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The Flu
The news recently hit that this year's flu vaccine is a bit off the mark, meaning that a different strain of the virus is likely to cause the majority of illness this flu season. Should we be upset with the scientists who created the vaccine? The answer is no. There are many different strains of flu virus out there. The scientists use their best efforts to plot yearly and geographic influenza trends, and sometimes it simply doesn't work as well as they would like. The flu vaccine remains an important therapeutic tool to help keep us well. The good news is that even though your flu vaccine won't completely protect you from getting the flu, it still can lessen the severity and duration of illness should you get the flu. In the meantime, tried and true methods of prevention are still the mainstay of staying well this flu season: wash your hands frequently, get plenty of sleep, do what you can to healthily manage the stress of daily living, and stay well-hydrated. If you do come down with the flu there are prescription aids that might help, but I prefer either an herbal remedy (extract of black elderberry) or a homeopathic one (oscillococcinum). Both are available at most health food stores and some food markets. Please share your thoughts with us.
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