SARS Self-protective approach

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Dr Sherry Tenpenny presented the overall picture at

the Idaho meeting of: www.vaclib@... You can

get in touch with her books Through the " Idaho

Observer " , for instance. what she had to say matches

my practice experience of 25 years, that they utilize

flu strains from Hong Kong, and Bankok for example,

choosing the two they would like to believe would

probably be most likely to epidemize the US. 85% of

the time the flu strains are different ones or have

mutated by the time they reach a given US population.

Also about 85% of the time, the flu-like illnesses are

caused by other viral organisms not even of the type

for which flu shots are given. This leaves less than a

5% chance of even theoretically scoring an immunologic

hit.

 

In practice, I stocked a very minimal supply of flu

vaccine and told my patients they could be immunized

if they wished, but that the shots would almost always

make them sick, and had only a small possibility of

being of benefit to them.

 

This " Populist " approach on my part kept my patients

happy, but lost money for me because when the patients

had a chance to make an intelligent, informed decision

on their own behalf they, by and large, wisely let me

keep the near worthless vaccines. I never saw a severe

case of the flu that the vaccine would probably have

helped, nor did my patient group ever remonstrate with

me that they were faring any worse than their

neighbors. Certainly when they did get a “flu” it was

no worse than the neighboring cases who had taken the

flu shot. So it appears that the old catch all: “Well,

if you get the flu anyway after taking the shot, it

will probably be a more mild case etc.” is probably

not borne out in actual practice.

 

Presently, My personal self-protective approach to the

possibility of SARS getting to me is to drink lots of

Jamica as tea. It is a hibiscus flower that is readily

and cheaply available in dried form at super markets

that serve largely Hispanic populations. I presently

am paying $4.00 for a one lb package. About ten

percent loose blossoms by volume makes a nice strong

tea. It is rich in polyphenols, and bioflavanoid

antioxidants and happens to concentrate its actions in

the mucosal membranes. I keep Astragalus on hand as my

interferon inducer of choice. It also happens to

concentrate its antiviral action in the respiratory

mucosal surfaces. I take a dose or two occasionally,

and if I felt I might be exposed, I would take it for

a few days. I wish I had a stable lifestyle so I could

keep an aloe vera plant. The internal matrix and gel

of aloe v is also a potent immunostimulant/antiviral.

The outer covering, of aloe v of course is poisonous!

 

The OTC ulcer med " tagamet " , or cimetidine is also a

potent antiviral. I keep some on hand to sue if a

viral attack should occur.

 

Sincerely, Dr Jim Bowen