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Subject: [BCPOLITICS] Re: [Para-Discuss] Should you get a flu shot?
Easy enough to find out as I proposed to Dr. Blatherwick last year. Just
ask for 100 volunteers in Vancouver. Do the usual double-blind study, 50
in each group: flu shot or dummy shot. Follow up.
FWP/POC
On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Jane Segal wrote:
> A MEASURE OF COMFORT
>
> The Health Sciences Institute e-Alert
>
> October 30, 2002
>
> ************************************************************
>
> Dear Reader,
>
> It happens every autumn - the days grow cooler and shorter, Halloween
>decorations appear in shop windows, and someone always asks this question:
>
> "What is your advice on getting a flu shot?"
>
> This year, that question came from an HSI member named Karen. And my answer to
>Karen, and to everyone who asks that question, is that I'm not in a position to give
>advice about flu shots. Only a doctor or other qualified health care provider should
>offer such advice. So while I'm not going to recommend or discourage you from a
>yearly flu shot, I do have information you can use to weigh the pros and cons of the
>vaccine, along with some useful insights about how to help your immune system prepare
>for the seasonal attack of virus and bacteria.
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> No extra charge for the antifreeze
> -------------------------------------------------------------
>
> There is no doubt that many thousands of the people who receive flu shots this
>season will make it from Labor Day to Memorial Day without coming down with a case of
>influenza. So taken at face value: if it works, it works - enough said. But you
>should stop reading now if you'd like to remain unaware of the complete contents of a
>flu shot. I'll tell you this: it's not pretty.
>
> Each year the flu vaccine is newly redesigned, using several strains from
>different types of flu that were common the season before. So basically you're
>getting a vaccine that is, in theory, ideal for protecting you from last year's
>primary flu types. Meanwhile, vaccine developers cross their fingers and hope that
>whatever new flu mutation comes our way this season is not much different than last
>year's flu.
>
> But that shot at your doctor's office contains much more than just flu
>strains. The vaccine is prepared with chicken embryo fluid, inoculated with the
>living flu strains. The fluid is then treated with formaldehyde to inactivate the
>virus. Thimerosal, a mercury derivative, is injected to help preserve the mixture.
>Ethylene glycol (better known as antifreeze) and another chemical called phenol are
>added to disinfect. And because animal cells are used for this process, animal
>viruses are sometimes introduced into the vaccine, undetected. This has happened as
>recently as 1995.
>
> Now ask yourself: If you were intending to purchase a dietary supplement, and
>the label offered this warning: "May contain traces of formaldehyde, thimerosal,
>phenol, ethylene glycol, and animal cells," would you buy it?
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> A "shot" of antioxidant
> -------------------------------------------------------------
>
> If you pick up a flu virus, you won't necessarily come down with the flu.
>Whether or not you become ill will depend on how well your immune system deals with
>the virus. So you might say that a virus doesn't give you the flu - an immune system
>that doesn't defeat the virus is what gives you the flu. The key is immunity.
>
> In 1999 HSI sent out a Members Alert titled "Super-immunity Against Mutating
>Flu Bugs." In that Alert we told you about N-acetylcysteine (NAC) - an amino acid
>that naturally stimulates your body to produce glutathione, a powerful antioxidant
>enzyme. Previous studies have shown that patients with ailments associated with a
>breakdown in the immune system are often deficient in their levels of glutathione.
>
> NAC has been used for many years to treat chronic respiratory ailments with
>its ability to break up and dissolve the mucus that contributes to pneumonia,
>bronchitis, asthma and sinusitis. And just a few years ago, an Italian study found
>that supplementation with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) significantly increased immunity to
>flu infection. Over a six-month trial, only 29% of those taking NAC developed
>symptoms of the flu, vs. 51% of those taking a placebo. Of the 262 people taking part
>in this study, three-quarters were over the age of 65.
>
> As I told you in an e-Alert earlier this month ("Storm of the Eye" 10/9/02),
>300 mg of NAC per day is probably both effective and safe for most people. But it's
>always a good idea to consult a trusted health care provider before beginning any new
>supplement regimen.
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> Wolf on the run
> -------------------------------------------------------------
>
> In addition to NAC supplements, there are a number of other supplements that
>may help keep the flu away from the door. Vitamin C, vitamin E, and beta carotene
>have all been shown to help fight colds and flu. And for several years HSI members
>have known about the advantages of selenium - a naturally occurring mineral with
>antioxidant properties. In an e-Alert I sent you last year ("Popular Supplement Now
>Shown to Stop Deadly Epidemics" 6/22/01) I told you about a study that concluded that
>selenium may stop viruses from mutating and becoming more potent.
>
> And finally, we have echinacea - the herb that's become so well known in
>recent years for its apparent ability to help reduce the length and severity of colds
>and flu. How this is done is not yet known, although some studies have indicated that
>echinacea may stimulate the production of white blood cells that are necessary to
>effectively manage viruses. Just last week I found a new study on echinacea from the
>Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, Arizona. Purported to be one of
>the first human studies of this herb, the researchers concluded that the
>effectiveness of echinacea may lie in its ability to strengthen a specific part of
>the immune system that is known to attack viruses.
>
> So if the idea of getting a flu shot is reassuring to you, don't let me stop
>you. But there's a very good chance that all the flu protection you need can be
>achieved by getting the right amount of sleep, eating a balanced diet, maintaining a
>light to moderate exercise regimen, and supplementing with a few proven helpers in
>the yearly fight between us and the flu bug.
>
> ************************************************************
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