to anything, take it for a few days as a preventative. Dr. Atkins spoke about it in his book on Nutriceuticals many years ago. Supposedly, it was also tested by the CDC years ago as well and works against "envelope" viruses eliminating the sticky outer coating and therefore rendering them unable to attach and spread. Ergo the importance of taking at the beginning. Anyway, I can tell you that it works for me. No one at works believes me, but then again, they all prefer pharma drugs...

allan101
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Posted 11/9/2009 8:50 AM (GMT -5)

Hi everybody,

This is Stephen, Thanks for sharing this valuable information. I have been giving vitamin D3, as well as colloidal silver to my family for years. Not one person in my family has had the flu in over 10 years, and we never get the flu shot. I am counting on these remedies to protect us from this flu as well. I choose the D3 because studies show that in addition to protecting us from the flu, it also helps to PREVENT a cytokine storm as well.

tisane

Post Edited (allan101) : 11/12/2009 12:47:27 AM (GMT-5)

DDye
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Posted 11/9/2009 8:51 AM (GMT -5)

As an fyi, colloidal silver, if used, should be administered on an as-needed basis.

ghg2
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Posted 11/13/2009 9:58 PM (GMT -5)

Current LEF magazine has article ref Dr Cannell on vitamin D3.

more info @ Dr Cannel Website

www.vitamindcouncil.org

I take two Biotech D3-50's (50,000 IU) per week. This is about 14.600 IU/day

Body can make 20,000 IU/day in sun bathing.

Be sure to get the 25(OH)Vitamin-D blood test at checkups. Dr Cannel says it should be 50-90 ng/ml optimal. My level is 64 ng/ml.

A friend who took three 50,000/week for a year, was 152 ng/ml.. that is near hypercalcemia.He is cutting it back to 1/week for now. He doesnt get sick anymore.

Between colloidal silver as needed (37 ppm silver carbonate) and D3, I have not been sick for 8 years now.

Not taking those mercury/squalene shots! (regular & H1N1)

--ghg

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