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Immune Health Program
Not getting your flu shot this year? More than ever before, concerns are being raised regarding the safety and availability of the conventional flu vaccine. For those of you whom are choosing not to have this years influenza vaccination and would like to naturally boost your immune system, our clinic provides a safe alternative. We use a homeopathic injection which has been proven-effective as an effective cold and flu medication. It has been shown to activate the body's own defence system significantly reducing the duration and severity of symptoms during an infection.Please note, this is not a vaccination. Call to book your family an appointment today. Can be done in series or as a single treatment.
HINI Health Advisory- updated November 11 2009,
If you are experiencing symptoms of fever, chills, cough, headache, extreme fatigue, runny or stuffy nose, muscle aches and/or sore throat or stomach symptoms of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea along with respiratory symptoms and/or fever please do not come to the clinic in order to help prevent risk of infection to others, especially those in a higher risk group, i.e. pregnant women and young children. Please arrange to speak to one of our Naturopathic Doctors by phone through reception if you have concerns regarding your symptoms or those of your children to deem if further treatment is needed.
If you get sick with influenza:
* Stay home from work or school for 7-10 days
* Limit contact with others to keep from infecting them
* Cover your mouth and nose with the crook of your arm when coughing or sneezing
* Wash your hands frequently
* Avoid pregnant women and children
* Ensure adequate sleep, exercise and a healthy diet
* If breastfeeding, continue to do so while using a mask, gloves and gown
Urgent medical attention is required if your symptoms include:
Infants, toddlers and children:
* Fast breathing or trouble breathing
* Bluish skin color
* Dehyrdration or poor feeding
* Not waking up or listlessness
* Extreme irritability
* Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
* Fever with a rash
Adults:
* Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
* Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
* Sudden dizziness or lightheadedness
* Disorientation
* Severe or continuous vomiting
* High fever
Naturopathic H1N1 Influenza Prevention Support:
Our clinic is offering a Comprehensive Immune Support and Influenza/H1N1 Prevention Program. This program involves meeting with one of our Clinic Doctors for a 15 to 30 minute consult during which time a immune support protocol and immune support injection will be provided.
The immune injection consists of a combination of two standard homeopathic medicines: Engystol-Heel and Gripp-Heel. These have been proven in clinical trials to be safe and effective in helping to fight cold and flu by stimulating the body’s own health defense system. With the current prevalence of H1N1, injections maybe recommended on individual basis however, a frequency of dosing is 1x/month for flu prevention.
Questions regarding vaccination, medications, and natural treatments will also be discussed at this time. To book your appointment, please contact reception. We currently support the WHO and CDC guidelines in regards to H1N1 prevention and treatment. However, we also support patient choice in regards to decision to vaccinate. Individual questions regarding personal risk factors, contents of vaccine, safety testing and possible side effects may be addressed by booking an appointment with one of the Clinic Doctors, through Public Health or your family GP. Patients who wish to recieve the H1N1 vaccination may contact the clinic for a list of available community clinics.
Tips to Protect Yourself from H1N1 by Dr. Montroy
1. Wash your hands for a minimum of 20 seconds frequently throughout the day.
2. Cover your mouth with the crook of your arm when you sneeze or cough.
3. Take your recommended dosing of Vitamin D. Research suggests it helps
ward off colds and flus.
4. Gargle with salt water 2x a day to help prevent the onset of colds and flus as
they often start in the throat.
5. Ensure adequate sleep. Sleep strengthens your immune system and helps
you fight off germs.
6. Try to reduce stress. Stress hormones when elevated can lower your
immunity and predispose you to illness.
7. Ensure a whole foods diet rich in fruit, vegetables, legumes and organic
proteins. Use natural sweeteners when needed.
9. Reduce sugar, refined and prepared foods as they can weaken your immune
system.
10. Ensure adequate hydration and reduce intake of caffeinated products.
11. Exercise 3-5 times a week for at least 30 minutes. Exercise boosts your
immune system.
*Never give aspirin to a child or teenager during a flu. This may cause a serious condition called Reyes Disease.
Some of our Product Recommendations:
D-Mulsion: 400IU for infants, 1000IU for children and 2000IU per day for adults (do not take if you have an allergy to wool)
Zinc Citrate: 15 mg 1 capsule 2 x a day for adults
Oscillococcinum: as directed at first onset of cold flu symptoms
Engystol: 1 tablet dissolved in the mouth daily to support immune injection
Gripp-Heel: 1 tablet dissolved in the mouth daily to support immune injection
ACE and Selenium: 1 cap 2-3 x a day for adults (not to be used if pregnant or trying to conceive)
Thymulin 9CH: 1 pump or vial per week in water or juice
Influenzinum 9CH: 1 pump or vial per week in water or juice
Contact our reception to order the above dispensary supplements. Please check with your healthcare professional before starting any new supplement protocol. The above is not to replace the advice of your healthcare provider. Do not take if you have any allergies or health conditions before checking with your physician.
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