How to Avoid the Flu and Colds

From Eastern Illinois University

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Colds and the Flu Are Optional

California’s Premier Endocrinologist, Joe Prendergast M.D. explains that vitamin D is really a hormone and that is why it is so powerful. He says that taking vitamin D increases your immune system strength 3 to 5 times. He says "Vitamin D is a miracle drug." See video below.

Note that I had not had a cold, flu or headache in over 15 years. About 20 years ago I had a flu where I had almost a 104 F fever. I had a terrible headache. It would only take less than 20 minutes to be freezing cold. Then I would get under a lot of covers and warm up and go to sleep. Then I would wake up about 30 minutes and be boiling hot and jump out from under the covers. This cycle went on all day and night.

Have you heard the saying "Feed a cold, starve a fever." Here is what Duke Medicine says about that saying (Duke Medicine conceptually integrates the Duke University Health System, the Duke University School of Medicine, and the Duke University School of Nursing.): [Later it will explain this]

No one really knows the origins of the axiom, but most accounts link it back as early as 1574, when dictionary writer John Withals wrote “Fasting is a great remedie of feuer [fever].”

My uncle is a PhD in chemistry and he taught me to think like a scientist at a very young age. So his experiment was to see what would happen if someone grew up thinking like a scientist.

If you get the flu, it is a warning that something is wrong with your immune system. If you do not fix it then it is likely that you will have other diseases that cause damage.

Immune System not Germs

Louis Pasteur is considered the father of the Germ Theory of Medicine and he invented the process of pasteurization. On his deathbed, he even recanted saying the Germ Theory was all wrong: "It’s the terrain, not the germ."

Say you wanted to avoid a fight. The better fighter you are, the better you are at avoiding a fight. Take Iron Mike Tyson. He would knock out pro boxers in under a minute. He fought Marvin Fraser who was Joe Frazier's son and a great boxer. Marvin had a 6 inch reach advantage on Mike but Mike knocked him out in 25 seconds of the match and the referee stopped the fight. A strong immune system can avoid lots of sickness including cancer.

If the immune system is not compromised it can easily prevent you from getting sick. Plus it can help you avoid infectious diseases and non-infectious diseases like cancer. Washing hands is like always running away and hiding from germs. Strengthen your immune system and you can survive a pandemic while others are dropping like flies. Germs are everywhere.

The human is the most evolved organism on the planet. Some have disagreed but the purpose of evolution is to survive. Many species of organisms have become extinct in recent years. The population of humans have continually grown for the past 10,000 years unlike any other species. Its immune system if healthy can easily fight off any infectious disease.

It is possible that all colds or flu are related to dairy consumption, especially in colder weather. Cow's milk is the second most consumed milk. The first most consumed is goat's milk that the USDA says is healthier than cow's milk. Probably the least unhealthy for you is raw goat's milk cheese.

The body actually allows any virus to grow in you when it does not think that you are taking care of yourself and not getting enough rest and sleep. The biggest problems with Americans is that they over-eat and under-sleep. That is why the body allows the virus to grow in you, to kick your butt so you have to take it easy.

Vitamin D-- the Sunshine Hormone

First there is a lot of recent research done showing the importance of vitamin D, the sunshine hormone. In the summer, the sunshine is brighter and people have on less clothes so they get more vitamin D.

They have recently learned that the amount needed for strong bones is not nearly enough to protect you from the above. Vitamin D overdose is rare. If you buy 1,000 IU capsules and take 70 a day for a while, then you will get an overdose. To be very conservative do not take more than 15,000 IU a day, unless a doctor is supervising you. See How Much Vitamin D Should You Take Daily to prevent getting colds and flus.

Plenty of Sleep

Also getting plenty of sleep is important to the immune system. A study showed that people who get less than 7 hours of sleep a night are 3 times more likely to get the flu than people who get over 8 hours of sleep a night. During the holidays people have a tendency to get less sleep.

The cleaner that it is inside the body, the better the immune system works. Everyday the body is taking in toxins and producing metabolic toxins. Also everyday the body is cleaning out toxins. A big part of the immune system is the lymphatic system. But it requires movement to work well. So exercise will help it to work much better. When it is warmer, the body sweats more and the skin is the largest excretory organ in the body. The excretory organs include skin, lungs, liver and kidneys. The colon is an organ of elimination.

Exercise helps you to sweat more. This helps the body to become cleaner inside. Sweating is also a major reason that people get colds and flu during the cold months instead of the warmer months.

Fasting or Eating Less

When Mark Twain would get a cold or flu, he would fast to get over it the quickest way. Fasting helps the body to get rid of toxins at an accelerated rate. Regular fasting can help you to avoid it. Fasting (consuming only water) is the fastest way to get over the flu.

Raw fruits and vegetables, organically grown, are a very clean burning fuel. Unhealthy foods like junk food, cakes, cookies, refined grains and animal foods are not as clean burning and make it harder for the immune system to work. So fasting or a cleansing diet helps the body to keep from getting sick. Stress weakens the immune system so do something like yoga to reduce stress.

A cold or flu is a chance for you to become healthier. The body has an inner intelligence that only cares about the health of your body, It does not care about your money, your job, your ego, your relationships or any of that. So you may be too busy being important to get enough sleep or you do not want to be bothered with eating less or healthier. But when you get sick it becomes a priority since you feel so sick.

Then you can take off work, get more rest and sleep and let your body heal itself. It is time to nurture yourself. Your taste does not work as well so you cannot enjoy eating like normal. This makes it easier for you to eat less or fast. Fasting may make you feel worse but it will speed up the process that is taking place. Eating may make you feel better, but it slows down the cleansing process that is taking place.

Some people choose to fight the flu. They do not give the body what it needs but they try to SUPPRESS the symptoms with drugs or natural remedies. Then these people can end up being sick for weeks or even months. The body is talking to you. It is saying "give me what I need or you will feel awful for a long time." Only the body can heal itself. Studies show that it helps reduce getting sick if you eat more fruits and vegetables and reduce eating animal foods.

In conclusion, vitamin D is not a vitamin since by definition vitamins cannot be produced by the body. It is a hormone. If you cannot get enough from sunlight then take a good supplement.

Do not take a supplement of vitamin C. Why not? Richard Schulze N.D. says that a vitamin C supplement is mostly ascorbic acid. He says "There are over 5,000 natural vitamin C complexes and flavones (a colorless crystalline compound that is the basis of a number of white or yellow plant pigments) found in foods that are extremely important to health." So instead eat lots of fruits and vegetables that are much higher in vitamin C than other foods. See video below with studies on this.

Also exercise keeps the lymphatic system moving to help clean out toxins and extra sweating makes the body get rid of more toxlns.

Using the Produce Aisle to Boost Immune Function-- Flus or Colds. Less than 5 minutes. By Michael Greger M.D. who reads all the papers on health and food so you don't have to. He has written that studies show that the best food to eat to avoid getting the flu or lessen the time you have it is by eating kiwi fruits.

Joe Prendergast M.D., California's Leading Endocrinologist talks about the benefits of vitamin D in 8 minutes. Listen to it.

Dr. Joel Fuhrman M.D. treats people with fasting and a change in diet. He says that if you want to eat foods that prevent and fight diseases, you should eat G--BOMBS. It stands for greens, berries, onions, mushrooms, beans and seeds/nuts. Mushrooms are known for helping the immune system and helping the body fight off the flu.

If you want to surprise some dinner guests, put some mushrooms in the salad and tell them they are eating fungus. Mushrooms are fungus. Berries are among the healthiest foods and include blueberries, goji berries, pomegranates and acai berries. They are the best food for the brain.

A lot of the time children get diseases that the parents get because that is where they learn their lifestyle. Fruit is pre-digested and only needs about 20 minutes to pass through the stomach. Other foods are in the stomach for hours. So it is better to eat fruits first and wait 20 minutes before eating other foods. You can compare the above to what WebMD says in Keep Your Immune System Healthy. They say:

Your immune system defends you against the viruses that cause colds and flu. These eight steps can help support your immune system so it's ready to fight those viruses.

Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.

Get at least 30 minutes of exercise most days of the week.

Get enough sleep.

Wash your hands.

Keep up with your vaccinations. Almost everyone who's at least 6 months old should get a flu vaccine every year.

Keep your weight healthy.

Don't drink too much alcohol.

Don't smoke.

Keep in mind that the flu vaccine has mercury in it. They say it is totally safe but they took out of all children's vaccines. Also they have not done any studies on it not even to show that it is better than no vaccines. Their goal is to sell it. It is made for everyone to take, even healthy people that never get the flu.

What is the Main Cause of Cancer

Main Cause of Cancer

This January 16, 2017 article has a chart with numbers about the causes of cancer. Now if you look at this chart you will see that most of the causes is under your control and many do not like that. They will say things like where is the fun in life if I can't eat horrible things that taste good and give me cancer.

Now the chart says that family history is 5% of the cause. Well that is so small that it does not make much of a difference. But smoking is 33% of the cause! Also it can cause death in other ways. Now I knew a cabdriver who did not have a leg and I asked him about it. He said that he lost it since smoking is bad for circulation, but he still smoked.

The chart says that 20% of the cause is being overweight. We have covered some of this above. Being overweight or obese can increase your causes of dying of many causes. The chart says that 5% of the cause of cancer is diet. Now I think this is much too low and will explain why. They can take some out of the 11% due to unknown causes and add it to diet. Unknown can be bad luck or a superstition. Five percent cab be lack of exercise. Add these up and that equals 66% of what is in your control according to the chart. Plus I feel that diet should be a lot higher. Note that you can chew tobacco and that is diet, not smoking!

Of the different types of cancer, lung cancer kills the most people and 90% of the lung cancer is due to smoking. Now 5% of the cancer is due to occupation and they know that being a chemist, like I was, can contribute to that. My uncle that was a chemist died of cancer at age 70, but that occupation made him wealthy well before he died. Smoking can be an expensive habit. So you can see how big difference you can make in your odds of getting cancer.

Reducing Odds of Cancer or Curing It

Now we will get into diet more. First I was telling a doctor that works in a hospital that I was very surprised at how big a difference enough vitamin D makes in getting cancer. She said that it should not since it is a disease of toxins. She is right-- it is disease of toxins. That is the main cause of cancer. There is a cancer that you from asbestos called mesothelioma. Asbestos is the cause of mesothelioma.

Smoking introduces a whole set of toxins. In fact over 100 additives are added to the tobacco to make it nearly impossible to quit. Of course the easiest way to quit is to never start. Eating or diet introduces a great deal of toxins that should not be in one's diet. Note that webmd has an article that is easy to find with a search that says that eating salt (that is not a food) is worse than smoking. So they are saying that if you give up salt and start smoking then you will be healthier. They have many MDs read over an article before it is published.

Also very recent research shows that eating meat, dairy or eggs is as bad as smoking. Getting back to what I said to the doctor, they now know that vitamin D is not a vitamin, but a hormone. One of the functions of this hormone, is to help your body get rid of toxins.

Doctor of Public Health (their job is to find the cause and then cure the disease), Cedric Garland says that ENOUGH (lifeguard levels) vitamin D will virtually eradicate breast cancer. Moore Cancer Center proposes that cancer may be a vitamin D deficiency.

JAMA says that 77% of Americans have a vitamin D deficiency. A pandemic is a widespread epidemic. It also has the exact quote that PubMed Central has about this. If you have not realizes this by now, I also give you the websites that you can find this at.

I wrote this article because so many are afraid of cancer and that it strikes people at random. So this article is to show that you make your body a good vessel for cancer to grow or make it a terrible place for cancer to live and survive. It just wants a place to survive and eat lots of toxins. Tea is the most studied anti-cancer plant, with over 5,000 medical studies published on its health benefits over the past 10 years.

I hear many health enthusiasts brag about how they drink only water. Let me tell you how stupid this is. As a chemist I can tell you by definition, water is a tasteless liquid. Now if humans wanted something tasteless, then they would eat cardboard. You can sweeten green tea with the herb stevia that is very sweet but has no calories. Plus this herb is good for your health.

Now some know some things that make them not so smart. They know that caffeine helps you to stay awake like if you are trying to meditate or drive. What they do not know is that green tea also contains theanine that also makes you very relaxed. That way you can be awake, alert and relaxed which is ideal for meditation. So it is much better to drink green tea than water. Water does not prevent cancer. Also green tea is 95% water. Also green tea has EGCG in it that helps you to lose weight that is 20% of your risk for getting cancer.

Now as mentioned there are many more foods that prevent cancer like mushrooms and vegetables that have substance in them that fight cancer. For example Mayo Clinic found that broccoli sprouts are very high in a cancer phytochemicals (plant medicines) and bred these sprouts to be higher in them and they sell them in supermarkets.

Before you get chronic health problems that are permanent, you get acute problems that last a short time like the flu and colds. I have not had a cold, flu or headache in over 15 years and I do not take any drugs that include the drugs for well people like vaccines and sunblock. I will warn you now that this also involves getting enough vitamin D that you can get free from the sun of God or God's sun. A pope used the sun, like Sunday to make the Christian religion more accepted in the beginning.

When you eat too much carbohydrates or fat, it can be stored. When you eat too much protein, it cannot be stored and it must be broken down. This creates a lot of toxins. Animal foods are acid and plant foods have a tendency to be alkaline. Green tea is listed as the most alkaline food. PCRM, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine says:

The World Health Organization (WHO) has determined that dietary factors account for at least 30 percent of all cancers in Western countries and up to 20 percent in developing countries. When cancer researchers started to search for links between diet and cancer, one of the most noticeable findings was that people who avoided meat were much less likely to develop the disease.This fact allowed scientists to separate the effects of eating meat from other factors. Overall, these studies showed significant reductions in cancer risk among those who avoided meat. In contrast, Harvard studies showed that daily meat eaters have approximately three times the colon cancer risk, compared to those who rarely eat meat.

Their Six Guidelines for Cancer Prevention are:

1. Avoid dairy products to reduce risk of prostate cancer.
2. Limit or avoid alcohol to reduce the risk of cancers of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, colon, rectum, and breast.
3. Avoid red and processed meat to reduce the risk of cancers of the colon and rectum.
4. Avoid grilled, fried, and broiled meats to reduce the risk of cancers of the colon, rectum, breast, prostate, kidney, and pancreas.
5. Women should consume soy products in adolescence to reduce risk of breast cancer. Breast cancer survivors should consume soy products to reduce risk of cancer recurrence and overall mortality.
6. Eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables to reduce risk of several forms of cancer.

University of Southern California News says:

Meat and cheese may be as bad for you as smoking

Eating animal proteins during middle age makes you a candidate for cancer

That chicken wing you’re eating could be as deadly as a cigarette. In a new study that tracked a large sample of adults for nearly two decades, researchers have found that eating a diet rich in animal proteins during middle age makes you four times more likely to die of cancer than someone with a low-protein diet — a mortality risk factor comparable to smoking.

The difference between protein from plants and protein from animals is the protein from animals has a lot more sulfur in it which causes hydrogen sulfide. Animal protein contributes significantly to the colonic sulfur pool, resulting in the generation of hydrogen sulfide. This has a bad effect on people with IBD (inflammatory bowel disease).

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