tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696700066484520396.post6999910472649703818..comments2023-12-28T21:20:33.538-07:00Comments on Mamas and Babies: Influenza, the Vaccine, and Vitamin DCherylynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10683110268816902044noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696700066484520396.post-7386311376270294852010-10-29T21:40:03.704-06:002010-10-29T21:40:03.704-06:00Monica brings up a good point, but it doesn't ...Monica brings up a good point, but it doesn't negate the concept of low vitamin D levels contributing to increased risk of illness. <br /><br />I think you did well on this topic. It's hard to write about vaccines because the amount of information is a bit mind-boggling. <br /><br />Whether studies are reliable or not, the fact still remains that sometimes people want commentary so they Guggie Dalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969860729899114470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696700066484520396.post-88481331857913967132010-10-29T21:00:31.084-06:002010-10-29T21:00:31.084-06:00Monica,
Thank you for pointing out the viral biol...Monica,<br /><br />Thank you for pointing out the viral biology of influenze. It makes sense. I still believe our relative inactivity and diet impact our immune system and its ability to fight off infection as well. I've often heard of October through March referred to as "cold and flu season". Does the common cold also thrive in cooler temperatures, or is that just a catch Cherylynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10683110268816902044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696700066484520396.post-25961999026825930952010-10-29T19:31:59.267-06:002010-10-29T19:31:59.267-06:00Actually, flu season is during the winter months b...Actually, flu season is during the winter months because of the viral biology. Influenza and rhinovirus are not able to survive the warm temperatures of summer, but survive cold just fine and so they become more infectious during the colder seasons.<br /><br />Just because you get the flu shot does not mean that you can expect to 'get sick less often'. Getting the flu shot does not Monica Buchanannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696700066484520396.post-62149651156741380892010-10-26T13:26:40.426-06:002010-10-26T13:26:40.426-06:00Thank you for your post! Your blog is very informa...Thank you for your post! Your blog is very informative.Linda Sumner Urzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01945670991060886264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696700066484520396.post-23517407298117589422010-10-23T14:49:02.037-06:002010-10-23T14:49:02.037-06:00Great post! I will say I live in a warm climate a...Great post! I will say I live in a warm climate and they still push the flu shot here.Enjoy Birthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13227246774801636777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696700066484520396.post-18721486467646181692010-10-23T13:46:31.092-06:002010-10-23T13:46:31.092-06:00LOVE this post. We'll be skipping the flu shot...LOVE this post. We'll be skipping the flu shots as well. I am on the fence about vaccinations (leaning towards not doing them at all but for sure delaying them) but I feel like you - this is one vaccination that I know we don't want for sure. I think a healthy diet has much more power than most people realize!<br /><br />Oh, PS, in Arizona even though it is warm, there are signs kamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01036681846580798894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696700066484520396.post-73789827397204160122010-10-23T12:59:14.033-06:002010-10-23T12:59:14.033-06:00We've been getting fliers and forms for the pa...We've been getting fliers and forms for the past couple of weeks trying to get us to sign our daughter up for a "flu immunization clinic" they're having at her school. Ugh! Leave us alone! Thanks for this post!Lanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07513306977618928729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696700066484520396.post-50961686656226917872010-10-22T20:56:15.613-06:002010-10-22T20:56:15.613-06:00I LOVE this post! Here in sunny California we hav...I LOVE this post! Here in sunny California we have just as much propganda as you! Last year two teachers were sick for WEEKS AFTER they got the flu shot. This year I have a student who has been out all week due to a bad reaction to the flu shot. The one time I got the flu shot, I got really sick. I refuse to give it to my children anymore. I refuse to get one - even when it is offered for Barbarahttp://www.wearegoodkin.com/users/barbara-ransomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696700066484520396.post-75357169955951423792010-10-22T20:36:22.168-06:002010-10-22T20:36:22.168-06:00I've updated it to include "sugary" ...I've updated it to include "sugary" foods :)Cherylynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10683110268816902044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696700066484520396.post-23955966230151592592010-10-22T20:34:38.912-06:002010-10-22T20:34:38.912-06:00Mama Bean, that's exactly right. I guess I co...Mama Bean, that's exactly right. I guess I could have worded that better. Sugary foods are more fattening, and also lower our immune response to illness. Refined and artificial sugars are the worst, and we tend to eat a lot more of them during the holidays.Cherylynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10683110268816902044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696700066484520396.post-209382463591400202010-10-22T20:22:14.034-06:002010-10-22T20:22:14.034-06:00excellent post, but when you say "fatty foods...excellent post, but when you say "fatty foods" I think you really meant "sugar". hehe ;-)Mama Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482958027597516108noreply@blogger.com