Swine Flu

[WordKeeper]

Last night I received an e-mail from a friend whose child I tutor in math on Wednesdays. It turns out that he was ill on Friday and diagnosed with the H1N1 virus.

While I clearly have not come down with a virus I was experiencing a tiredness and aching joints over the Labor Day weekend. I'm wondering if I had contracted a form of the virus from my student?

[rawxstasy]

I'm not sure you have the swine flu. I think it is characterized by fever and also diarrhea and vomiting. Maybe see how you feel over the next day or two.

I'm in my last semester of nursing school and we've been told to not go to school for at least 24 hours if we have a fever.

[Hanselich]

Yes, the normal symptoms of Swine Flu should be fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Diarrhea and vomiting can also be spotted.

[Herbivore]

Are you the one who's consuming cod liver oil and pig glands? I have some advice about swine flu, but I don't know if you'd be open to it.

I would like to say that this summer I've been eating a diet of raw fruit and lettuce, and feeling so good that I've forgotten all about the pig flu.

But then again, I don't have the symptoms.


PS - I'm not making light of wood's concern with my rhetoric, but trying to help on a bigger level. I want to share the health I have - and the knowledge. I think if your truly healthy, your immune system will do it's job of protecting you. I believe the way to be healthy is to eat Naturally - like the primates we are.

[WordKeeper]

I'm thinking it was some kind of something. I did have a minor sore throat and a minor case of diarhea.
Maybe all this work I have been doing has boosted my immune system so the effects of the virus were minimal. That thought makes me happy!!

Go ahead Herbivore. I would love to hear what you have learned going raw. I am interested in hearing what you have to share.

[NicB]

Whatever you do, don't get the vax.

Ten Things You're Not Supposed to Know about the Swine Flu Vaccine

David Icke Website - Home

[WordKeeper]

I'm with you on that one.

Nix the Vax!

[Angela Leeds]

Originally Posted by WordKeeper

Last night I received an e-mail from a friend whose child I tutor in math on Wednesdays. It turns out that he was ill on Friday and diagnosed with the H1N1 virus.

While I clearly have not come down with a virus I was experiencing a tiredness and aching joints over the Labor Day weekend. I'm wondering if I had contracted a form of the virus from my student?

Was it reported as "possible H1N1", or was there an actual laboratory test? Many cases are just being reported as "possible", with H1N1 symptoms, which could just be good ol' regular flu...

[Angela Leeds]

Originally Posted by WordKeeper

I'm with you on that one.

Nix the Vax!

ditto. er... tritto.

[WordKeeper]

Angela - it was an actual lab test. His mother works for Baxter Labs and I suspect she encouraged the pediatrician to do the lab work.

[Andrew Brunelle]

I wouldn't worry about it. It's like any other flu, except the media has whipped it up into a pandemic that doesn't really exist.

[blossom]

In fairness, noone knew what it was, so yeah, the experts did freak out and took the stance that preparing for the worst was the best way to go, and the media had a field day scaring everyone. Now though, you wouldn't even know it was ever an issue...no one I know even considers it important enough to talk about, when 2 months ago everyone thought we were all going to die! It's funny really.

[WordKeeper]

Really Blossom - because here where I live it is taking off again like wild fire. For the first time I know 4 people personally who have been hit in the past 2 weeks and the schools in my area are being hit heavily. So it is definitely heating up in the southern US.

[Angela Leeds]

Originally Posted by Andrew Brunelle

I wouldn't worry about it. It's like any other flu, except the media has whipped it up into a pandemic that doesn't really exist.

Yes, I agree.

[ar81]

The problem with swine flu is that people wait until they have severe symptoms, which usually makes the chances of survival lower. The sooner you may discard the possibility, the better.

[stanmrak]

Keeping up your levels of vitamin D not only prevents the flu, but can be used to treat it also.

The dose of vitamin D to treat a flu is about 1,000 units per pound of body weight (2,000 units per kilogram). The dose would be taken once a day for three days; that's about 150,000IU a day for a 150lb. adult. This is the dose that Dr. John Cannell, founder of the Vitamin D Council, uses and recommends.

In the United States, it’s thought that over two-thirds of the public is deficient in vitamin D. Studies also indicate that if everyone received ample amounts of vitamin D from sunshine or daily supplements, the cancer rate would drop by over 60 percent!!! Why isn't the American Cancer Society not broadcasting this like crazy? (Just asking rhetorically — I know the answer.)

Amounts recommended by experts these days fall into the 1,000 to 5,000IU daily for healthy adults, even more temporarily if your blood levels are low — not the pitiful 400IU standard that the USDA has held for years. Statistics bear this out.

[Gene]

Originally Posted by stanmrak

Amounts recommended by experts these days fall into the 1,000 to 5,000IU daily for healthy adults, even more temporarily if your blood levels are low — not the pitiful 400IU standard that the USDA has held for years. Statistics bear this out.

Is there a level at which vitamin D is considered toxic?

[liamona]

Originally Posted by Gene

Is there a level at which vitamin D is considered toxic?

Theoretically, yes, but at an extremely high amount, like 176,000,000 IU for a 110-pound adult (according to the page on Vitamin D toxicity at the Vitamin D Council's website).

But about 68% of people are deficient, even those who live in sunny climates like southern California.

When this topic comes up on the Mothering.com health forums, people in Southern and Western states are consistently shocked when they get the 25-hydroxyvitamin D test and realize they're nowhere near the low end that's considered normal.

[stanmrak]

Originally Posted by Gene

Is there a level at which vitamin D is considered toxic?

It possible, but you'd really have to ramp up the supplements. According to my research, there has never been a documented case of vitamin D overdose on 10,000 IU’s per day, even when taken for years.

BTW, sunshine can produce as much as 20,000IU in 30 minutes in the summertime, but your body has a feedback mechanism that prevents overdosing that way.

[WordKeeper]

Tonight at baseball practice around 7pm my 8 year old started coughing. By 7:30 he had a sore throats and was aching all over. No fever yet but it does not look good. Headed to the doctor first thing in the morning. Thinking about Tamiflu for both of us.

Any thoughts about Tamiflu????

IS there a specific type of Vitamin D that is best?
Will try the sunshine and raw milk but want to supplement that. Any labels to avoid?

Okay - as always thank you liamona. I checked out the site and see that D3 50,000 is the item of choice. Not sure if I can get it in time. Hope I can find a high dosage D3 in town early tomorrow. The Vitamin D Council suggests the tamiflu but they also suggest the H1N1 flu shot and I am definitely not getting that.

[Dogs]

Originally Posted by WordKeeper

Really Blossom - because here where I live it is taking off again like wild fire. For the first time I know 4 people personally who have been hit in the past 2 weeks and the schools in my area are being hit heavily. So it is definitely heating up in the southern US.

My mom works at Texas Childrens Hospital, says there's a lot of people worried about it.

My fiance works in the schools in Pasadena, and says there are a few cases there. Again, I question the testing methods, not because I don't think they're doing it right, but because I would like to know how far they go to distinguish one flu from another.

OTOH, The vaccine stuff is a bad deal.. Dunno..

[Beuford]

You don't need tamiflu to cure your swine flu. It goes away fine on its own especially on a healthy diet. Though, if you have other medical conditions that might make the swine flu more severe, maybe it's one of the cases where you might need to. That's my thoughts on tamiflu and other medication.

[WordKeeper]

Hurray! It's not the flu it's a virus. I bought the D3 5000IUs and will start dosing that today.

I'm giving him the D3 anyway - does it have an effect on a virus?