Are there alternatives to the H1N1, Swine Flu, vaccinations for your family? Yes, there are! In 1918 epidemic, many people relied on natural means to: 1. avoid contracting it; 2. as treatment when they did contract it; and 3. to prevent death from it.

Parents and grandparents are looking for family alternatives to the H1N1-Swine Flu-vaccinations that actually work! Let’s look at some that has worked before. Elderberry concentrate, in juice, pill or extract form, will build your immune system to help your body fight flu viruses naturally. Along with probiotics the elderberry concentrate work wonders on keeping you healthy.

Both of the above natural supplements can be found online. Both of them are safe for children. You can purchase probiotics are for children, and they come in chewable or tablet form. The secret to their use is to begin taking them now! Give them time to build up your immune system before the cold and flu season is here.

With your immune system in good shape, you may avoid contracting the H1N1, Swine Flu, virus altogether. That’s what people learned in the 1918 and 1968 epidemics. People with good immune systems rarely get the flu. Do you know people who go through every winter without contracting a cold or flu? More than likely their immune system works great; however, if you get colds and flu viruses every winter, then it would might be worth considering taking elderberry concentrate and probiotics this winter.

In 1918 chiropractors took patients that the medical doctors had given up on. By the use of natural methods, a large percentage of these patients lived. Through the use of natural healing methods, the chiropractors had a mortality rate below 1% compared to the then modern medicine mortality rate of from 6-20%.

Some of the natural means you can use today are: diffuse essential oils in your home to kill germs in the air, drink herbal tea, stay hydrated, get plenty of rest, eat healthy, avoid sugar and processed foods and at the first sign of flu symptoms, take all natural remedies from online sources, which you should have stored at home. There are so many good sites that there isn’t space to mention here.

Yes, there are family alternatives to the H1N1, Swine Flu, vaccinations. Should you use both for your family? You can, but there are other natural remedies you need to use if you choose to do both. Either way, the decision is yours. Find a good site that explains how to use the all natural remedies to fight flu and cold viruses. And along with those methods, eat healthy my friends.?

I had heard of diabetes before on the news and in high school classes. But it wasn’t until I met my college roommate that I had any idea what it meant. After weeks of missing it, I finally witnessed my roommate giving herself an injection of insulin. We had a lengthy discussion about this and the other ways diabetes had impacted her life.

I’d always been terrified of needles when I was younger, and, to be honest, still experience a slight shiver of fear when I see the syringes in the doctor’s office. I asked her if there was any other way she could get the insulin she needed without multiple shots every single day. She replied that unless they found a way to create a new, working pancreas for her, she’d have to settle being pricked by a needle.

So when I came across an article outlining the future possibilities of bioengineering, my interest was significantly piqued. The medical community has found numerous inventive ways to replicate some of our body’s functions. For example, when we are unable to breathe on our own or our lungs aren’t functioning properly, we are hooked up to a respirator that breathes for us. Of course, it would be highly inconvenient and expensive to take this respirator with us and get on with our daily lives.

Up until recently, organ donation was the only way anyone thought we could replace a damaged or malfunctioning body part. However, bioengineering may have something more to say on that matter. The most widely used product of bioengineering is that of laser eye surgery. Essentially, this corrective surgery involves using a laser to reshape the eyeball to give recipients perfect vision.

But the new developments won’t stop at simply correcting existing organs. It can also serve to regenerate damaged organs. Skin, the largest of the body’s organs, can be replicated and regenerated using bioengineered skin grafts. When a burn victim is not strong enough or does not possess enough suitable skin for grafting, a new option has been introduced.

A double layer of collagen and silicone act has protection and induces new, healthy skin growth. When placed on a burned portion of the body, the silicone layer is on the top so to protect the injured skin. New tissue grows through and round the collagen layer, creating a healthy layer of unburned skin.

The hope for the future, however, is to develop fully functioning replicas of actual organs.

It’s already been shown to work in hearing impaired individuals. Conducting hearing loss is a condition that results from the damage of one or all the small bones in the ear. The hammer (malleus), anvil (incus) and the stirrup (stapes), referred to as the ossicles (small bones), move in response to sound waves and vibrate the ear drum. When one of these bones is injured, hearing loss inevitably occurs.
Surgeons used to replace these bones with titanium or plastic. Today, the ossicles are replaced by biologically active materials that encourage bone growth. After a while, the replacement bones are identical to that of naturally occurring bones.

Kidney failure and liver disease may be treated with brand-new, customized models. It might seem like something that could only happen in a science fiction book. But a few years back no one could guess that contact lenses and glasses would be replaced with laser corrected eyes.

Scientists are still at the investigative stage of organ bioengineering, but the hope is still present. Someday soon it is possible that my roommate’s painful routine of injections and finger pricking may be replaced by a brand new pancreas.

Athlete’s foot is an often-found infection of the skin, usually on the foot, and is caused by fungus. The most common cause of the infection is Trichophyton. The ringworm fungus “tinea” can be found in many places, including clothing, socks, pools, locker rooms and gyms. This fungus thrives and infects your upper dermal areas, when they remain irritated, warm and moist. You can be infected with fungus anywhere on your body, but the feet are obviously more prone to them, because of their moist and warm environment. The fungus can be spread when you come into contact with a person infected with it, or if you contact objects that are infected.

Symptoms:

Athlete’s foot usually looks like dry, peeling red skin on the sole or soles of your feet. The flaking may spread to the sides and onto the tops of the feet. Usually, though, the rash is found only on the foot soles.

Athlete’s foot has nicknames, depending on where it occurs. On the soles, it’s called “moccasin”. If it is between your toes, it’s called “interdigital”. If it’s “blistering” or “inflammatory”, it’s technically called bullous tinea pedis, and with this type, you would have thick patches of reddened, dry skin with calluses. Milder cases may appear like simple dry skin, and may or may not be inflamed or red.

Causes:

There is more than one possible cause of rashes on the foot, and athlete’s foot is one that is more commonly seen. Other causes include dermatitis, bacterial infections, yeast infections, psoriasis, or rashes from shoes, socks or creams.

Your health care provider can utilize an easy test to confirm athlete’s foot. It’s called the KOH test, and it is a potassium hydroxide examination for fungi. He or she will use small skin flakes and examine them under a microscope. In some instances, the physician may send a piece of skin away for a biopsy, to help in confirming the diagnosis.

People who get athlete’s foot often may be more prone to fungus infections, and may experience more of them. You can prevent fungus to a degree, by keeping your feet dry and clean, staying away from long-term walking in moist areas, and by allowing the feet to “breathe”, without shoes on. Avoid contact with people whom you know are infected, and don’t walk barefoot in gyms or around public pools. You can also use anti-fungal brands of foot powder, and spray your shoes with disinfectant.

Treatment:

Treatment for athlete’s foot generally is composed of two parts. The first means of treatment, and the most important, is making the area less suited to fungus growth. Keep your feet dry and clean. Buy shoes that are constructed of breathable materials like leather. Vinyl doesn’t breathe, and can cause your feet to stay too moist for prolonged time periods. This is an excellent breeding ground for fungus. Wear cotton socks that help to pull moisture away from your feet, too.

Medicated powders can also be used to keep your feet their driest. You can soak your feet in aluminum acetate, which is a drying solution, or soak them in diluted white vinegar and water.

The second aspect of athlete’s foot treatment is using anti-fungal washes or creams. They are marketed under various brand names, so ask your pharmacist to point them out to you. You should continue treating your feet for a month, or for at least a week after you are symptom-free.

If you have an advanced type of athlete’s foot fungus, you may also need to take an anti-fungal in pill form. You will be given liver tests before you are prescribed these pills, because you can’t take them if you have liver disease.

If you apply corticosteroid creams to your feet to help, these can actually fertilize the area and make your athlete’s foot worse. Do not use them to treat fungus. If the fungus spreads to your toenails, you will have to treat them as well, or the fungus may recur. Treating the toenails may require a longer term of oral anti-fungals.

Athlete’s foot can actually also affect the hand, and, oddly enough, if it does, it will only affect one hand. No one knows exactly why only one hand is affected, in these cases. The fungus can also be seen at the same time as groin-based ringworm, particularly in men. Regardless of where the fungus is, it’s important to treat all affected areas so that the fungus doesn’t continue to multiply.