Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Flu?

It seems like every year the news reports threaten us with some new disease that’s going around. This year it’s been the H1N1 virus (or swine flu), a few years ago it was the avian flu. There have also been scares about the West Nile virus and anthrax. In general, Americans have become germ-phobic. We’re so concerned about microbes that we miss the most important point—not everyone who is exposed to a microbe gets sick. Why? Because of something called the immune system. When you have a strong immune system, you are naturally resistant to the actions of microbes. Even vaccines depend on your immune system to be effective, because all a vaccine does is to challenge your immune system to mount a response. If your immune system is too weak, a vaccine not only won’t work, it will “backfire” and make you sick. What’s even more interesting is that your immune system depends on microbes to work properly. That’s right, you need friendly bacteria and other organisms in your body to defend yourself against diseases. These friendly microbes, known as probiotics are an essential component of your ability to resist disease. That’s why you don’t want to over-sterilize everything. There is evidence that excessive use of antimicrobials increases the risk of asthma and allergies in children because it prevents their immune systems from developing normally. Don’t buy into the fear created by the media about contagious diseases. Attend this month’s Herbal Hour and learn how to create a healthy immune system and implement basic practices that will protect you from contagious diseases naturally. Then you, too, won’t need to be afraid of the big, bad flu or whatever other contagious disease is “going around.”

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