Consumers have yet another reason to be wary of one-sided dependence on the flu vaccine to protect them from winter infection, after the announcement that a Dutch Laboratory had developed a man made mutant form of the deadly H5N1 “bird flu” capable of spreading among mammals. The original H5N1 virus was responsible for killing more than 1 in 2 people it infected, back in 1997; however, its difficulty in spreading from person to person, was responsible for the small numbers of victims. The new mutant, however, can overcome that barrier, and fears have been expressed that it could easily fall into the hands of terrorists who would waste no time infecting a human population.
Additional fears have been cited by the US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity, which has urged scientific journals not to release specifics as to how the mutant virus was developed. Scientistshave noted the difficulty in reproducing the results in another laboratory. Industry scientist decrying this threat to freedom of expression, are making it less and less certain that the USNSABB will have any success in preventing the details of the study from reaching the public. Nevertheless, members of the Board are professionals, and experts on areas of security. It is reasonable to believe their concerns that terrorist groups may, in the future, learn to make mutant attack virus species with the intention of using them on the publc.
However, even if the vaccine does not fall into the hands of terrorist who spread it to the public, the Dutch Laboratory has forced us to consider the real possibility exists that a mutant form of the virus, might develop that does the same thing in nature that the Dutch made virus did in the laboratory, i.e. spread from mammal to mammal. In such a scenario, millions could perish in a relatively short amount of time.
From a public health control perspective, a mutant virus strain would prove especially challenging because it would attack before a vaccine could be developed that could neutralize the infection. People most likely to survive such a scenario would be young and healthy, or people whose immune systems are in tip top shape. People who eat well, and people who take dietary supplements designed to detox the body and remove oxidants, would be at a great advantage. Evidence for this was found back in 1997, and again in 2005, years when the annual vaccinefailed to provide effective coverage against the prevailing flu. During those epidemic years, scientists conducted experiments testing the ability of antioxidants to neutralize the symptoms of flu. The laboratory experiments showed that antioxidant chemicals, even when given after the start of infection, have the ability to neutralize destructive cellular processes caused by the flu virus.
The conclusion ofscientists conducting the antioxidant and flu experiments was that people should keep getting the vaccine, but it might be valuable for everyone to increase their intake of antioxidants during the flu season. At least one researcher went so far as to suggest that antioxidants supplements maybe able to ameliorate or completely eliminate the symptoms of flu infection.
Detox products help people fight the flu in another way. The body is constantly expending energy in the fight against toxins. Toxins include chemicals in cigarette smoke, the environment, food additives, industrial environments, microbes, and viruses. There is much greater exposure to toxins in the modern world than ever before. On the other hand, when someone takes a detox product, it aids the body to get rid of toxins, and energy is freed up that can subsequently be used to fight a new infection. As a result, people who detox are better able to fight a new flu infection. People who use antioxidant preparations and detox products together shortly before or immediately after being infected with the flu frequently note that the illness lasted only a couple of days.
There are a number of detox and antioxidant products on the market. To provide one example, eHelps, a natural herbal supplement manufacturer has come up with BioOPC+, a natural antioxidant formula that is full of natural antioxidant rich herbal and plant extracts., and BioRestore, an all antural detox formula. The manufacturer recommends taken low doses of each when flu season starts, and then increasing to 2 or 3 a day when flu comes to town or when feeling the first symptoms of flu coming on. People on this regimen have reported success in reducing the symptoms of flu to those a mild cold.

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