Have they helped you?

The last one I got was in 1970, while in Army. I had no choice. It made me pretty sick.

My wife's grandmother did worse than that. She died as a result of one back in early 1960's. So, as a little girl, my wife lost her grandma, who was otherwise healthy, to a flu shot.

It's known that people can die from immunizations... including flu shots. They can also be come paralyzed with Guillain Barre Syndrome from taking vaccines.

Can a vaccine protect you at all?

Even some MD's don't think so.

And can a flu vaccine based on last year's virus combat this year's strain?

At best, developing a flu vaccine is just playing a guessing game. It's like trying to protect against terrorism without much, if any, specific information as to where attack will come from and what form attack might take.

So what can you do to keep from getting flu?

First, implement Baseline of Health, as described in 'Lessons From The Miracle Doctors.' This will enable your body to deal with a variety of possible problems including flu. Health is your best defense against illness! Or to paraphrase old TV detective Columbo, if you take care of your body, your body will take care of you!

Next, use herbs like garlic and echinacea which have been shown to support body's immune function, or use a product like Immunity Plus.

Your body will work to repair itself and stay well.

Drugs can alleviate symptoms. They can even kill invading organisms. But if you're going to get better, your body will have to do work.

Take colds and fevers.

A fever is just a way your body destroys germs. It does this by bringing them to a temperature at which they can't survive. Medicine may see a fever as a symptom and high fevers can be dangerous, but a fever is part of your body's healing process.

A cold is basically a nasal infection. It can lead to sore throats and other things, but a cold lives and dies in your nose. The rhinovirus, strains of which account for most colds, gets its name from that fact. Rhino means nose.