Let’s begin today with the H1N1. It is really an awful illness and if you don’t know anyone who has had it consider yourself very lucky. Yesterday I spoke with a 23 year old woman who experienced for herself the H1N1 the last two weeks. She reported that she has never been so miserable and would rather have a cold for an entire year than the H1N1 for a week. Every joint in her body hurts, every...
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Carolyn on Oct 16th, 2009 in
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I had intended to post a guide to recognizing signs of dehydration today but after reading and researching a little I decided it was more important to focus on pneumonia right now. There is a guide to dehydration in your Prep Not Panic ebook so make sure you have run off that information and have it close at hand. We had a call from a man this morning who was supposed to run a HAM Radio activity tomorrow in...
Yes, the real magnitude of a pandemic is about to be felt by all of us. In many communities there has been very little activity but is some places it is already causing problems with health care and in the schools. In Grants Pass Oregon, for example, the hospital system is overwhelmed with patients. Those who would normally go to the emergency room to be checked out for accidents or illness over the...
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Carolyn on Oct 9th, 2009 in
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While the H1N1 virus has not caused widespread deaths to this point, it is time to understand the importance of staying home when you are ill. Many may be afraid they will jeopardize their sick leave and other will feel they need the income, still others may feel they are no longer contagious when their fevers break. All of these are dangerous to the health and safety of those around us. Now is the time to discuss...
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Carolyn on Oct 2nd, 2009 in
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As with last week’s post vomiting is not usually a symptom of the H1N1 flu but it is often a symptom of winter illnesses and is sometimes associated with the H1N1 virus.
Most vomiting is caused by a viral infection of the stomach or eating something that is contaminated.
Vomiting usually stops in 6-24 hours. Dietary changes can help speed recovery. We recommend that you begin the following protocol if...
