Flu prevention tips

Flu can kill—arm your immune system against it! I’m exposed to sick patients all day long. With this year’s flu epidemic, I’m exposed to even more sick patients than usual. Some of them ask me, “Doc, aren’t you sick yet?  Did you get flu this year?  Did you get vaccinated?” Yes, the flu season this year is bad. In Boston, at least 18 patients died recently and they declared a medical emergency. New York has also declared an emergency. But you don’t have to be one of the statistics. I’m living proof that flu can be prevented In my practice, one patient ended up in the hospital, and countless others are suffering the symptoms. Me? I feel great, no symptoms whatsoever. No sick days, no fever, fatigue, runny nose -- nothing!  I have not had flu for years and I am not planning to get it. Obviously, this isn’t because I’m not exposed to flu germs --I have plenty of sick people around me. It’s because my immune system is working properly. Here’s how I achieved it. But first, some background… Why the flu vaccine is a long shot While doing my residency training, I used to get flu at least 2 to 3 times a year. I felt very bad not only because of the sickness, but also because my flu was almost always complicated by laryngitis—which meant I almost always lost my voice. I couldn’t do my job when I couldn’t speak! After a few years of suffering I said to myself: that's enough. I have to do something about it. But what? As a resident in the teaching...
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