La Jolla Center for Holistic Dentistry
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Protect You and Your Family from Swine Flu
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Dear fen-hui,
With the flu going around it is important for you and your family to properly protect yourselves. Your health is important to us here at Holistic Dentistry, and we wish to provide you with the best health care we can. Here are some things you can do to protect yourselves from swine flu.
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 What is Swine Flu?
Swine influenza is a respiratory
disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses. Pigs can be infected
by avian influenza and human influenza
viruses as well as swine influenza viruses.
When influenza viruses from different
species infect pigs, the viruses can reassert, or swap genes,
and new viruses that are a mixture of swine, human and/or avian
influenza can emerge. Over the years variations of swine flu have emerged.
At this time, there are four main influenza type A
virus subtypes that have been isolated in pigs. They are H1N1, H1N2, H3N2, and
H3N1. However, the most recent isolated influenza viruses from pigs have been
H1N1 viruses. This is not the same as the human H1N1 viruses, and vaccines for
the human seasonal flu will not provide any protection from H1N1 swine flu
viruses.
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How Is It Spread?
First, human
infections with swine flu occur in persons with direct exposure to pigs. The
virus can then spread from person-to-person in the same way as the seasonal
flu.
Many people become infected by person-to-person
transmission through coughing or sneezing, or by touching something with
the flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose.
More recent illnesses (and the reported death of one
individual in Texas) suggest that a pattern of more severe illness associated
with this virus may be emerging in the U.S.
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 Signs and Symptoms
include but are not
limited to:
-fever
-cough
-sore throat
-body aches
-headache
-chills
-vomiting
-diarrhea
-lack of appetite
-lethargy
These symptoms are the same as human influenza viruses. To
diagnose swine influenza A infection, a respiratory specimen would need to be
collected and sent to CDC for laboratory testing.
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Steps You Can Take To Help Prevent Infection 
It
is very important to emphasize the importance of washing handsfrequently throughout
the day. Also, It is key to stay in good health. Get plenty of sleep,
be aware
of your stress level, stay physically active, drink plenty of fluids,
and eat nutritious foods. All of these are factors of a healthy immune system.
When considering a healthy diet remember to avoid foods that contain
high levels of sugar, highly refined carbohydrates, starch vegetables, and
all highly processed vegetable oils such
ascorn, canola, and soy. Obviously, you
should avoid
Optimum immune function should be priority. Consider the
following protocol to help maintain a healthy
immune system:
Lipo-Spheric Vit. C
Guna Flu®
Citomix®
Vitamin D is also
important in maintaining a healthy immune system. If you are not already taking Ultra-D Complex™ you
should consider starting now. It is recommended to get
4000 IU of vitamin D per day. That is just two ¼ teaspoons of Ultra-D Complex ™ each day!
I have a limited quantity in stock,
so please contact our office as soon as possible if you would like to protect
yourself from Swine Flu naturally.
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La Jolla Center for
Holistic Dentistry
www.toxinfreesmile.com
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We appreciate your trust in us. Please feel free to call us for any question you may have. We look forward to your next visit.
Sincerely,
Fen-Hui Chen DDS and Staff
La Jolla Center for Holistic Dentistry
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