For many of us, October means fall festivals, foliage, pumpkin patches, and Halloween festivities. It also marks the beginning of the flu season.
Flu seasons are unpredictable in a number of ways. Although epidemics of flu happen every year, the timing, severity, and length of the epidemic depends on many factors, including what influenza viruses are spreading and whether they match the viruses in the vaccine.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends a yearly flu (influenza) vaccine for everyone as the first and most important step in protecting against this serious disease. While there are many different flu viruses, the flu vaccine is designed to protect against the three main flu strains that research indicates will cause the most illness during the flu season. The 2010-2011 flu vaccine will protect against three different flu viruses: an H3N2 virus, an influenza B virus and the H1N1 virus that caused so much illness last season. Getting the flu vaccine soon after it becomes available each year is always a good idea, and the protection you get from vaccination will last throughout the flu season.
The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by flu viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The flu is different from a cold. The flu usually comes on suddenly, and includes symptoms such as: feeling feverish/chills (but not necessarily registering a fever), headaches, muscle or body aches, fatigue, cough, sore throat, and runny/stuffy nose.
Besides the flu shot, use everyday preventive steps to stay well, such as keeping your distance from sick people (likewise – staying home from work or school if you are sick), washing your hands to reduce the spread of germs, get plenty of sleep, and eat properly. Proper diet and taking the right nutritional supplements ensure that your body remains as healthy as it can be. Once your immune system is breached, your body cannot zap away illness and infection successfully. Rather than “boosting” your immunity, the aim should be to balance it the best you can. Balancing your own body’s immune system is key to operating at peak efficiency all year long.
In addition to the above mentioned preventative steps such as diet and sleep, NutraSense suggests taking a supplement called ImmunoSmart. ImmunoSmart is a potent combination of the key elements of both the innate immune system (immunoglobulin proteins IgG), and the complement system (C proteins and MBL). Supplementing with ImmunoSmart can make a huge difference in your body’s ability to maintain a healthy immune system and it works immediately within the gut.
With a healthy combination of thee immune-balancing techniques, you can both nourish and foster long-term immunity.
For more informationContact:
Robin Harding
NutraSense Inc.
800-350-7017 ext. 108
