Tips for Beating Colds, Flu and Allergies

Cold and Flu Watch: Good News and Bad News

roger — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:20:57 +0000

The good news is that the flu season seems to be winding down. The not so good news is that colds seem to be dragging on for people.

I just found this article on a Las Vegas news website:

http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=7810697&nav=menu102_2

It gives some mention to the fact that work is not the healthiest place to be, since people who are sick still come in to work even though they shouldn't. The really unfortunate part is that most of these colds are virus based, so there's no medications that people can take to get rid of them.

Of course, since you are getting this message from me you are already aware that there are some more effective ways to help your body fight off the stuff naturally rather than using drugs.

Unfortunately, it's going to take the mainstream medical community a little while longer to catch up with us. ;-)

Basic Flu Tips: Is It The Kids?

roger — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:03:19 +0000

Have you ever thought that small children are basically little disease carriers? Although we have kids, and we really don’t get sick from them, I get a chuckle when my friends make comments like that. I guess what’s ironic about it is that even though the kids are so small, they can still give us [...]

Don’t Ignore Cold and Flu Symptoms

roger — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:43:06 +0000

It’s easy for a lot of us to think “oh, it’s just a cold” when we start to get the stuffy nose or sore through. The path of least resistance is to just let it run it’s course because you figure it will just go away eventually. Unfortunately more people are finding that the cold symptoms [...]

Bird Flu Vaccine Not Quite There Yet

roger — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:58:19 +0000

Bird flu continues to make news as its found that a vaccine does not work as well as it was hoped. It turns out that only 45 percent of the people who were given the series of two vaccination shots actually produced antibodies. This was a study done with 452 adults. Normally a vaccine works by [...]

Strong Immune System: Happy Days

roger — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:05:08 +0000

There are certain days when you are glad that you and your family are healthy. Recently there have been cases where children and infants have caught the flu and perished because of it. As the father of an eight month old boy, I can’t imagine the grief the parents must be feeling. Staying healthy is more than [...]

Bird Flu Continues Around The World

roger — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:34:50 +0000

Concerns about bird flu seem to well founded as the disease continues to spread around the world. No longer restricted to southeast Asia, the H5N1 virus showing up in Egypt and the UK. Some businesses are even beginning to lay off workers because of the necessity to eliminate infected poultry, and the subsequent loss of [...]

Advice for Colds and Flu

roger — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:51:03 +0000

I try to keep an eye out for good information on fighting colds and flu. I have not been posting lately as sometimes life has a way of making unreasonable demands on your time. Doesn’t Life know that keeping up a blog is important? Anyway, I found a great post at: http://en.facebox.com/abgmie/blog/blogid=53351 That goes into some [...]

An Important Tip for Beating Cold and Flu

roger — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:34:23 +0000

I was listening to the radio this morning and a person called in to give advice on fighting off a cold or flu, some things that make people more susceptible, etc. This person gave generally good information, but one of the things she said was pretty off base. One of the people on the radio show [...]

Season for Cold and Flu Relief

roger — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 19:25:35 +0000

This is the time of year when many people are starting to come down with colds and flu. If you’re like me, you didn’t get the flu shot because why get a shot that’s going to make you feel lousy anyway, when you may not even get the flu? Of course, I have bit more confidence [...]

Season for Cold and Flu Relief

roger — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 19:24:51 +0000