[lillywilliam]

Two Steps to a Strong Immune System That Will Keep You Safe

The outbreak of swine flu has understandably caused a great deal of concern around the globe. It's more important than ever to do what you can to avoid coming down with any infectious disease. A very important aspect of this is to maintain a strong immune system and I'd like to give you two tips right now on just how to do that.

The first tip is to manage your stress. I don't think anyone would argue that the average person has more stress in their life than at any other time in history. This is because the rate of change in today's world of steadily increasing. Anytime we have to adapt to a changing situation it creates a form of stress.

We don't necessarily want to stress go away we do need to manage it. If we don't we'll not only detract from the quality of our lives, we will actually weaken our immune system.

A dramatic example of this was a study in which volunteers were exposed to cold virus. Prior to the exposure they took a survey that measured the amount of stress they were experiencing at the time. Not everyone who is exposed to the virus became ill. Those who were under the most stress were not only more likely to become sick, they also had more severe symptoms and stayed sick or longer.

There are many effective ways to manage stress. These include the relaxation response, meditation, hypnosis, visualization and so forth. The important thing is to find a technique that appeals to you and practice it regularly.

[nanacoon]

Thanks Lilly for that information... maybe stress levels explain why I've had two BAD colds lately. Bonnie

[Quasar4legs]

Hi Lily,
Thanks for the ideas. My hubby meditates on a regular basis but I just can't seem to keep my mind quiet, perhaps it is time to give it another try.
We have had over 100 confirmed cases of swine flu in Australia over the past few days, so I am constantly reminding my family to wash their hands.

Cheers
Trish

[danieljones2006]

Swine Flu vaccine are now available. I have taken the vaccine. Heard that it has few side effects like fever and cough. For now i have a soar throat.