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The Bird Flu and You
by: darren rieck
There is more news about the Avian Bird Flu (H5N1), and some of it may be frightful sounding. Even President Bush finally addressed the issue in a recent speech. He mentioned that the US Military might be called in to help enforce a possible quarantine of those afflicted, since there is no vaccine for it.

This obviously is a worse case scenario, but it does bring to light how much impact something like this flu could have. For years now, experts have been warning about such a pandemic, whether or not it is the current H5N1 virus.

Currently the flu is only responsible for an estimated 65 deaths (October 2005 AP) and has been isolated to primarily Southeast Asia, a continent far away from the States.

The World Health Organization (WHO) and other global health organizations have been warning the public and following the flu since its first outbreak in 1997 and HEALTHandFITNESS.com first reported it as a news-headline in early 2005. The main concern is that this virus could mutate and easily spread from human to human, which, in another worse case scenario, experts estimate would be fatal to a couple million and possibly up to as high as 100 million across the globe.

The most recent development has come from researchers who have reconstructed the world's most deadly flu virus, the Spanish Flu, a pandemic in 1918 that caused at least 50 million deaths (with some researchers stating up to 100 million).

As reported in the journals Nature and Science, scientists now know that this flu started as a bird flu before mutating its way into the human population, raising the immediacy of understanding and, hopefully, controlling the current bird flu.

What can you do?

Generally speaking, flu is most likely to become fatal to the very old, very young and those afflicted with chronic diseases.

This, however, was not true of the 1918 flu, which primarily affected young adults by filling their lungs with fluids that they drowned in, but the best fight can be made by those who have increased their own immune system's strength. By becoming healthier and stronger now, not later, you can improve your ability to prevent illness and,if you do become afflicted, increase your ability to fight the flu.

Improve your immune system response by following these guides:

1. Eat Healthier Foods
Make it a point to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables by including them with every meal and for snacks throughout your day.

2. Exercise
Every day you need to do some type of exercise that lasts at least 60 minutes total. Emphasis should be on cardiovascular exercises, but strength training

should be included to improve the amount of lean body tissue.

3. Proper Sleep
Many of us are caught-up in working a great deal every day, including the

time for commuting to and from work and the stresses of that type of lifestyle. The best

combatant for this is to get proper sleep each night (6-8 hours on average).
4. Multi-Vitamins & Minerals
Even the American Medical

Association (AMA) agrees that taking a multi-vitamin/mineral supplement is suggested for every

adult. Be sure to pick an all-natural food-based vitamin that includes close to 100% RDA of your

antioxidant requirements.

About the author:
Darren Rieck is a Health Scientist (University of Cincinnati) and Environmental Specialist (UC Santa Barbara). Darren is the Publisher and Founder of the informational website HEALTHandFITNESS.com


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 Don’t Eat the Flu!
 by: Teddy Sun

Every year, there are always families that are embarrassed since all their family members come down with a serious flu bug that seems to be on “unlimited repeat” throughout the whole flu season. They really don’t know what’s wrong with them, but they complain about it all the time.

This is very true of many people, and it’s sad that they do not have the basic knowledge to prevent the flu. We often read reports that say, “Wash your hands before eating.” However, how many really obey this fundamental rule? It’s so simple and basic, yet people forget this healthy policy for themselves and their family. Once one family member gets the flu, there is a very high possibility of spreading it to the whole family. If you don’t want to complain about the flu, you should first ask yourself, “Have I become too lazy?”.

In a public place, parents often put food into their child’s mouth to make sure the child is eating well. It’s love from the parents, but it’s also the source of flu. If that parent has not cleaned his or her hands with hot water and soap before eating, bacteria stays on the hands, and that person—or their child—eats all that bacteria. Ingesting such germs is the best way to catch the flu, just as surely as if you had opened the door for the virus and said “welcome” to the flu bug. People often enjoy delicious food in a buffet restaurant. Many lick their fingers after eating on their way to making a second trip to the buffet line. If that person has the flu, then touches those public ladles, the next person in line uses that ladle and then licks their fingers—“delicious!” But what happens? They get the flu! Isn’t that right?

No one wants to be in bed with the flu or make their family unhappy. Ask yourself: “Who decides whether I get the flu or not?” The answer is simple: You do!We must remember that we always have to protect ourselves as much as possible by any method. Moreover, we are not even for ourselves but also the whole members of our family if we keep that simple goal in mind. We have to prepare everything enough to face the flu seriously. At least, we have to ask ourselves "what's flu exactly?" to make sure that we know it well! Moreover, Is there the other option of protecting ourselves? Think about it.

Don’t eat the flu from now on!

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