Health
      Mini-Supplement
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      9
      March
      1999
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      on-going
      tight
      against
      cold
      and
      flu
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Compiled
      by
      SARAH
      MURPHY
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Although
      it
      is
      an
      illness
      of
     
     
      short
      duration,
      the
      common
      cold
      is
      a
     
     
      plague
      to
      every
      Canadian,
      a
      painful
     
     
      reminder
      of
      the
      blahs
      of
      winter.
     
    

    
     
      Likely
      to
      haunt
      you
      for
      7
      to
      14
     
     
      days,
      the
      common
      cold,
      unlike
      the
     
     
      flu,
      does
      not
      usually
      produce
      fever.
     
     
      The
      first
      symptom
      is
      often
      a
      ‘tickle’
     
     
      in
      the
      throat,
      a
      runny
      or
      stuffy
      nose,
     
     
      and
      sneezing.
      Victims
      of
      the
      cold
      vi-
     
     
      rus
      also
      tend
      to
      have
      a
      sore
      throat,
     
     
      cough,
      headache,
      fatigue,
      and
      lose
     
     
      of
      appetite.
     
    

    
     
      Several
      different
      viruses
      can
     
     
      cause
      the
      common
      cold,
      each
      virus
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ss
      Re
     
     
      Stress
      (physical,
      mental,
      em
     
     
      tional)
      oc
      Oto
      eo
      re
      eee.
     
     
      Negative
      Attitudes
      (cause
      the
      re-
     
     
      lease
      of
      compounds,
      which
      inter-
     
     
      fere
      with
      the
      immune
      system)
      __
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      having
      its
      own
      pattern
      of
      symptoms
     
     
      and
      severity.
      Over
      100
      cold
      viruses
     
     
      are
      known.
     
    

    
     
      Infection
      may
      be
      facilitated
      by
     
     
      excessive
      fatigue,
      emotional
      stress,
     
     
      and
      other
      factors
      that
      weaken
      the
     
     
      body’s
      immune
      defenses.
      There
      is
      no
     
     
      evidence
      that
      cooling
      the
      body
      in-
     
     
      duces
      a
      cold.
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Bacteria
      present
      in
      the
      nose
     
     
      and
      throat
      can
      increase
      in
      numbers
     
     
      dramatically
      and
      can
      cause
      second-
     
     
      ary
      infections
      such
      as
      sinusitis
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      muscle
      aches
      in
      the
      back
      and
      legs,
     
     
      and
      headaches
      are
      common.
      Soon
     
     
      after,
      the
      throat,
      lungs,
      nose
      and
      eyes
     
     
      become
      affected.
      There
      can
      be
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Stuffiness
      and
      nasal
      congestion:
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Generic
      ingredients
      to
      look
      for
      to
     
     
      reduce
      symptoms
      of
      the
      cold
      and
      flu:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      pseudoephedrine,
     
     
      phenylpropanoamine,
      oxymetazoline
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Pain:
      Ibuprofen,
      acetaminophen
     
     
      Clear
      drainage:
      Diphenydramine,
      chlorpheniramine
     
     
      Cough:
      Dextromethorphan
     
    

    
     
      bronchitis.
      severe
      cough.
      Muscle
      pain
      and
      fe-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      common
      cold
      results
      from
     
     
      breathing
      in
      virus
      particles
      spread
     
     
      through
      the
      air
      by
      sneezing
      or
      cough-
     
     
      ing,
      or
      from
      person-to-person
      contact.
     
     
      The
      contagious
      phase
      of
      the
      disease
     
     
      may
      last
      for
      two
      to
      four
      days
      after
     
     
      symptoms
      appear.
     
    

    
     
      Time
      is
      the
      only
      real
      remedy
     
     
      again
      the
      common
      cold.
      A
      variety
      of
     
     
      over
      the
      counter
      drugs
      can
      be
      taken
     
     
      to
      reduce
      symptoms
      but
      they
      will
      not
     
     
      cure
      the
      infection.
     
    

    
     
      The
      flu,
      a
      more
      specific
      viral
     
     
      disease
      characterized
      by
      fever,
      runny
     
     
      nose,
      cough,
      headache,
      malaise,
      and
     
     
      swollen
      nose
      and
      throat
      mucous
     
     
      membranes,
      usually
      occurs
      in
      epi-
     
     
      demics.
      Caused
      by
      the
      influenza
      vi-
     
     
      rus
      type
      A,
      the
      virus
      changes
      slightly
     
     
      from
      year
      to
      year,
      but
      is
      predictable.
     
    

    
     
      Symptoms
      usually
      appear
      24
     
     
      to
      48
      hours
      after
      exposure,
      and
      vary
     
     
      in
      every
      individual.
      High
      fever,
      chills,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      getting
      a
      cold
      or
      flu.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      chronic
      illness
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      likely
      to
      beat
      the
      cold
      or
      flu.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Inaddition
      to
      minimizing
      or
      eliminating
      factors
      which
      lower
      immune
     
     
      efficiency
      from
      your
      daily
      routine,
      research
      shows
      that
      supporting
      you
      thy-
     
     
      mus
      gland
      can
      improve
      your
      general
      health
      and
      help
      reduce
      your
      chances
     
    
   
   
    
     
      2
      The
      health
      of
      the
      thymus
      gland
      is
      directly
      related
      to
      the
      health
      of
      the
     
     
      immune
      system.
      The
      thymus
      gland
      naturally
      undergoes
      involution,
      or
     
     
      shrinkage,
      as
      you
      age.
      However,
      other
      external
      factors
      can
      contribute
      to
     
     
      the
      premature
      involution
      of
      the
      thymus
      such
      as
      stress,
      infection,
      radiation,
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Ifyou
      consume
      a
      diet
      which
      is
      rich
      in
      fruits
      and
      vegetables
      that
     
     
      vide
      nutrients,
      such
      as
      vitamin
      C,
      vitamin
      E,
      Selenium,
      Zinc,
      and
      Beta
     
     
      Carotene,
      you
      will
      be
      supporting
      your
      thymus
      gland
      nutritionally
      and
      are
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ver
      are
      the
      hallmark
      features
      which
     
     
      differentiate
      the
      flu
      from
      the
      cold.
     
    

    
     
      These
      symptoms
      may
      begin
      to
     
     
      resolve
      after
      two
      or
      three
      days,
      but
     
     
      cough
      can
      persist
      for
      weeks.
     
    

    
     
      An
      influenza
      infection
      can
      be
     
     
      severely
      debilitating
      for
      individuals
     
     
      who
      are
      very
      young,
      very
      old
      or
      for
     
     
      people
      suffering
      from
      lung
      disease.
     
     
      The
      flu
      can
      result
      in
      pneumonia
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      may
      be
      fatal
      in
      these
      patients
      with
     
     
      weakened
      immune
      response.
     
    

    
     
      Like
      the
      common
      cold,
      the
      flu
     
     
      is
      transmitted
      from
      person-to-person
     
     
      by
      direct
      contact
      and
      airborne
      drop-
     
     
      lets
      resulting
      from
      coughing
      or
      sneez-
     
     
      ing.
     
    

    
     
      Elderly
      people,
      pregnant
     
     
      women,
      patients
      with
      heart
      or
      lung
     
     
      disease,
      and
      medical
      professionals
     
     
      are
      encouraged
      to
      get
      a
      flu
      vaccina-
     
     
      tion
      every
      year.
      The
      vaccine
      is
      very
     
     
      safe.
      Two
      anti-viral
      medicines
      are
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      also
      available
      by
      prescription.
      These
     
     
      will
      reduce
      fever,
      aches,
      and
      chest
     
     
      symptoms
      of
      the
      flu.
     
    

    
     
      The
      common
      cold
      and
      flu
      can
     
     
      be
      prevented
      by
      washing
      your
      hands
     
     
      frequently,
      cover
      nose
      and
      mouth
     
     
      when
      sneezing
      or
      coughing.
      Also,
     
     
      people
      are
      more
      susceptible
      to
      such
     
     
      infections
      when
      tired
      or
      stress,
      or
      lack
     
     
      a
      proper
      diet.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      J.
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      M.D.
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