Don’t Swoon over Swine Just Yet
Be careful out there. The media is panicking a lot of folks. This IS admittedly a weird flu and we should all be conscious. Don’t be sneezing and coughing on people, wash your hands a lot. Wear a mask if you must. But don’t GIVE yourself the flu by worrying so excessively that you impair your immune system.
Here is an interesting link – PRE-swine flu.
| In the U.S., an estimated 25–50 million cases of the flu are currently reported each year — leading to 150,000 hospitalizations and 30,000–40,000 deaths yearly. If these figures were to be estimated incorporating the rest of the world, there would be an average of approximately 1 billion cases of flu, around 3–5 million cases of severe illness, and 300,000–500,000 deaths annually. |
for more go to Influenza Statistics
Here’s the deal, Discover Magazine reports that animals sleep to repair their immune systems, and the ones that sleep the most have the strongest immune systems. They also reported that humans who sleep at least 7 hours a day have an immune system that is 3x stronger than those who don’t. So make sure you are getting enough sleep!!
There are many aromatherapy formulas out there that effectively help to reduce your chances of illness. After all, the pharmaceutical companies have been trying to replicate healing properties found in nature from the beginning. A good formula that uses the best of the anti-microbial and anti-viral oils is called Thieves Oil. Young Living makes it (I don’t sell it, but there are plenty of articles out there about it.) Cinnamon Leaf Oil 3x, Clove Bud Oil 3x, Lemon Oil 3x, Eucalyptus Oil 1x, Rosemary Oil 1x. I put it on a cotton ball and carry it in a ziplok bag. I also put it in my hand creme – but it’s volatile, so it isn’t as stable for the long haul. You could also boil leaves or spices of the above combination and fill your house or office with the scent. (Probably why we associate that scent with Christmas. Our ancestors used them during the high-cold seasons.)
I’m just sayin’ – take precautions. Get sleep. Protect yourself by being smart and doing your homework. But don’t make yourself crazy. The flu goes around every year. One researcher once told me that those little colds and sniffles you get are actually your body creating anti-bodies for the nasty stuff. The human body is an amazing instrument. Some of us develop antibodies immediately to whatever is going around. By the same token, the viruses are mutating and changing… so who knows if any vaccine will even work? Even the scientists admit they don’t know.
Be careful out there. But don’t be scared.
Best,
Beth
© 2009 Beth Terry Seminars, Inc.
And if staying healthy is not sufficient reason to get enough sleep, maybe losing weight is. Check out this article about the link between sleep and weight loss.
http://www.glamour.com/magazine/2009/02/lose-weight-while-you-sleep
Now, if only I could follow its instructions.