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Written by Dr. Vinay Goyal   
Thursday, 08 October 2009 08:02

2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of face (unless you want to eat or bathe). 
       
3. Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't trust salt). 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 nostrils at least once every day with warm salt water. Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (ability to clean nasal passages), 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 and relatively inexpensive….under $15.
       
5. Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (escpecially citrus fruits). If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption.
                
6. Drink as much of warm liquids (tea, coffee, etc) as you can. Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.
        
I suggest you pass this on to those you know.  You never know who might pay attention to it - and STAY WELL because of it.

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Dr. Vinay Goyal is an MBBS,DRM,DNB (Intensivist 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 our Nuclear Medicine Department and Thyroid clinic at Riddhivinayak Cardiac and Critical Centre, Malad (W), India.  

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Preventing H1N1
Thursday, 08 October 2009
2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of face (unless you want to eat or bathe).          3. Gargle...

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