H1N1 - Guidelines - Please Read!!

Unfortunately, we haven't been taking alot of pictures lately. In the

next couple of weeks I need to gather samples for A and E's

portfolios for school, so I think I will just take a break from

blogging until that is finished. On another blog, I saw these

guidelines which you may have already seen, however, they

are more extensive than the usual "wash your hands".

Thanks to Doula Nic for posting these first and like she said -

be wise but don't panic people!! You most likely will come in

contact with it but if you follow these guidelines your chances

(humanly speaking) of getting sick are much smaller.

Feel free to copy this info. and pass it on. Ultimately, we are all in

the Hands of God - What a Joy and Blessing!!

1. Frequent hand washing. Warm water, soap and sing Happy Birthday or ABCs,
while you lather up (helps to make sure you lather long enough). Wash up to elbows.

2. "Hands-off-the-face"! Resist all temptation to touch any part of your face.

3. Gargle 2x's a day with warm salt water or Listerine. H1N1 takes 2-3 days after
initial infection in the throat/nasal cavity to proliferate and show symptoms. Simple
gargling prevents proliferation. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful prevention method.

4. Clean your nostrils at least once a day with warm salt water. Blowing your nose hard
once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton swabs dipped in warm salt water is
very effective in preventing the spread of flu virus.

5. Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (citrus fruits for
example). If you choose to use a supplement make sure it has zinc in it to boost
absorption. Vitamin D also plays a large role in a healthy immune system.

6. Drink frequent warm liquids. They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat
into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.

***Tamiflu does NOT kill the influenza virus, but limits further proliferation. H1N1
only infects the upper respiratory tract. The only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/throat. In spite of all precautions, you will probably still come into contact with
influenza and H1N1. Contact is not as much of a problem as proliferation is. The above suggestions WILL help with proliferation.