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Healthy Seasonal Tips from Dr. Jamie McManus

Posted by Dr. Jamie McManus on Jan 11, 2013 in Health

 

You might have heard (or noticed by way of your empty school or workplace) that this year’s flu season is off to a bad start. How bad? Reports are that this flu season is the worst we’ve seen in about 10 years. The flu is so bad this year that Bostonhas declared a public health emergency. You can also take a look at the flu tracker from Google, which lets you compare previous years to this one and shows the dramatic increase in people with flu this year (with no end in sight).
Having the flu is no fun, but there are ways to avoid getting it in the first place:

• Wash Your Hands: Despite all the high-tech wizardry we have, the best protection is still the simplest: wash your hands. The problem isn’t with what you get on your hands, it’s when you move your hands to your face. Estimates are that most people touch their face somewhere between 5 and 20 times every hour. That means whatever is on a doorknob, sink, desk, or the person’s hand you just shook is going to make it to your nose, mouth, or eye. Once there, it is a short trip until you are sick.
• Cover Your Nose and Mouth: When you cough and sneeze make sure you cover your nose and mouth. Throw away tissues after you use them.
• Be Healthy: Your body can better handle a bug if you are healthy. This means getting plenty of sleep, eating healthy, drinking plenty of fluids, and exercising.
• Boost Your Immune System: I like to include lots of garlic and onions in my food during flu season. Onions and garlic have long been used for their healing properties and they are a tasty addition to any meal (especially soups). There are many other herbs and nutrients that can also help support your immune system; make sure you get enough of them as well.

With a little planning you could make it through this flu season in your best health.

You might be wondering, just how does my immune system work?  Information from the Center for Immune Research offers details of how the Immune System works and how to build your Immune System up naturally. 

 

Understanding the Immune System:

The immune system serves as your body's natural shield against infection. A wondrously complex and multi-layered system, it was designed to protect you from potential invaders, including viruses, bacteria, and allergens. Your immune system is also able to recognize dangerous changes in your cells and destroy these potential pre-cancerous cells. Part of this protection includes the production of interferon.

Interferon is activated by the immune system when a virus attacks a cell. Interferon serves two important functions. It signals neighboring cells and triggers their resistance mechanisms, and it activates other immune cells that kill invading pathogens. Interferon is essential to the immune system and helps protect us from the daily exposure to millions of germs that can lead to serious infection.

As shared by Dr. Jamie McManus, and on the CIR website there are many natural ways to build up our Immune Systems & ward off the Flu naturally.  As mentioned above, increasing our interferron will help kill invading germs, and protect us by building resistance to germs.

The ONLY patented and clinically proven product on the market guaranteed to increase interferron natuarally is- Shaklee's Nutriferon:

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• Exclusive patented formula providing our highest level of daily immune protection
• The only supplement created by the discoverer of interferon
• Naturally increases levels of interferon
• Supported by 4 human clinical studies
• Contains MACH, a patented blend of interferon-boosting plant extracts and a Shaklee exclusive. This proprietary blend of natural plant extracts is derived from pumpkin seeds, safflower flowers, plantago seeds, and Japanese honeysuckle flower buds-an ingredient combination which has been clinically proven to prevent the flu naturally.

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Wishing you a Happy, Healthy, and Joyous 2013                          ~Denise~

What Happens After the Extreme Weight-Loss Show is Over?

Most of us have tuned in-or are glued to-the television weekly, watching people share their painful journey of how they came to be obese.  Many of the contestants are at least 200lbs overweight and are suffering from obesity induced medical conditions.  As the individual contestants share their stories,  We learn who they are and what they've come to almost hate about themselves, We listen to their stories often time feel their pain, we watch them fight thru their addictions & weaknesses. And week after week, we excitedly watch the inspirational weight-loss transformation unfold. 

The success stories are inspiring.  The inches are lost, the pounds are gone, and thankfully they're healthier. 

But what happens next?  Without the controlled environment, without the daily hours of personal training, without the delivery of fresh fruits & vegetables, will they keep the weight off?
And what about all of us watching from home?  The stories and journeys are inspiring....but are they motivating us to change? to exercise? to make healthier choices?

Below is Jacqui McCoy's story.  She was a contestant on Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition and lost over 200 pounds.  Like many, her story is inspiring and often tear jerking.  But after losing the weight and winning the competition, Jacqui struggled to keep the weight off after the show and was, "grippled with the fear of going back to being 355 pounds."

 View link to see how Jacquie is getting her weight and her health back on track....for good.

Click Here to Watch Jacqui's Journey 

Losing weight can be as simple as it is difficult.  There is no magic pill and it will take some work.  But being a healthy weight is essential for overall health-and you deserve to live a long healthy life! 

Be in control of your health, stop the yo-yo dieting!  Learn what Jacqui and so many others are doing to take their health & their weight in a whole new direction-Check out Shaklee 180

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To your Health & whole new you!~  Happy 2013 & Beyond,            Denise :)