Barry Brendantara wrote:I would think it's better to enhance your immune system rather than rely on an external response to prevent such problems of flu.
I travel around the world and if I do get any flu, it does not last more than a day and in the last 5 years, I probably had just the common cold perhaps 3 times.
Think of it this way... if you constantly rely on external medication, your body "forgets" how to heal itself thus, rendering your immune system not knowing how to defend your body. I hope that makes sense for you
It's amazing how many people don't know the difference between the common cold or a sniffle versus the flu. If you have a stuffy nose/sore throat/cough for just a few days, that's NOT the flu. Also, the flu isn't caused by cold weather or turning the air conditioning on a low setting. That might cause a runny nose, but it's not the flu.
Folks, do some research on the "common cold" versus the "flu."
There are so many myths out there, especially with some of the anti-vaccine rhetoric going around. People are entitled to their opinions and choices, but facts are facts.
The flu is very dangerous, particularly to children and the elderly:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/children.htm
You can take precautions and wash your hands, but that's not fool-proof.
A child's immune system is built up by crawling on the floor, touching playground equipment, putting toys that belong to another kid in their mouth, biting/teething on the sides of grocery carts that have been handled by thousands of people, fending off minor sniffles from time to time, etc. As an adult, you touch door knobs, shake hands, use someone else's keyboard, press buttons on the lifts touched by thousands of others, fend off minor sniffles or the common cold, etc.
Exposing a child (or yourself) to a potentially life-threatening illness such as the flu by not having them vaccinated is not going to improve their immune system. Getting the flu shot/jab helps one's body fend off the illness.
