Prevent Swine Flu - Good Simple Advice

 (Dr. Vinay Goyal is an MBBS,DRM,DNB (Intensive Care and Thyroid specialist) having clinical experience of over 20 years. He has worked in institutions like Hinduja Hospital , Bombay Hospital , Saifee Hospital , Tata Memorial etc. Presently, he is heading the Nuclear Medicine Department and Thyroid clinic at Riddhivinayak Cardiac and Critical Centre, Malad (W). 

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 Preventing Swine Flu:  The only portals of entry are the nostrils, ears and mouth/throat. In a global epidemic of this nature, it's almost impossible to avoid coming into contact with H1N1 in spite of all precautions. Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation is. 

 While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection, in order to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of secondary infections, some very simple steps, not fully highlighted in most official communications, can be practiced (instead of focusing on how to stock up on N95 or Tamiflu):

  1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications).

  2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all20temptations to touch any part of face or put your fingers in your mouth.

  3. Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you prefer it to salt water). H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method.

 4. Similar to 3 above, clean your ears out with drops of hydrogen peroxide; clean nostrils at least once every day with warm salt water. Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (Neti Pot is a very good Yoga asanas to clean nasal cavities), although it is easy to do once you get used to it...but blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral population.  (Neti pots and sinus rinse kits are available at the drug store, or online, and are relatively inexpensiveŠ.under $15.  

 5. Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (Amla and other citrus fruits). If you supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc, or you can take extra zinc, to boost absorption.

 6. Drink as much of warm liquids, such as tea, as you can. Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. It washes off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.