How To Prevent Bird Flu

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How to Prevent Bird Flu And all other Winter Diseases
President Bush just announced plans to prepare America for a
possible Bird (Avian) Flu pandemic (world wide infection)
Few people still alive in America remember the flu pandemic that
occurred after World War I 675,000 people in America died when
our returning troops brought the illness back from Europe
Between 20-40 million died worldwide
A modern day pandemic would spread even faster and farther
because of our modern means of travel After the war our troops
came back on slow moving ships They brought the flu to America
Today a few hours is all it takes to get to the United States
from Europe The carrier of the disease would come into contact
with many people before they even knew they were sick
Will there be such a Pandemic spread of this deadly flu? No one
knows for sure One thing is sure:
just like we know a hurricane will hit the Gulf Coast just like
we know fires will burn houses in California just like we know
politicians will always disagree
we know that at some point of time, a Pandemic will occur
Will this be one? There are some things that have to happen
first It has to make the jump to people And it has to begin
spreading from human to human So far it hasn’t Some people
have gotten sick by prolonged contact with birds But the
disease hasn’t learned to move from human to human
Will it learn to move about the human population? Viruses mutate
all the time That’s why we don’t really have a cure for the
common cold By the time we have a vaccine the virus has changed
and the new vaccine doesn’t work
Should we wait to see if a problem develops? That’s what the
people in New Orleans did
We should be prepared in case it comes Period
Will our efforts be wasted if it doesn’t?
No The same precautions you make for the Bird Flu, are the same
ones you should make for the normal winter infections like the
more common flu viruses And these every day illnesses kill a
lot of people too They just don’t get the press So you could
be saving your family even without a pandemic
How do we prevent these illnesses?
First we need to know how they spread and then interrupt that
process
Viruses like influenza (flu) and colds travel by air and by
touch
If someone sneezes near you and the droplets of infected mucus
(snot) get into your nose or eyes You got it
If an infected person rubs their nose and shakes your hand and
you rub your nose You got it
Air and touch
So we have to keep it out of our noses And we have to keep it
off our skin
How do we do that?
Viruses are tough little bugs in the body But they are easy to
kill outside the body
My favorite materials are grapefruit seed extract and Tea Tree
Oil They kill mold, bacteria and viruses but don’t kill people
This last part can’t be said about many things on the market
I don’t get the flu and don’t take vaccines (an article for
another time) Here is my regimen
Drink bottled water and soda when away from home The glassware
in restaurants may be a problem You don’t know who put them on
your table They are supposed to wash their hands, but do they?
I know restaurant workers who laugh at the suggestion that they
wash between each customer Also it’s hard for viruses to live
on a soda bottle in a cooler
During the flu season I don’t shake hands
I carry sanitizing wipes If I go to the grocery store I wipe
the handle of the grocery cart Who pushed the cart before me?
Doorknobs are unsanitary When you leave a public restroom
protect your hand with a paper towel You washed your hands but
did the person before you? If anyone used the restroom and
didn’t wash their hands, that doorknob is dirty
Stay out of crowds during the flu season
There are devices you can wear around your neck that sanitize
the air around your face You see people wearing them on planes
to protect themselves from the bad air moving through the air
conditioning system I have a friend who maintains large jets
He told me that his airline removes 5 tons of mold and
contaminants each year per plane They don’t do it for
sanitation They do it to save fuel Five tons requires a lot of
fuel to get off the ground
Wearing a surgical mask would be better than the electrical
device You see the people in China wearing them all the time
But in America you would draw a crowd
Keep your body clean You don’t know who or what touched you I
use CitriSafe Natural Botanical Cleansing Concentrate Put it in
your bathwater It’s gentile and chases away those little bugs
There are other products in health food stores that do the same
But check your source There are some fakes on the market
CitriSafe also produce a spray that sanitizes the mouth It was
designed to eliminate mouth sores The vapors also drift up into
the back of the nose
There are Grapefruit Seed Extract candles on the market that
sanitize the air in your home or in your motel room if your
travel There are also sprays that you can spritz in a room to
sanitize the air Make sure they are botanical and not some
chemical combination that will cause other environmental
problems Check the labels
There are Grapefruit Seed Extract solutions you can drink The
herbal fights viruses inside your body
Another good thing about using products with Tea Tree Extract
and Grapefruit Seed Extract is that they also kill mold in your
personal space If you have mold in your home or office, these
fungal parasites get into your body and lower your ability to
fight off colds and flu
Any of these products can be found at most health food stores or
can be ordered online at
http://wwwtennesseemoldcom/shop/indexphp
http://wwwmoldlabintlcom
Have a safe winter and protect yourself The government has only
limited ability to protect you from the Bird Flu
by Dr GW Graham 30 Years in Environmental Counseling For a
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