Chinese Turn to Herbs to Prevent SARS

The SARS virus, has now infected about 4000 Chinese in a country with a population of 1.5 billion and it has killed 148. The SARS virus is being watched so closely because it is a new strain of the common cold virus for which there no known cure. It is relatively lethal, but as the numbers show it has relatively low infectivity. By comparison, Influenza or the "flu" can affect anyone, and epidemics of flu occur during the winter months nearly every year. The flu is highly contagious. On average, flu causes approximately 20,000 deaths and 148,000 hospitalizations each year in the United States. More than 90% of flu-related deaths are in immune compromised people aged 65 years or older.

The health of the immune system, both in battling the flu and in resisting SARS, appears to be the best defense. For this reason millions of Chinese are boiling a combination of traditional Chinese herbs to take against SARS. The use of this traditional remedy known as "Ba Wei," is supported by research from the University of Hong Kong School of Chinese Medicine. To Americans, the boiling chunks of brown bark, yellowish slivers of roots and dried light-green flower buds would look more like garden mulch than medicine.

There is still no proven cure for SARS, though scientists in the West have narrowed their search to several drugs that appear to have the best chance. For now, SARS treatment amounts to keeping patients isolated and dealing with their symptoms while the infection runs its course.
Some Western-trained physicians believe there is something to learn from Chinese medicine. However, many still believe it is just a bunch of mumbo jumbo. They argue that many cures have not passed the rigorous, scientific clinical trials that Western drugs are subjected to before they are deemed safe and effective.

Chinese medicine is based on a belief that the health is a matter of balance. When the body is out of balance, people get sick. Zhang Binghou, chief physician at the Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, dismisses critics as people who do not appreciate the centuries of tradition, practice and observation. Chinese medicine focuses on the whole body and a complete recovery. "We not only use herbs to kill germs. We also use herbs to improve the function of the organs," he said.

Dr. Hansen’s Recommendation
I agree with the Chinese that balance in life is the key to staying healthy. Get plenty of rest, drink plenty of water, eliminate refined sugar, exercise regularly, participate in de-stressing and relaxing activities weekly and enjoy your life. The only prevention of disease is from within the body. Worrying will only suppress the immune system. The only cure for SARS or any other infection that may come along is the body’s own immune system.

Like the Chinese, I recommend an herbal combination to enhance the immune response. The good news is that you do not have to boil any roots, bark or leaves to take my formula. Its already in capsules. I recommend that everyone keep Phytobiotic on hand. If you travel take 2 capsules twice daily. If you get any symptoms of a fever, body aches, cough, etc., take 3 capsules 3 times daily.

Additionally, I recommend taking Flu Solution™ for fever, chills, body aches and pain. Flu Solution.™ is a homeopathic medicine developed in France more than 60 years ago. In Europe where it is the number one over-the-counter flu medication, it is known as Oscillococcinum. It stops the fever, chills, body aches and pains of the Flu, or other similar virus, within a few short hours, by enhancing the body’s own immune system.

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