Reducing viral breeding grounds including FLU, Swine Flu, H1N1 and other viruses

From Mike at www.azaloe.com


Summary :

1. Frequent hand washing and sanitizing– this is well documented

2. Keep your hands away from your face

3. Keep your Throat clean - Gargle twice a day with warm salt water or Listerine. Drinking warm liquids has a similar effect as gargling, it washes germs into stomach where it cannot live.

4. Keep your Nose clean- Swab nostrils with warm salt water or do a sinus cleanse.

5. Boost natural immunity with Vitamin C and antioxidants.

Advice above was taken from and email forwarded to me, Source of information


DR. VINAY GOYAL IS AN MBBS,DRM,DNB (INTENSIVIST AND THYROID SPECIALIST) HAVING CLINICAL EXPERIENCE OF OVER 20 YEARS. HE HAS WORKED IN INSTITUTIONS LIKE HINDUJA HOSPITAL , BOMBAY HOSPITAL , SAIFEE HOSPITAL , TATA MEMORIAL ETC.. PRESENTLY, HE IS HEADING OUR NUCLEAR MEDICINE DEPARTMENT AND THYROID CLINIC AT RIDDHIVINAYAK CARDIAC AND CRITICAL CENTRE, MALAD (W).


Original Email, all uppercase, sorry that is how it was forwarded to me:

Besides handwashing and keeping hands off the face, there are a
> couple of suggestions made here that I didn't know about and I think
> would be worth the effort. Stay healthy! Pass this on to others in
> our school.
>
> Alana (Kaden's mom)
>
> _SWINE FLU - ADVICE_
>
> _ _
>
> _DR. VINAY GOYAL IS AN MBBS,DRM,DNB (INTENSIVIST AND THYROID
> SPECIALIST) HAVING CLINICAL EXPERIENCE OF OVER 20 YEARS. HE HAS
> WORKED IN INSTITUTIONS LIKE HINDUJA HOSPITAL , BOMBAY HOSPITAL ,
> SAIFEE HOSPITAL , TATA MEMORIAL ETC.. PRESENTLY, HE IS HEADING OUR
> NUCLEAR MEDICINE DEPARTMENT AND THYROID CLINIC AT RIDDHIVINAYAK
> CARDIAC AND CRITICAL CENTRE, MALAD (W). _
>
> _ _
>
> _THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE GIVEN BY HIM, I FEEL MAKES A LOT OF SENSE AND
> IS IMPORTANT FOR ALL TO KNOW _
>
>
> THE ONLY PORTALS OF ENTRY ARE THE NOSTRILS AND MOUTH/THROAT. IN A
> GLOBAL EPIDEMIC OF THIS NATURE, IT\'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID
> COMING INTO CONTACT WITH H1N1 IN SPITE OF ALL PRECAUTIONS. CONTACT
> WITH H1N1 IS NOT SO MUCH OF A PROBLEM AS PROLIFERATION IS.
>
>
> WHILE YOU ARE STILL HEALTHY AND NOT SHOWING ANY SYMPTOMS OF H1N1
> INFECTION, IN ORDER TO PREVENT PROLIFERATION, AGGRAVATION OF SYMPTOMS
> AND DEVELOPMENT OF SECONDARY INFECTIONS, SOME VERY SIMPLE STEPS, NOT
> FULLY HIGHLIGHTED IN MOST OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS, CAN BE PRACTICED
> (INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON HOW TO STOCK N95 OR TAMIFLU):
>
>
> 1. FREQUENT HAND-WASHING (WELL HIGHLIGHTED IN ALL OFFICIAL
> COMMUNICATIONS).
>
>
> 2. "HANDS-OFF-THE-FACE" APPROACH. RESIST ALL TEMPTATIONS TO TOUCH
> ANY PART OF FACE (UNLESS YOU WANT TO EAT, BATHE OR SLAP).
>
>
> 3. *GARGLE TWICE A DAY WITH WARM SALT WATER (USE LISTERINE IF YOU
> DON\'T TRUST SALT). *H1N1 TAKES 2-3 DAYS AFTER INITIAL INFECTION IN
> THE THROAT/ NASAL CAVITY TO PROLIFERATE AND SHOW CHARACTERISTIC
> SYMPTOMS. SIMPLE GARGLING PREVENTS PROLIFERATION. IN A WAY, GARGLING
> WITH SALT WATER HAS THE SAME EFFECT ON A HEALTHY INDIVIDUAL THAT
> TAMIFLU HAS ON AN INFECTED ONE. DON\'T UNDERESTIMATE THIS SIMPLE,
> INEXPENSIVE AND POWERFUL PREVENTATIVE METHOD.
>
>
> 4. SIMILAR TO 3 ABOVE, *CLEAN YOUR NOSTRILS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY DAY
> WITH WARM SALT WATER. *NOT EVERYBODY MAY BE GOOD AT JALA NETI OR
> SUTRA NETI (VERY GOOD YOGA ASANAS TO CLEAN NASAL CAVITIES), BUT
> *BLOWING THE NOSE HARD ONCE A DAY AND SWABBING BOTH NOSTRILS WITH
> COTTON BUDS DIPPED IN WARM SALT WATER IS VERY EFFECTIVE IN BRINGING
> DOWN VIRAL POPULATION.*
>
>
> 5. *BOOST YOUR NATURAL IMMUNITY WITH FOODS THAT ARE RICH IN VITAMIN C

> (AMLA AND OTHER CITRUS FRUITS). *IF YOU HAVE TO SUPPLEMENT WITH
> VITAMIN C TABLETS, MAKE SURE THAT IT ALSO HAS ZINC TO BOOST
> ABSORPTION.
>
>
> 6. *DRINK AS MUCH OF WARM LIQUIDS (TEA, COFFEE, ETC) AS YOU CAN.
> *DRINKING WARM LIQUIDS HAS THE SAME EFFECT AS GARGLING, BUT IN THE
> REVERSE DIRECTION. THEY WASH OFF PROLIFERATING VIRUSES FROM THE
> THROAT INTO THE STOMACH WHERE THEY CANNOT SURVIVE, PROLIFERATE OR DO
> ANY HARM.
>