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NSC~Articles...Page 3 of 3 The Overwhelming Odds are You Will "Catch a Cold" and Probably Will "Come Down with Flu" this Year! dSM Beta Glucan and Your Immune System are Your Best Protection By Frank M. Jordan, Editor In The Beginning... The congestion begins slowly with more labored breathing - nose begins to run - a sneeze - the throat tickles with a nagging cough - sore throat - eyes water - Oh no, I am miserable - aaahhhhhhhhh - I have a Cold! Or if you are less lucky, with alarming speed your body begins to ache - your brow and then your body heats up with a high fever - then a chill - your strength fades and weakness overwhelms - your throat is raw - the racking coughing seems to never end - It hurts all over - You have the Flu! More than 200 different viruses are known to cause the symptoms of the common cold, which occur 1 Billion times per year! Influenza, commonly called the flu, is an acute, contagious, respiratory tract infection caused by influenza viruses that 20-40 million suffer annually! Flu has been around forever. The "Father of Medicine," the Greek physician Hippocrates, first described influenza in 412 BC, with the first documented flu-like epidemic occurring in 1580 AD. Today, flu outbreaks occur every winter without exception, with periodic epidemics - some severe. Influenza can strike entire populations who have inadequate immune protection, especially against a newly mutated virus. During this century alone, the "Spanish flu" in 1918-19 caused 20 million deaths; the "Asian flu" in 1957-58 resulted in 500,000 deaths in the U.S. and the more recent "Hong Kong flu" caused 34,000 deaths in the U.S. in 1968-69. More such Pandemics are expected. Colds are most prevalent among children and appear to be related to the young's immature immune systems and the contact with other children in schools and day care centers. The National Center for Health Statistics estimates that, in 1994, 66 million cases of the common cold in the United States required medical attention or resulted in restricted activity, plus causing 20 million days lost from school! How Do I "Catch a Cold" or "Come Down with the Flu"? Most colds are contracted by breathing in virus laden droplets that have been sneezed or coughed into the air. Or by rubbing our eyes, nose or mouth with our fingers that have come in contact with the virus by hand to hand contact. Also, the handling of objects contaminated with the virus such as food, door knobs, glasses, light switches and Kleenex, can transfer the viruses. Flu viruses also enter the body through the mucous membranes of the eyes, nose and mouth. The greatest risk of infection is in highly populated areas, where people live in crowded work, home and school conditions. Airline travel and airports are also prime sources for virus transmission, as well as sporting and entertainment events. Isolating people with flu symptoms is not an effective means of controlling the viral infection because flu can be spread by someone whose symptoms have not yet appeared. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) takes exception to several common beliefs about colds, "Although many people are convinced that a cold results from the exposure to cold weather, or from getting chilled or overheated, NIAID grantees have found that these conditions have little or no effect on the development or severity of a cold." While respecting the findings of the NIAID, the cold months have less sunlight and UV rays to diminish viruses. Lower winter humidity contributes to virus survival and drier nasal passages increase vulnerability to acquiring viral infections. We are also indoors more to escape cold and wintry conditions, which increases exposure to carriers of cold and flu viruses. After a person has been infected with the flu virus, symptoms usually appear within 2 to 4 days. The infection is considered contagious for another 3 or 4 days after the symptoms appear. Body aches and fever rapidly assault the body and, in typical cases, the fever starts declining on the second or third day of the illness. Then come the upper respiratory symptoms with acute nasal congestion, sore throat and cough. Both colds and flu have a duration from 4 - 14 days in normal conditions without complications. Note that flu almost never causes gastrointestinal symptoms and the "stomach flu" is a misnomer and not in fact viral influenza. While colds without complications are not life threatening; flu, particularly in the elderly, is the cause of 20,000+ deaths annually and must be taken as a serious health threat. Flu complications generally result from bacterial infections in the lower respiratory tract. Pneumonia that results is caused by pneumococcal bacteria, but infections with staphylococci and streptococci (strep throat) can occur. These secondary bacterial infections are often properly treated with antibiotics, but it should be repeated that antibiotics are ineffective in treating viral infections which cause the initial cold and flu. Too many doctors prescribe, and too many patients or parents insist on, antibiotics to treat the cold and flu viruses when they simply will not work and can sometimes even slow recovery. Aren't New Vaccines Making the Flu Threat Less and Less? Think Again! The Johns Hopkins Health Insider in a report dated November 1998 entitled, "Is a Flu Plague Coming?" stated, "The CDC [Center for Disease Control], the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other health agencies are currently collaborating to develop plans for dealing with a pandemic - an influenza outbreak occurring once every 20 to 30 years that defies all predictions and results in a huge and deadly epidemic. In a pandemic year, the virus changes so dramatically that no one has developed immunity, with the result that many more people become sick and die. There have been three pandemics this century ["Spanish," "Asian" and "Hong Kong" flu]. If the disease cycle holds true, the next pandemic is due to hit any time: maybe next year, maybe five years from now...but soon." Flu vaccines have helped many people, but are far from perfect protection; often with side effects. However, each time science develops a new vaccine, the virus seems to mutate and create a new strain that is more powerful and resistant to treatment. The best solution is to keep your immune system in peak condition to not get sick.
Dr. James F. Balch and Phyllis A. Balch, C.N.C. in their best
seller, "Prescription for Nutritional Healing" state:
Michael Murray, N.D. in his "Encyclopedia of Natural
Medicine" tells his readers: Gary Null, Ph.D. in "The Complete Encyclopedia of Natural Healing" sums it up by saying: "Individuals with weak immune systems seem to catch every new bug around and to stay ill longer, while those with strong defenses remain healthy."
The answer is a combination of proper diet, adequate rest, reduction of stress, belief in a higher being, moderate exercise, hand washing, liquids in volume and supplementation of the immune response by natural and non-toxic vitamins and dSM Beta Glucan in NSC-24 Immunition products. Vitamins A, C and E are known immune system boosters, together with Astragalus, Echinacea Extract, Grape Seed Extract and Bioflavonoids. But we need still more protection from colds, flu and other health invaders and more is dSM Beta Glucan. Flu vaccines can work in certain conditions; however the "American Medical Association Encyclopedia of Medicine" tells us, "Anti influenza vaccines containing killed strains of types A and B virus currently in circulation are available, but have only a 60-70% success rate in preventing infection."
James F. Balch, M.D. in his "Prescription for Nutritional
Healing," states his opinion as a doctor: Consult your personal health care provider for advice on the flu shots, but even if you take the flu shots, you need dSM Beta Glucan to nutritionally potentiate your immune response to maximize the ability of the immune response to keep you from contracting the viral infections and then to minimize impact if you should contract a cold or flu.
Donald J. Carrow, M.D, in "The Townsend Letter for
Doctors" summarizes his clinical research utilizing NSC-24 Beta Glucan:
Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and prominent author, in his "The New
Super-Antioxidants and Other Nutritional Breakthroughs"
enthusiastically states:
The following are only a few of those who have reported positive results involving colds and flu from an immune response nutritionally potentiated by NSC-24 (3 mg) or NSC-100 (10 mg)(tm) Beta Glucan:
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Sharon ...
Carolyn ...
Susan ...
How Does NSC-24 Immunition dSM Beta Glucan Work with My Immune System? NSC-24 and NSC-100 IMMUNITION(tm) products are powerful immune response activators containing Beta glucan, with potent anti-oxidant properties. The micronized (small particle) Beta 1,3/1,6 dSM glucan is extracted from the cell walls of Baker's yeast and scientifically purified and sterilized to assure no harmful yeast proteins remain that might cause negative or allergic reactions. Studies from Harvard Medical, Tulane, Baylor and a myriad of additional research institutions demonstrate the natural Beta glucan extracted from yeast cell wall is safe, while nutritionally potentiating a suppressed immune response. Micronized dSM Beta glucan activates immunity where it starts, at specialized immune cells called macrophages. Activated and excited macrophages reach out with tentacle-like arms, physically pulling in infectious invaders to ingest, destroy and remove them with caustic enzymes. The Beta glucan super-charged macrophage cells join your immune T-cells and B-cells, creating a chain reaction of activation, multiplication and mobilization of your entire immune response as has been conclusively demonstrated in 1999 Research at the University of Nevada School of Medicine involving the proprietary dSM Beta Glucan used in NSC-24 Immunition products. Colds and flu are a reality from which there is no escape and they can be dangerous if ignored. If fever remains high, chills persist and coughing produces thick, yellow greenish sputum, call your health care provider immediately.
Remember, your immune system in peak condition is the best answer
to the cold and flu viral infections. Antibiotics will not work. dSM
Beta Glucan is available to you as NSC-24
and NSC-100 Don't wait until you have a cold or flu to take NSC-24 dSM Beta Glucan. Take daily and keep your immune response in peak condition at all times to fight back not only against the viral infections causing cold and flu, but additionally the bacteria, parasites and fungi that attack us daily.
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