By Roby Mitchell, MD | Contributing Writer - Vol. 10, No. 4. Winter, 2009
If the H1N1 virus were a human serial killer, it would not take much for a clever detective to put together the common denominator among its victims: the young, the elderly, the pregnant, and those with an underlying illness. This detective would have easily figured out that a compromised immune system is what makes each of these groups vulnerable.
The immune system is immature in the young, waning in the elderly, suppressed by hypothyroidism in the pregnant, and compromised for a variety of reasons in those with underlying disease. Administering nutrients that normally gird immune function and act as antimicrobials—things like vitamins A, C, and D, the minerals selenium and iodine, along with proper thyroid replacement, would prevent most of the deaths. This has been the main focus of my flu prevention efforts.
The take-home message about H1N1 is not really about H1N1—there’s nothing especially unique about this virus—but about influenza viruses in general, and innate immune system competence or lack thereof.
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The problem with most medical weight loss programs is that they focus too much on weight loss and not nearly enough on overall health. Somae Health is a new 12-week, medically guided weight management program that begins with restoration of healthy gastrointestinal function.
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