We are under attack!  This is clearly what the media wants us to believe so they can sell more newspapers & we can buy more vaccines.  But this isn’t the first time there has been a pandemic with the swine flu.  In 1976 there was a swine flu freakout & the funny thing is there were more people who died from the swine flu vaccine than the swine flu itself!

But don’t get too relaxed, I wouldn’t hop on the next flight to Mexico just yet! What is interesting about this particular swine flu disease is that this version has never before been seen in neither human nor animal.  This may sound scary but I wouldn’t start peeing my pants.  Remember the whole bird flu pandemic that happened in Asia a few years ago?  Newspapers had attention-grabbing headlines projecting that MILLIONS of people would be dead from the bird flu.  But in reality there have only been 257 deaths from the bird flu worldwide since 2003.

And if you would like to see a comparison, your risk of being killed by a lightning strike in the last 5 years was about 2300% higher than your risk of contracting & dying from the bird flu.

Evolutionary biologist Paul Ewald gave an interview for Esquire claiming that a pandemic of this sort cannot happen because for this to occur the world has to change.  Not just the virus itself, but the world.

Mexico is the ONLY country in the world that has had any deaths from the swine flu virus.  152 deaths from flu-like symptoms & 7 confirmed from the swine flu virus.  There have been NO DEATHS from US citizens.  The small boy who unfortunately died in Texas was also actually from Mexico.  So far 1,300 people in Mexico have contracted the swine flu virus & 2/3rds of those have been sent home with a clean bill of health.

Here are the Top 10 Ways to Boost Your Immune System & Protect Yourself from the swine flu.

1. Optimize Your Vitamin D Levels.  Optimizing your vitamin D levels is on of the absolute best strategies for avoiding infections of ALL kinds.  And vitamin D deficiency is likely the TRUE culprit behind the seasonality of the flu–not the virus itself.
2. Avoid Sugar & Processed Foods. Sugar decreases the function of your immune system almost immediately, and as you likely know, a strong immune system is key to fighting off viruses & other illness.  Be aware that sugar is present in foods you may not suspect, like ketchup, Gatorade & fruit juice.
3. Get Enough Rest.  Just like it become harder for you to get your daily tasks done if you’re tired, if your body is overly fatigued it will be harder for it to fight the flu. 
4. Have Effective Tools to Address Stress. We all face stress every day, but if stress becomes overwhelming then your body will be less able to fight off the flue & other illness.
5. Exercise.  When you exercise, you increase your circulation & your blood flow throughout your body. The components of your immune system are also better circulated, which means your immune system has a better change of finding an illness before it spreads.
6. Take Omega-3 Fatty Acids.  Increase your intake of healthy & essential fats like the omega-3 found in fish oil, which is crucial for maintaining health.  It is also vitally important to avoid damaged omega-6 oils that are trans fats & in processed foods as it willseriuousl damage your immune response.
7. Wash Your Hands. Washing your hands will decrease your likelihood of spreading a virus to your nose, mouth or other people.  Be sure you dont’ use antibacterial soap for this–as they are completely unnecessary & can actually cause more harm than good.  Instead look for a simple chemical-free soap.
8. Eat Garlic Regularly.  Garlic works like a broad-spectrum antibiotic against bacteria, virus, & protozoa in the body.  And unlike with antibiotics, no resistance can be built up so it is an absolutely safe product to use. 
9. Take Your Supplements Every Day.  Make sure you’re protecting yourself with natural immune building supplements.  I personally take Green Vibrance which is loaded with probiotics, royal jelly & colostrum. 
10. Avoid Hospitals & Vaccines.  In this particular case, I’d also recommend you stay away from hospitals unless you’re having an emergency, as hospitals are prime breeding grounds for infections of all kinds, & could be one of the likeliest places you could be exposed to this new bug.  Vaccines will not be available for 6 months at the minimum but when available they will be ineffective & can lead to crippling paralysis like Guillan-Barre Syndrom just as it did in the 70′s.