Critical Alert: The Swine Flu Pandemic -- Fact or Fiction?

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Critical Alert: The Swine Flu Pandemic – Fact or Fiction?

By Dr. Mercola

American health officials declared a public health emergency as cases of swine

flu were confirmed in the U.S. Health officials across the world fear this could

be the leading edge of a global pandemic emerging from Mexico, where seven

people are confirmed dead as a result of the new virus.

On Monday April 27th, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised its pandemic

alert level to four on its six-level threat scale,1 which means they've

determined that the virus is capable of human-to-human transmission. The initial

outbreaks across North America reveal an infection already traveling at higher

velocity than did the last official pandemic strain, the 1968 Hong Kong flu.

The number of fatalities, and suspected and confirmed cases across the world

change depending on the source, so your best bet -- if you want the latest

numbers -- is to use Google Maps' Swine Flu Tracker.

Several nations have imposed travel bans, or made plans to quarantine air

travelers2 that present symptoms of the swine flu, such as:

Fever of more than 100

Coughing

Runny nose and/or sore throat

Joint aches

Severe headache

Vomiting and/or diarrhea

Lethargy

Lack of appetite

Top global flu experts are trying to predict how dangerous the new swine flu

strain will be, as it became clear that they had little information about

Mexico's outbreak. It is as yet unclear how many cases occurred in the month or

so before the outbreak was detected. It's also unknown whether the virus was

mutating to be more lethal, or less.

Much Fear Mongering Being Promoted

I suspect you have likely been alarmed by the media's coverage of the swine flu

scare. It has a noticeable subplot - preparing you for draconian measures to

combat a future pandemic as well as forcing you to accept the idea of mandatory

vaccinations.

On April 27, Time magazine published an article which discusses how dozens died

and hundreds were injured from vaccines as a result of the 1976 swine flu

fiasco, when the Ford administration attempted to use the infection of soldiers

at Fort Dix as a pretext for a mass vaccination of the entire country.

Despite acknowledging that the 1976 farce was an example of “how not to handle

a flu outbreakâ€, the article still introduces the notion that officials “may

soon have to consider whether to institute draconian measures to combat the

diseaseâ€.

WHO and CDC Pandemic Preparedness Seriously Broken

The pandemic warning system has failed as it simply doesn't exist, even in North

America and Europe. To improve the system, massive new investments in

surveillance, scientific and regulatory infrastructure, basic public health, and

global access to common sense interventions like vitamin D optimization are

required.

According to the Washington Post, the CDC did not learn about the outbreak until

six days after Mexico had begun to impose emergency measures. There should be no

excuses. The paradox of this swine flu panic is that, while totally unexpected,

it was accurately predicted. Six years ago, Science dedicated a major story to

evidence that " after years of stability, the North American swine flu virus has

jumped onto an evolutionary fasttrack " .

However, maybe this is precisely what public health authorities desire..

This is NOT the First Swine Flu Panic

My guess is that you can expect to see a lot of panic over this issue in the

near future.  But the key is to remain calm -- this isn't the first time the

public has been warned about swine flu. The last time was in 1976, right before

I entered medical school and I remember it very clearly. It resulted in the

massive swine flu vaccine campaign.

Do you happen to recall the result of this massive campaign?

Within a few months, claims totaling $1.3 billion had been filed by victims who

had suffered paralysis from the vaccine. The vaccine was also blamed for 25

deaths.

However, several hundred people developed crippling Guillain-Barré Syndrome

after they were injected with the swine flu vaccine. Even healthy 20-year-olds

ended up as paraplegics.

And the swine flu pandemic itself? It never materialized.

More People Died From the Swine Flu Vaccine than Swine Flu!

It is very difficult to forecast a pandemic, and a rash response can be

extremely damaging.

As of Monday April 27, the worldwide total number of confirmed cases was 82,

according to WHO, which included 40 cases in the U.S., confirmed by the Centers

for Disease Control.  But does that truly warrant the feverish news headlines?

To put things into perspective, malaria kills 3,000 people EVERY DAY, and it's

considered " a health problem " ...  But of course, there are no fancy vaccines

for malaria that can rake in billions of dollars in a short amount of time.

One Australian news source,3 for example, states that even a mild swine flu

epidemic could lead to the deaths of 1.4 million people and would reduce

economic growth by nearly $5 trillion dollars.

Give me a break, if this doesn't sound like the outlandish cries of the pandemic

bird-flu I don't know what does. Do you remember when President Bush said two

million Americans would die as a result of the bird flu?  

In 2005, in 2006, 2007, and again in 2008, those fears were exposed as little

more than a cruel hoax, designed to instill fear, and line the pocketbooks of

various individuals and industry. I became so convinced by the evidence AGAINST

the possibility of a bird flu pandemic that I wrote a New York Times bestselling

book, The Bird Flu Hoax, all about the massive fraud involved with the epidemic

that never happened..

What is the Swine Flu?

Regular swine flu is a contagious respiratory disease, caused by a type-A

influenza virus that affects pigs. The current strain, A(H1N1),  is a new

variation of an H1N1 virus -- which causes seasonal flu outbreaks in humans --

that also contains genetic material of bird and pig versions of the flu.

Interestingly enough, this version has never before been seen in neither human

nor animal, which I will discuss a bit later.

This does sound bad. But not so fast. There are a few reasons to not rush to

conclusions that this is the deadly pandemic we've been told would occur in the

near future (as if anyone could predict it without having some sort of inside

knowledge).Why a True Bird- or Swine Flu Pandemic is HIGHLY Unlikely

While in my opinion it is highly likely factory farming is responsible for

producing this viral strain, I believe there is still no cause for concern.

You may not know this, but all H1N1 flu's are descendants of the 1918 pandemic

strain. The reason why the flu shot may or may not work, however, from year to

year, is due to mutations. Therefore, there's no vaccine available for this

current hybrid flu strain, and naturally, this is feeding the fear that millions

of people will die before a vaccine can be made.

However, let me remind you of one very important fact here.

Just a couple of months ago, scientists concluded that the 1918 flu pandemic

that killed between 50-100 million people worldwide in a matter of 18 months --

which all these worst case scenarios are built upon -- was NOT due to the flu

itself!4

Instead, they discovered the real culprit was strep infections.

People with influenza often get what is known as a " superinfection " with a

bacterial agent. In 1918 it appears to have been Streptococcus pneumoniae. 

Since strep is much easier to treat than the flu using modern medicine, a new

pandemic would likely be much less dire than it was in the early 20th century,

the researchers concluded.

Others, such as evolutionary biologist Ewald,5 claim that a pandemic of

this sort simply cannot happen, because in order for it to occur, the world has

to change. Not the virus itself, but the world.

In a previous interview for Esquire magazine, in which he discusses the

possibility of a bird flu pandemic, he states:

" They think that if a virus mutates, it's an evolutionary event. Well, the virus

is mutating because that is what viruses and other pathogens do. But evolution

is not just random mutation. It is random mutation coupled with natural

selection; it is a battle for competitive advantage among different strains

generated by random mutation.

For bird flu to evolve into a human pandemic, the strain that finds a home in

humanity has to be a strain that is both highly virulent and highly

transmissible. Deadliness has to translate somehow into popularity; H5N1 has to

find a way to kill or immobilize its human hosts, and still find other hosts to

infect. Usually that doesn't happen. "

Ewald goes on to explain that evolution in general is all about trade-offs, and

in the evolution of infections the trade-off is between virulence and

transmissibility.

What this means is that in order for a " bird flu " or " swine flu " to turn into a

human pandemic, it has to find an environment that favors both deadly virulence

and ease of transmission.

People living in squalor on the Western Front at the end of World War I

generated such an environment, from which the epidemic of 1918 could arise.

Likewise, crowded chicken farms, slaughterhouses, and jam-packed markets of

eastern Asia provide another such environment, and that environment gave rise to

the bird flu -- a pathogen that both kills and spreads, in birds, but not in

humans.

Says Ewald:

" We know that H5N1 is well adapted to birds. We also know that it has a hard

time becoming a virus that can move from person to person. It has a hard time

without our doing anything. But we can make it harder. We can make sure it has

no human population in which to evolve transmissibility. There is no need to

rely on the mass extermination of chickens. There is no need to stockpile

vaccines for everyone.

By vaccinating just the people most at risk -- the people who work with chickens

and the caregivers -- we can prevent it from becoming transmissible among

humans. Then it doesn't matter what it does in chickens. "

Please remember that, despite the fantastic headlines and projections of

MILLIONS of deaths, the H5N1 bird flu virus killed a mere 257 people worldwide

since late 2003. As unfortunate as those deaths are, 257 deaths worldwide from

any disease, over the course of five years, simply does not constitute an

emergency worthy of much attention, let alone fear!

Honestly, your risk of being killed by a lightning strike in the last five years

was about 2,300 percent higher than your risk of contracting and dying from the

bird flu.6 I'm not kidding! In just one year (2004), more than 1,170 people died

from lighting strikes, worldwide.7

So please, as the numbers of confirmed swine flu cases are released, keep a

level head and don't let fear run away with your brains.

So is the Swine Flu Getting More or Less Dangerous?

On Sunday, April 26, The Independent reported that more than 1,000 people had

contracted the swine flu virus in Mexico, 8 but by the afternoon that same day,

Mexican President Calderon declared that more than two-thirds of the 1,300

thought to have contracted the disease had been given a clean bill of health and

sent home.9

Additionally, the number of actual confirmed cases appears to be far lower than

reported in many media outlets, leading me to believe that many reporters are

interchanging the terms " suspected cases " and " confirmed cases.. "  

Interestingly Mexico is the ONLY country in the world where someone has actually

died from this disease.Mexico has reported 152 fatalities in flu-like cases in

recent days, seven of which have been confirmed as swine flu. Another 19

patients have been confirmed as having swine flu but surviving. About 2,000

people have been hospitalized with symptoms.By contrast, the United States has

had 64 confirmed cases, five hospitalizations and no deaths

According to the World Health Organization's Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and

Response site; as of April 27, there are:

64 laboratory confirmed cases in U.S. -- 0 deaths (reported by CDC as of April

29)

26 confirmed cases in Mexico -- 7 deaths

6 confirmed cases in Canada -- 0 deaths

1 confirmed case in Spain -- 0 deaths

Additionally, nearly all suspected new cases have been reported as mild.

Personally, I am highly skeptical. It simply doesn't add up to a real pandemic.

But it does raise serious questions about where this brand new, never before

seen virus came from, especially since it cannot be contracted from eating pork

products, and has never before been seen in pigs, and contains traits from the

bird flu -- and which, so far, only seems to respond to Tamiflu. Are we just

that lucky, or... what?

Your Fear Will Make Some People VERY Rich in Today's Crumbling Economy

 According to the Associated Press at least one financial analyst estimates up

to $388 million worth of Tamiflu sales in the near future10 -- and that's

without a pandemic outbreak.

More than half a dozen pharmaceutical companies, including Gilead Sciences Inc.,

Roche, GlaxoKline and other companies with a stake in flu treatments and

detection, have seen a rise in their shares in a matter of days, and will likely

see revenue boosts if the swine flu outbreak continues to spread.

As soon as Homeland Security declared a health emergency, 25 percent -- about 12

million doses -- of Tamiflu and Relenza treatment courses were released from the

nation's stockpile. However, beware that the declaration also allows unapproved

tests and drugs to be administered to children. Many health- and government

officials are more than willing to take that chance with your life, and the life

of your child. But are you?

Remember, Tamiflu went through some rough times not too long ago, as the dangers

of this drug came to light when, in 2007, the FDA finally began investigating

some 1,800 adverse event reports related to the drug. Common side effects of

Tamiflu include:

Nausea

Vomiting

Diarrhea

Headache

Dizziness

Fatigue

Cough

All in all, the very symptoms you're trying to avoid.

More serious symptoms included convulsions, delirium or delusions, and 14 deaths

in children and teens as a result of neuropsychiatric problems and brain

infections (which led Japan to ban Tamiflu for children in 2007). And that's for

a drug that, when used as directed, only reduces the duration of influenza

symptoms by 1 to 1 ½ days, according to the official data.

But making matters worse, some patients with influenza are at HIGHER risk for

secondary bacterial infections when on Tamiflu. And secondary bacterial

infections, as I mentioned earlier, was likely the REAL cause of the mass

fatalities during the 1918 pandemic!

Where did This Mysterious New Animal-Human Flu Strain Come From?

Alongside the fear-mongering headlines, I've also seen increasing numbers of

reports questioning the true nature of this virus. And rightfully so.. 

Could a mixed animal-human mutant like this occur naturally? And if not, who

made it, and how was it released?

Not one to dabble too deep in conspiracy theories, I don't have to strain very

hard to find actual facts to support the notion that this may not be a natural

mutation, and that those who stand to gain have the wherewithal to pull off such

a stunt.

Just last month I reported on the story that the American pharmaceutical company

Baxter was under investigation for distributing the deadly avian flu virus to 18

different countries as part of a seasonal flu vaccine shipment. Czech reporters

were probing to see if it may have been part of a deliberate attempt to start a

pandemic; as such a " mistake " would be virtually impossible under the security

protocols of that virus.

The H5N1 virus on its own is not very airborne. However, when combined with

seasonal flu viruses, which are more easily spread, the effect could be a

potent, airborne, deadly, biological weapon. If this batch of live bird flu and

seasonal flu viruses had reached the public, it could have resulted in dire

consequences.

There is a name for this mixing of viruses; it's called " reassortment, " and it

is one of two ways pandemic viruses are created in the lab. Some scientists say

the most recent global outbreak -- the 1977 Russian flu -- was started by a

virus created and leaked from a laboratory.

Another example of the less sterling integrity of Big Pharma is the case of

Bayer, who sold millions of dollars worth of an injectable blood-clotting

medicine to Asian, Latin American, and some European countries in the mid-1980s,

even though they knew it was tainted with the AIDS virus.

So while it is morally unthinkable that a drug company would knowingly

contaminate flu vaccines with a deadly flu virus such as the bird- or swine flu,

it is certainly not impossible. It has already happened more than once.

But there seems to be no repercussions or hard feelings when industry oversteps

the boundaries of morality and integrity and enters the arena of obscenity.

Because, lo and behold, which company has been chosen to head up efforts, along

with WHO, to produce a vaccine against the Mexican swine flu?

Baxter!11 Despite the fact that ink has barely dried on the investigative

reports from their should-be-criminal " mistake " against humanity.

According to other sources,12 a top scientist for the United Nations, who has

examined the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Africa, as well as HIV/AIDS

victims, has concluded that the current swine flu virus possesses certain

transmission " vectors " that suggest the new strain has been

genetically-manufactured as a military biological warfare weapon.

The UN expert believes that Ebola, HIV/AIDS, and the current A-H1N1 swine flu

virus are biological warfare agents.

In addition, Army criminal investigators are looking into the possibility that

disease samples are missing from biolabs at Fort Detrick -- the same Army

research lab from which the 2001 anthrax strain was released, according to a

recent article in the Fredrick News Post.13 In February, the top biodefense lab

halted all its research into Ebola, anthrax, plague, and other diseases known as

" select agents, " after they discovered virus samples that weren't listed in its

inventory and might have been switched with something else.

Factory Farming Maybe Source of Swine Flu

Another theory as to the cause of Swine Flu might be factory farming. In the

United States, pigs travel coast to coast. They can be bred in North Carolina,

fattened in the corn belt of Iowa, and slaughtered in California..

While this may reduce short-term costs for the pork industry, the highly

contagious nature of diseases like influenza (perhaps made further infectious by

the stresses of transport) needs to be considered when calculating the true cost

of long-distance live animal transport.

The majority of U.S. pig farms now confine more than 5,000 animals each. With a

group of 5,000 animals, if a novel virus shows up it will have more opportunity

to replicate and potentially spread than in a group of 100 pigs on a small farm.

With massive concentrations of farm animals within which to mutate, these new

swine flu viruses in North America seem to be on an evolutionary fast track,

jumping and reassorting between species at an unprecedented rate.

Should You Accept a Flu Vaccine -- Just to be Safe?

As stated in the New York Times14 and elsewhere, flu experts have no idea

whether the current seasonal flu vaccine would offer any protection whatsoever

against this exotic mutant, and it will take months to create a new one.

But let me tell you, getting vaccinated now would not only offer no protection

and potentially cause great harm, it would most likely be loaded with toxic

mercury which is used as a preservative in most flu vaccines..

I've written extensively about the numerous dangers (and ineffectiveness) of flu

vaccines, and why I do not recommend them to anyone. So no matter what you hear

-- even if it comes from your doctor -- don't get a regular flu shot. They

rarely work against seasonal flu...and certainly can't offer protection against

a never-before- seen strain.

Currently, the antiviral drugs Tamiflu and Relenza are the only drugs that

appear effective against the (human flu) H1N1 virus, and I strongly believe

taking Tamiflu to protect yourself against this new virus could be a serious

mistake -- for all the reasons I already mentioned above.

But in addition to the dangerous side effects of Tamiflu, there is also growing

evidence of resistance against the drug. In February, the pre-publication and

preliminary findings journal called Nature Precedings published a paper on this

concern, stating15:

The dramatic rise of oseltamivir [Tamiflu] resistance in the H1N1 serotype in

the 2007/2008 season and the fixing of H274Y in the 2008/2009 season has raised

concerns regarding individuals at risk for seasonal influenza, as well as

development of similar resistance in the H5N1 serotype [bird flu].

Previously, oseltamivir resistance produced changes in H1N1 and H3N2 at multiple

positions in treated patients. In contrast, the recently reported resistance

involved patients who had not recently taken oseltamivir.

It's one more reason not to bother with this potentially dangerous drug.

And, once a specific swine flu drug is created, you can be sure that it has not

had the time to be tested in clinical trials to determine safety and

effectiveness, which puts us right back where I started this article -- with a

potential repeat of the last dangerous swine flu vaccine, which destroyed the

lives of hundreds of people.

Topping the whole mess off, of course, is the fact that if the new vaccine turns

out to be a killer, the pharmaceutical companies responsible are immune from

lawsuits -- something I've also warned about before on numerous occasions.

Unfortunately, those prospects won't stop the governments of the world from

mandating the vaccine -- a scenario I hope we can all avoid.

How to Protect Yourself Without Dangerous Drugs and Vaccinations

For now, my point is that there are always going to be threats of flu pandemics,

real or created, and there will always be potentially toxic vaccines that are

peddled as the solution. But you can break free of that whole drug-solution trap

by following some natural health principles.

I have not caught a flu in over two decades, and you can avoid it too, without

getting vaccinated, by following these simple guidelines, which will keep your

immune system in optimal working order so that you're far less likely to acquire

the infection to begin with.

Optimize your vitamin D levels. As I've previously reported, optimizing your

vitamin D levels is one of the absolute best strategies for avoiding infections

of ALL kinds, and vitamin D deficiency is likely the TRUE culprit behind the

seasonality of the flu -- not the flu virus itself.

This is probably the single most important and least expensive action you can

take. I would STRONGLY urge you to have your vitamin D level monitored to

confirm your levels are therapeutic at 50-70 ng.ml and done by a reliable

vitamin D lab like Lab Corp.

For those of you in the US we hope to launch a vitamin D testing service through

Lab Corp that allows you to have your vitamin D levels checked at your local

blood drawing facility, and relatively inexpensively. We hope to offer this

service by June 2009.

If you are coming down with flu like symptoms and have not been on vitamin D you

can take doses of 50,000 units a day for three days to treat the acute

infection. Some researchers like Dr. Cannell, believe the dose could even be as

high as 1000 units per pound of body weight for three days.

Avoid Sugar and Processed Foods. Sugar decreases the function of your immune

system almost immediately, and as you likely know, a strong immune system is key

to fighting off viruses and other illness. Be aware that sugar is present in

foods you may not suspect, like ketchup and fruit juice.

Get Enough Rest. Just like it becomes harder for you to get your daily tasks

done if you're tired, if your body is overly fatigued it will be harder for it

to fight the flu. Be sure to check out my article Guide to a Good Night's Sleep

for some great tips to help you get quality rest.

Have Effective Tools to Address Stress . We all face some stress every day, but

if stress becomes overwhelming then your body will be less able to fight off the

flu and other illness.

If you feel that stress is taking a toll on your health, consider using an

energy psychology tool such as the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), which is

remarkably effective in relieving stress associated with all kinds of events,

from work to family to trauma. You can check out my free, 25-page EFT

manual for some guidelines on how to perform EFT.

Exercise. When you exercise, you increase your circulation and your blood flow

throughout your body. The components of your immune system are also better

circulated, which means your immune system has a better chance of finding an

illness before it spreads. You can review my exercise guidelines for some great

tips on how to get started.

Take a good source of animal based omega-3 fats like Krill Oil. Increase your

intake of healthy and essential fats like the omega-3 found in krill oil, which

is crucial for maintaining health. It is also vitally important to avoid damaged

omega-6 oils that are trans fats and in processed foods as it will seriously

damage your immune response.

Wash Your Hands. Washing your hands will decrease your likelihood of spreading a

virus to your nose, mouth or other people. Be sure you don't use antibacterial

soap for this -- antibacterial soaps are completely unnecessary, and they cause

far more harm than good. Instead, identify a simple chemical-free soap that you

can switch your family to.

Eat Garlic Regularly. Garlic works like a broad-spectrum antibiotic against

bacteria, virus, and protozoa in the body. And unlike with antibiotics, no

resistance can be built up so it is an absolutely safe product to use. However,

if you are allergic or don't enjoy garlic it would be best to avoid as it will

likely cause more harm than good.

Avoid Hospitals and Vaccines In this particular case, I'd also recommend you

stay away from hospitals unless you're having an emergency, as hospitals are

prime breeding grounds for infections of all kinds, and could be one of the

likeliest places you could be exposed to this new bug.  Vaccines will not be

available for six months at the minimum but when available they will be

ineffective and can lead to crippling paralysis like Guillain-Barré Syndrome

just as it did in the 70s.

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Posted On Apr 29, 2009

I was witness to the Baxter( produced) drug " Heperin "  injuring and killing

people here in the USA during 2008. A client of mine was using it.   I was

appalled when I addressed the issue with the local pharmacist, stating I had

read about current batches having dangerous effects...should we return it?  I

was informed that there was no " recall " and if we wanted to give it over to

them, we could, but it would not be replaced with a safe version.  I called the

FDA in WA state and they informed me of the deaths, and that NO RECALL had been

activated because of the " small amount " of ppl being affected.  

So, I reiterated this information to the FDA Rep clearly , saying, " You are

telling me there is no mechanism to warn a person about a possibly deadly drug

you have been sold unless it is officially " Recalled " ?  He confirmed that, yes

- it's true.  If there were a recall, then SOME pharmacies would contact their

customers, but they were not required.

BUYER BEWARE

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Posted On Apr 29, 2009

Thank you Doc Mercola!   forwarded this  to EVERYONE in my address book,

wether  or not I know their opinions on this issue. It is THAT vital to spread

this information.

I know from positive experiences that I can trust your recommendations and

evaluations and judgements.

God Bless you !

AGAIN , THANK YOU!

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Posted On Apr 29, 2009

I am a Microbiologist and I love this site!  My colleague and I are both

skeptical about this outbreak.  I have been waiting for this masterpiece of an

article.  Thank you Dr. Mercola!  I kept coming to the site and typing " swine

flu " into the search engine for 2 days....finallly, my reward!  Many Mahalos

from Hawaii.  Aloha.

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Posted On Apr 29, 2009

Dr. M....

Was wating to hear your take on this mess.  I worked for the State Dept. of

Health during the 1976 Swine Flu Epidemic.....I was sent to innoculate the

masses...I used an air gun and shot the vaccine into 1000's of people...and true

to fact...the flu never came about.

Be careful, my fellow readers and understand as Dr. Mercola has

stated..... " Pharma " is in need of making lots of $$$$ and again at the cost of

our lives. Don't let it happen...the only thing I'm going to spread is this

vital informatiom.  All of my clients will be hooked onto this web page.

Dr. Mercola, please keep us updated.  Your info is critical in saving millions

of lives.

Annieod2....HHC...IIN Grad

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Posted On Apr 29, 2009

During the 1918 pandemic, the homeopathic hospitals in Ohio and in NYC had

0-1.5% death rates, versus 50% for allopathic hospitals.  They used homeopathic

gelsemium and occasionally byronia.  

There are a number of herbal treatments available since antiviral herbs are more

common than antiviral pharmaceuticals, and most of them work not only on the

virus but also on the immune system.  I have put up a Facebook group called

Swine Flu and Herbalism where professional herbalists can answer questions and

discuss potential treatments with the general public..

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Posted On Apr 29, 2009

AMAZING that the way to avoid this issue is all the same as many other illnesses

that Dr. M speaks of... Avoid sugar, get rest, get Vitamin D, EFT, KRILL oil,

etc. Really amazing how simple healthy living really is!

Love, Gabby. :0)

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