SCIENTIFIC PREVENTION 0F “SWINE FLU” USING HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS

 SOME HEALTH TIPS TO PREVENT SWINE FLU!

1 : TO PREVENT “SWINE FLUE”.

• Use 1 to 3% Hydrogenperoxide Solution(available in in all chemist shops) For gargling ( 2 times in a day)
• Inhale 3% H2O2 (Hydrogenperoxide) 3-4 times a day.
• Wash hands frequently with 1% Hydrogenperoxide.

2: TO PREVENT “SWINE FLUE”.

• Inhale food grade Vinegar for 1 second (3-4 times a day)
• Frequently wash hands with 1% Vinegar (Food grade)
• Mop floor, doors, windows, tiles, toilet floor with 1% Vinegar.

3: TO PREVENT “SWINE FLUE”.

• Inhale clove oil for 1 second
• Chew 1 clove in a day (Specially in a public meetings)

4. TO PREVENT “SWINE FLUE”.

• Eat Raw Garlic ( 0.1 gms to 0.5 gms) 2 – 3 times in a day.
• Eat Raw Onion
• Eat fresh raw Ginger (0.1 gms. To 0.5 gms.) 2 – 3 times in a day.

5: TO PREVENT “SWINE FLUE”.

• Drink hot milk with 2 gms of Turmeric ( 2 -3 times in a day)

6 : TO PREVENT “SWINE FLUE”.

• Consume plenty of Vitamin ‘C’ fruits like Lemon / Amla.
• Consume L-Lysine (Minimum 500 mg.) ( Ask your doctor for dosage).
• Drink water about 2 – 3 liter / day. 

Homeopathy can cure swine flu, claims practitioner

At a time the country is grappling with H1N1 virus and Tamiflu tablet is belived to be the only solution, a well-known medical practitioner today claimed that people can have a cost-effective treatment in homeopathy for swine flu.

"The people can take some of cost-effective and clinically proved homeopathic medicines for swine flu treatment as well as prevention," Batra's Positive Clinic's chairman and managing director, Dr Mukesh Batra, said.

Batra recommends `Oscilococcinium 30' and `Influenzium 200' for swine flu prevention as well as to improve the immune system among the general public towards the flu.

"The homeopathy medicine 'Gelsemium 30' has been proved effective clinically in the treatment of swine flu in France a decade back and has been reported in the British journal of Clinical Medicine," Batra said.

Similarly, treatment for swine-flu was done in Spain during 1917-18 war period with 'Bryonia 30' and proved effective, he said.

In the case of Spanish flu, homeopathy brought mortality rate from 30 per cent to one per cent, he claimed.

Whati is Nicotine?

Cigarette smoke is a complex mixture of chemical compounds which are created by the burning of tobacco leaves. Cigarette smoke includes tar and 4,000 other chemicals, including 43 substances that cause cancer. Others include gases, such as carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide interferes with the blood's ability to carry oxygen to the body's tissues. However, addiction to smoking is caused by another substance called nicotine.

Nicotine is a clear to pale yellow liquid that is naturally found in tobacco, tomato, and other plants in the Nightshade family. Just like cocaine and heroin, nicotine is an addicting drug. When taken in small amounts, as it is found in many tobacco products, it produces "pleasurable" feelings. Nicotine affects the chemistry of the brain. This affects the mood of the user.

How Nicotine Works?

Research has found that the human brain reacts the same way to nicotine that it does to cocaine and heroin. Nicotine stimulates the release of a chemical messenger in the brain. This messenger is responsible for feelings of pleasure. This is why nicotine is put in the category of drugs called stimulants. A stimulant is a drug that produces a short-lived increase in the body's activity. Other drugs in this category include cocaine, morphine, and amphetamines.

Mild "nicotine highs" occur in beginning smokers, but tolerance to these effects develops rapidly. Tolerance means that a smoker will need more and more nicotine to reach the same high. Addiction may begin with someone's first experience with nicotine.

When someone "puffs" on a cigarette, a mixture of smoke and air enters their mouth. Inhaling moves this mixture to the lungs, where nicotine moves into the blood. The blood absorbs the nicotine extremely fast. This is because it only takes one minute for all of the blood in the body to cycle through the lungs. As the blood moves through the body, nicotine is brought to the brain. The nicotine reaches the brain about ten seconds from the time the smoker inhales.

Withdrawal

For this reason, smokers become dependent on the drug and suffer both physical and emotional withdrawal symptoms if they stop use.

Withdrawal is defined as the absence or lack of a particular drug. Anytime use of a drug is stopped or delayed, withdrawal may occur. Withdrawal is usually accompanied by various symptoms. These symptoms may be physical or mental. Symptoms may include tiredness, nervousness, and increased appetite. In addition,a smoker may experience an inability to focus and a loss of attentiveness when completing daily tasks.

Users of tobacco may undergo some or all of these symptoms when trying to quit. These feelings trigger the craving for another cigarette. This is the reason why many people have a hard time quitting. After some time, the withdrawal symptoms are reduced and eventually stop. At this point, it usually becomes easier for a person to not smoke or use tobacco.

TOBACCO HEALTH EFFECTS...

How does tobacco use affect your body?

A. Smoked: When tobacco is burned it releases chemicals into the smoke that the smoker inhales. These chemicals cause the heart to beat faster, and over time become weak. Chemicals in the smoke also cause the lungs to become sticky and less able to get oxygen to the body. The smoke goes into the lungs and can cause cancer of the lungs, throat, and voice box, as well.

B. Smokeless: When chewed tobacco is held in the mouth, it releases chemicals that cause the heart to beat faster. It may cause cancer where the tobacco is held between the lips, gums, and inside cheek.

What are the things tobacco causes to happen to the body?

A. Cancer: This disease is very serious. There are many types of cancer, but all cancers have some similar characteristics. When cancer starts, cells in the body begin to divide and multiply much faster than the body needs them. As a result there are too many cells for the body to keep them all fed and healthy. Cancer cells are very aggressive and they take all the body's nutrients for themselves and other normal cells begin to die. Soon there are not enough normal cells and the body begins to not do all the jobs it needs to do to survive. Eventually really important jobs are not done and the person becomes sick and may die.

B. Heart disease: All of the cells of the body need nutrients from blood in order to work properly. The heart must pump blood to all of the rest of the body. Smoking causes the heart to not pump blood as efficiently as it needs to. As a result blood does not get to body organs and they cannot work properly. When the body does not get enough blood the person becomes very weak. If the heart stops beating the person dies soon because they cannot get blood to important parts of the body.

C. Stroke - Cells in the brain are similar to cells in the heart; when they die they do not get replaced like other cells that die. Because the brain controls all the functions of the body it is important that it gets enough blood to continue its work. When blood does not get to the brain, parts start to die. When the part of the brain that controls speech does not get blood, the person may lose their ability to speak. If the part of the brain that controls the heart does not get blood, the heart can stop beating.

Celebrity Use

Why do famous people, like athletes and movie stars, use tobacco?

Movie stars often smoke in movies because the script and director say they must smoke in some scenes. Often these actors do not smoke when they are not involved in movies. Some athletes do smoke or use smokeless tobacco; this is sad because the athletes are probably addicted, or they would not jeopardize their abilities or health. If you notice fewer athletes use tobacco each year because they do not want to hurt their bodies.

Peer Pressure

If people know that tobacco is dangerous to their health, why do they smoke anyway?

Many people start to use tobacco because their friends use tobacco and they think it is cool. Later, people become concerned about their health and don't think tobacco is cool, but they have become addicted and can not quit. Addiction is when a person mentally knows they must stop using tobacco, but they are unable to quit because their body physically craves the tobacco.

Personal Choice

If the President and the Governor want people to quit using tobacco, why do they let people grow and sell tobacco?

In our country, our Constitution insures many personal liberties. That means that many times people are free to choose to do things that may harm them. Governor Chiles chose to help the youth of Florida to make the choice not to smoke.

Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)

Is tobacco smoke dangerous to people who are around others who smoke?

YES Once tobacco is burned, the dangerous chemicals remain in the smoke. Even when the smoke is hard to see, the dangerous chemicals are still there. If a smoker inhales the smoke, their lungs filter out some of the chemicals, but many remain in their lungs. There are dangerous chemicals in the smoke from burning cigarettes, cigars, and pipes. You breathe in the dangerous chemicals when you are in the room where tobacco is being burned.

Cessation

Is tobacco a big problem? How many people want to quit but cannot? How many people die from smoking?

YES - Tobacco use is a major personal and community health problem in this country, as well as, the entire world. Tobacco related illnesses take responsibility for 430,000 deaths every year in this country alone. When examined worldwide, this figure jumps dramatically to 3 million deaths every year! That's a big problem!

Many people that smoke today, say that they want to quit. I don't know an exact figure for the number of people who want to quit. However, as people learn more and more about the dangers of tobacco use, more people will want to quit.

How do people quit using tobacco?

A. Patches: When people are addicted to tobacco they are addicted to one of the chemicals in the tobacco leaf. That chemical is nicotine. When people are addicted to nicotine doctors may prescribe nicotine patches to help people stop smoking. The patches give people the nicotine their body is addicted to and the person does not need to smoke or chew tobacco in order to get the chemicals the body needs. The amount of nicotine in the patches is gradually reduced until the person's need for nicotine is gone. Unfortunately not everyone can be successful in quitting by using the patch.

B. Gum - Nicotine gum's work in much the same way that the nicotine patch works. Instead of putting a patch on the arm a person chews a piece of gum that contains nicotine. In this way a person can use the chewing gum only when they feel the need for tobacco. Eventually the person should lose their need for nicotine. This device works as well as most patches.

C. Cessation programs: Another way to try to quit using tobacco is to become part of an organized program. Programs usually have a number of people who are trying to quit using tobacco meet together and share experiences and successes. People help each other by providing emotional support. Many times people use patches or nicotine gum in addition to the program.

D. Avoid the Addiction: Ultimately, breaking the addiction to nicotine is not easy. The best approach for people to take would be to not start smoking in the first place. Never beginning the tobacco habit will save people the difficult, and sometimes frustrating, process of quitting.

How to Beat the Cravings of Nicotine Withdrawal

Use these tips to help overcome the desire to pick up a cigarette after you've quit smoking.

Nicotine withdrawal symptoms usually start within hours and peak two to three days after your last cigarette. Sometimes they last just a few days, but they might continue for several weeks. Here’s how to stay strong in your resolve to break your nicotine addiction. 

Why Nicotine Withdrawal Makes You Miserable

It's not surprising that smokers trying to quit have cravings for cigarettes: They're dealing with both nicotine withdrawal symptoms and an entrenched habit, says Norman H. Edelman, chief medical officer of the American Lung Association. 

The smoking habit is usually extremely strong, and smoking has become linked with certain activities and daily routines. Perhaps you're used to having a cigarette first thing in the morning, or with coffee, or while you work. If that's the case, then it's very likely that you'll have cravings for cigarettes at each of these times.

Start to wean yourself from cigarette cravings by breaking familiar patterns that are linked to smoking:

• Change your routine. If you're in the habit of smoking after meals, make sure to leave the table as soon as you finish eating. Start a new, healthy habit, like taking a short walk after each meal.
• Whenever possible, avoid situations where you know you'll have the urge to smoke, particularly in the first few days of nicotine withdrawal.
• Spend as much time as possible in places where smoking isn't allowed. Libraries, museums, theaters, and churches are just a few examples.
• Make your home and car smoke-free zones by asking others not to smoke there.

A support system is important, too. Dr. Edelman recommends working with your health care provider, who can tell you about the stop-smoking support systems in your area.

Be Prepared for Cravings

Think ahead, plan ways to handle cravings, and learn to cope with them. You increase your coping skills each time you successfully handle a craving for a cigarette. Have a plan of action or a distraction ready for times you feel the urge to smoke.

Your doctor may also recommend using a pharmaceutical product to help cope with the nicotine dependence or, as some call it, nicotine addiction. Nicotine replacement therapy using a patch, gum, spray, or other product can help reduce cravings during the withdrawal period.

Here are some things you might do when you feel the urge to smoke:

• Change the scene. Get up and move around, go into a different room, or go outside.
• Change your thinking. Try to find a way to redirect your thoughts away from the idea of a cigarette. Remind yourself of your reasons for quitting and tell yourself that smoking is not an option.
• Exercise. It reduces cravings, helps relieve stress, improves mood, and can help to keep you from gaining weight.
• Breathe deeply. Visualize the fresh air filling your lungs and remind yourself of the health benefits of quitting smoking. Learning relaxation and meditation techniques could help.
• Drink fluids. Water and juice are good choices — if you’re concerned about weight gain, dilute juice with seltzer. It's best to limit caffeine and alcohol while you're going through nicotine withdrawal, particularly if you associate them with smoking.
• Have a substitute. Eat a healthy snack, chew sugarless gum, or have a piece of hard candy or a mint when you have the urge for a cigarette, but be sure to avoid any foods that you associate with a cigarette.
• Hold something in your hand. Try a pen, coin, or paper clip, so that you have something to do with your hands, the way you did when you were smoking cigarettes.
• Talk to someone. Call a friend or relative or speak with a sympathetic person in your office.
• Be more active. Get involved in an activity you enjoy. Do a puzzle, send an e-mail, play a musical instrument, knit, write in your journal, organize your photos, play a video game. Find an activity that will occupy your hands and change the focus of your thoughts.
• Delay. Tell yourself you must wait 10 minutes before you have a cigarette. By then, the urge may have passed. If not, try another 10-minute wait. Cravings usually come and go, and last for only a brief period of time. Remind yourself that the craving will pass. The nicotine withdrawal period will pass, too.

Reward Yourself for Your Success at Not Smoking

Smoking is expensive. Set aside the money you're saving by not buying cigarettes and use it for a treat, or save up for a vacation or a major purchase. Be sure to congratulate yourself for going without cigarettes. It's a new habit that you can be proud of.

Neti Pots and Colds ( Cold and Flu )

Neti Pots and Colds

These nasal irrigation devices from ancient India can help you battle your nagging cold and sinus symptoms.

Neti pots use a lukewarm saline solution to clear the nasal passages. For people suffering from allergies or summer colds, neti pots provide a natural alternative to over the counter nasal sprays infused with dangerous chemicals like oxymetazoline, phenylephrine, xylometazoline, and naphazoline. Originally developed by yoga practitioners in India as a purification tool, neti pots are now gaining popularity worldwide. For more detailed information about neti pots, visit http://www.webmd.com/allergies/sinus-pain-pressure-9/neti-pots.

In springtime it's allergies; in winter, colds and flu. No matter the time of year, there always seems to be something clogging up our nasal passages.  

As evidenced by the constant rotation of television commercials touting the latest in allergy and sinus relief, there is no shortage of medication for addressing these problems. But more and more, people who prefer to manage their symptoms naturally, or who want a more economical way to maintain nasal health, are looking back in time to an ancient healing tradition called neti.

Neti Pots and Colds: The Basics

Neti, developed hundreds (or perhaps even thousands) of years ago by yoga and Ayurveda practitioners in India, is a nasal purification technique that involves the use of neti pots. Neti pots can be made of ceramic, glass, plastic, or metal and are sold in most health food stores.

The pot is filled with a saline solution (specially packaged salt mixtures can be purchased, but grocery store sea salt and water will do just fine). Once the neti pot is filled, its spout is inserted into one nostril while the user tilts the head to the side to allow the saline solution to flow up the nasal passage and then out the other nostril. Then the technique is repeated on the opposite side. To ensure a smooth flow of saline solution, the user should breathe through the mouth while tilting the head. Neti pots can be used as needed to alleviate nasal stuffiness or daily as a preventive method of keeping nasal passages free and clear

Neti Pots and Colds: The Benefits

Neti pots can do the following:

• Clear the nostrils to allow free breathing
• Remove excess mucous
• Reduce pollen or allergens in nasal passages
• Relieve nasal dryness
• Reduce cold and flu symptoms
• Alleviate sinus headaches
• Improve sense of smell and taste
• Reduce snoring

A recent study performed by researchers at the University of Wisconsin's School of Medicine and Public Health found evidence that patients with daily sinus symptoms, allergies, and asthma may experience improvements with nasal irrigation. The study also offered strong evidence that nasal irrigation works well along with other, more traditional treatments for symptoms. Other devices such as bulb syringes and squirt bottles can also be used for nasal irrigation.
New York resident Jodie Tassello, who started using neti pots for a chronic sinus infection, says: "I was experimenting with so many different medications, but my symptoms kept coming back. When my friend recommended I try a neti pot, I figured I had nothing to lose. Within a few days, my sinus problems cleared up and haven't come back since. I now use my neti pot every day."

Neti Pots: Are They Safe?
Most research on nasal irrigation indicates there are no significant side effects from neti pots and concludes that the benefits outweigh any potential risks. Proper use of a neti pot is key to safe and effective use, however. If you have any questions on using neti pots, ask your doctor or other health care provider.