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5 Ways to Protect Yourself from the Flu

There are few steps that you can take to protect yourself and your family from what seems to be the inevitable flu. The guardian of the health of our body is the immune system. While intangible and challenging to identify, the immune system has very specific signs and symptoms.

I’d like you to consider some new approaches and angles that will provide you with insight into the likelihood that you will stay healthy or get sick this winter season.

1. Sugar and processed foods impact the immune system.

Studies have shown that through a complex system of chemical processes sugar and processed foods depress the immune system. There exists a direct link between the amount of these foods that your child consumes and his/her health.

Obvious foods such as sodas, candy, cookies, ice cream, and potato chips are the big guns that should be kept concealed.

Even more disturbing are the foods that you think are healthy for your child that hide sugar and many refined ingredients: yogurt, and yogurt drinks and “pops;”most cereals; juices; fruit roll ups and “leathers;” “healthy” cookies and treats, soy ice cream and frozen treats. While being marketed as healthy choices, these foods aren’t much better than the obvious poor choices. Work hard during flu season to keep these foods away from your children. Read ingredient labels and watch out for: corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup or “HFCS,” brown rice syrup, fructose, sucrose, barleymalt and the obvious, sugar.

2. Fresh foods offer the highest quality vitamins.

It’s shocking to me how often I see people turn to orange juice for vitamin C in an effort to fight off a cold or flu.

It is important to understand that the majority of vitamin C in orange juice is added after processing. Vitamin C and others like zinc, vitamin E, and magnesium help to support the immune system and are a great defense during flu season.

Choose better by having kids eat fresh whole foods such as cherries, berries, and apples, and vegetables such as spinach, kale, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, carrots and sweet potatoes.

I know you probably hear this suggestion all the time, but it can’t be stressed enough. It is imperative to find creative ways to prepare vegetables so that kids will actually eat them. Sautee, roast or grill vegetables with olive oil or real butter, add some fresh sea salt or sprinkle with organic low fat cheese and kids will be more likely to eat.

3. Sleep will boost the immune system.

At night while we rest, the body is working to rebuild the immune system. Deep sleep allows a complex set of hormonal changes that recharge the body so that it’s resilient the next day. Be diligent and ensure that kids get a full night sleep of 8-10 hours.

Mandate bedtime despite protests and stick to a regular schedule. These are the times that mom and dad really need to be the boss. Resist the temptation to allow your child to stay up late and watch his or her favorite show. At the end of the day when you are tired as well, it’s easy to give in to your child’s vigilant campaign.

Remember: Would you rather avoid the confrontation tonight? Or deal with a sick kid tomorrow?

4. Fatigue is the first sign of a distressed immune system.

As already stated, the immune system desperately needs sleep to keep the body healthy. When the immune system is fighting to keep your child healthy, it requests that the body get extra rest to help in the fight.

If your child seems more fatigued than usual, it could be a very strong signal that your child is on the brink of getting sick.

The best way to fight off a cold or flu is to act immediately and get extra rest. Pay attention to the health of others around you such as those at work or your child’s school. If you hear of a bug “going around” and you notice that your child is tired, there’s a good chance that extra sleep will ward off the cold or flu. This is the time to allow extra television and require a mid-day nap.

5. Wash hands frequently, but avoid antibacterial products.

This seems counterintuitive, but the best way to kill environmental germs is to use soap and hot water and scrub hands thoroughly. Bacteria live all around us. They are on every surface we touch and in every breath we take. Without bacteria, our immune system wouldn’t learn to be strong.

Our internal bacterial system fights off invaders and thereby gets more effective at winning the battle. It’s just like working out: In order to become stronger, you must work hard in the gym. Your child’s body is a bacterial gym. Again, this comes back to the immune system. If you foster a strong immune system, your child’s body will fight off invaders and therefore become more resilient to future battles. While it is imperative to wash hands frequently during flu season, remember that the hands are only one very small way that germs enter your child’s system. Killing off the germs on hands with antibacterial products is futile and weakens your child’s- and the world’s- future ability to confront germs.
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BLACK HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: DR. ALEXA CANADY

DR. ALEXA I. CANADY (1950-) is the first black female neurosurgeon.

Canady was born November 7, 1950, to Clinton and Elizabeth Canady. Her father was a dentist, and her mother served as president of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, in addition to other civic affairs. The family lived just outside Lansing, Michigan. Canady and her brother were the only two black students in their entire school.

Canady was an exceptional student and named a National Achievement Scholar in 1967. She attended the University of Michigan, earning her bachelor’s in zoology in 1971, although she had almost dropped out of college. She explains, “The summer after my junior year, I worked in Dr. Bloom’s lab in genetics and attended a genetic counseling clinic. I fell in love with medicine.”

She continued her studies at the University of Michigan Medical School, earning her M.D. in 1975, graduating cum laude. Following graduation, Canady interned at Yale’s New Haven Hospital for a year. She was appointed the first female and first black person to a residency in neurosurgery. On her first day, as she began making her rounds, a hospital administrator referred to her as “the new equal-opportunity package.” Despite the remark, Dr. Canady viewed her accomplishment as a double achievement for not only herself, but also her race and gender.

In 1976, Canady went to work at the University of Minnesota in its neurosurgery department until 1981. She then worked at the University of Pennsylvania Children’s Hospital in pediatric neurosurgery for a year. In 1982, she began working at the Children’s Hospital in Detroit, and in 1987, Canady became director of neurosurgery there. She held this position until her retirement in June 2001.

Despite her work load, Canady would make time when mentor programs asked her to take a high school student around for the day. In a Free Press interview, she explained, “I do it because it’s important. If you want to be something, you have to perceive that something is possible. You do a disservice to children if you paint it as too rosy. They hit a bump and feel like a failure. Well, everybody fails at some time or another. But no one talks about it.”

Dr. Canady holds two honorary degrees: a doctorate of humane letters from the University of Detroit-Mercy, awarded in 1997, and a doctor of science degree from the University of Southern Connecticut, awarded in 1999. She received the Children’s Hospital of Michigan’s Teacher of the Year award in 1984, and was inducted into the Michigan Woman’s Hall of Fame in 1989. In 1993, she received the American Medical Women’s Association President’s Award and in 1994 the Distinguished Service Award from Wayne State University Medical School. In 2002, the Detroit News named her Michiganer of the Year.

Now that she’s retired, Dr. Canady has more time to work to change the perspective of how blacks both as patients and physicians are being presumed and perceived. She claims the major medical problem for blacks stems from the scarcity of research targeting their specific health concerns and needs. She enjoys playing video games and having more time to spend with her husband, George Davis, a retired Navy recruiter.

RELATED LINKS / REFERENCES: National Library of Medicine, AA Registry, Alexa Canady

Baada ya Obama Afrika kupata rais mweupe?

NELSON Mandela alikuwa Rais mweusi wa kwanza Afrika ya Kusini, na watu wote wapenda amani walifurahi na kuamini kuwa sasa ubaguzi wa rangi umekwisha na watu weusi ambao ni wengi watafaidi matunda ya harakati zao. Walitarajia maisha bora kwa wote na uchumi wa nchi kuwanufaisha wote. Sisi pia tuliposaini mikataba ya ushirikiano wa kibiashara tulidhani tutaona weusi wengi wenye uwezo wa kifedha, elimu na viwanda watatusaidia sisi tuliojitoa mhanga kwa ajili yao. Hatukujaliwa kukumbuka kuwa mfumo wa ukoloni mkongwe, ubepari na ubaguzi uliotawala nchi hiyo kwa miongo mingi haukuwa umemtayarisha mtu mweusi kushika hatamu za uchumi kwa hiyo siasa na jamii. Matokeo yake wengi wana uchungu wa kuona “kaburu” kahamia Tanzania na ana kula kuku kwa mrija kwa jina la ushirikiano wa kibiashara. Leo hii watu weusi wa Afrika ya Kusini hawana tafauti na wenzao Kaskazini ya mto Limpopo ambao tulipata uhuru wa bendera tu. Sasa tumepata Rais mweusi mwingine wa kwanza katika Marekani! Kwa vile fungate la ushindi huo limekwisha, inabidi tuanze kujiuliza maswali magumu: Je hii ina maana gani kwetu? Waamerika wenyewe wanajigamba kuwa uchaguzi huo ni mfano wa kiwango cha juu cha demokrasia popote. Ni kweli, kama ambavyo Rais Bush ni Rais wa Marekani, na si Rais wa Marekani mwenye asili ya Ulaya, Obama naye anaitwa Rais mteule wa Marekani, na si Rais Mteule wa Marekani mwenye asili ya Afrika. Kwa hiyo, kisaikolojia mtu mweusi kapanda hadhi kidogo kwa kutambuliwa kuwa ni raia kamili wa Marekani. Ila kwa nini iwe hivyo sasa? Ni kweli kwamba demokrasia ya Marekani imekomaa hasa wakati huu inapojenga himaya yake duniani kote au kuna jingine? Nini athari ya demokrasia ya Marekani kwa Afrika? Kwa tathmini yangu, hasa nikiangalia miaka kadhaa ijayo naona kuna ajenda. Kwanza ni ile dhana ya utandawizi kwamba dunia sasa ni kijiji kimoja na ye yote mwenye nia, ari, uwezo anaweza akawekeza popote na hata kutawala katika nchi kama Marekani! Obama Obama, ambaye babake ni Mkenya lakini yeye ni Mmarekani, ameweza kufanikiwa kupata cheo kikubwa duniani, tena akiwa na umri mdogo kabisa. Kwa maana hiyo, wapo weupe wengi waliozaliwa na kukulia Afrika; yaani Wazungu, Waarabu, Wahindi, Wachina na wengine. Kwa sasa tunao marais weupe Afrika, lakini wanaishia katika nchi za Afrika ya Kaskazini. Tukifuata demokrasia ya Marekani ni kwamba kuna siku bara la Afrika litapata marais wengi weupe. Na hawa wataiunganisha Afrika ili ipate Rais mmoja. Naweza nikaonekana naota ndoto ya alinacha; lakini kwa jinsi dunia inavyokwenda, suala hili si ndoto. Kwa mfano tukishindwa kulipa madeni na kutangazwa mufilisi, mweupe mmoja kama Bill Gates au Mfalme wa nchi za Kiarabu anaweza akatununua kwenye mnada tu! Wakubwa wanajua Waafirka hatujawahi kuwatawala na kuwanyanyasa mataifa mengine katika nchi zao, kwa hiyo ni rahisi kwa mtwana kuwa “bwana”. Lakini wao kuja kututawala sisi huo utakuwa ni ukoloni au utumwa kujirudia! Kuna wanao dai kwamba Obama ni kizazi kipya cha Waafrika, kwa vile baba yake hakutokana na kizazi kilichochukuliwa utumwa. Ukweli unabaki palepale: hizo ni propaganda za kutugawa ili wengine wajione bora kuliko wengine. Mtu mweusi popote duniani ni taifa lililonyanyaswa kuliko yote katika historia, na wote ni waathirika na waadhirika wa biashara dhalimu ya utumwa hadi leo! Hebu fikiria Afrika ya Kusini au Kenya ipate Rais mweupe leo, itawezekana? Ilichukua karne nyingi kwa ngozi nyeusi kukubalika huko Marekani, lakini kwa ajili ya tabia yetu ya kusahau haraka itachukua muda mfupi kujiona sie tunakubalika sasa. Na kwa vile hilo linajulikana na wakubwa, ndio maana zinatafutwa njia za mkato kama Obama, au pengine baadae Serikali ya Obama inaweza kuweka mkwara kutubana; tuwe na kipengele katika sheria za uchaguzi kisichobagua mtu kwa rangi yake kugombea nafasi kubwa kama urais kama tuna taka msaada. Naamini kwa dhati raia wa Marekani waliopiga kura katika Uchaguzi wao mkuu uliopita walipigia kura mabadiliko. Waliamini serikali itakayoongozwa na chama cha Democrats, chini ya uongozi wa Rais mteule Obama, iko katika nafasi nzuri ya kuleta mabadiliko yanayotakiwa na wengi. Swali kubwa ninalojiuliza: Obama ameweka wazi kwamba yeye ni Mmarekani na maslahi ya nchi yake yanakuja kwanza; je kuna tafauti gani kati ya Democrats na Republicans? Kimsingi vyama hivi vikubwa Marekani vyote vinaweka maslahi ya Marekani kwanza, tafauti yao ni katika mbinu za utekelezaji. Naweza kufananisha Republicans na simba anaenguruma na kuonekana kwa urahisi na kutisha. Democrats ni nyoka ambaye huwezi kujua kwa urahisi kama yupo mpaka akung’ate. Mbinu za Republicans ni za kibabe kama zile za polisi anayekupa mikong’oto ili umpe taarifa anayoitaka, ukiwa karibu kufa anakuja polisi mwema ambaye ni Democrat na kukwambia bora uongee na yeye! Huyu (Democrat) anakuja kwa upole na kirafiki na maji atakupa na kusema yule jamaa hana msalie Mtume, bora umweleze yeye kila kitu; kisha yeye atajua namna ya kukusaidia. Kwa hiyo wakati Republicans wanatumia nguvu na ubabe, Democrats wanatumia diplomasia, lakini lengo linabaki palepale - maslahi ya kwanza ni kwa Marekani . Je ni nani wanaamua na kudhibiti maslahi ya nchi? Katika kitabu chake “The secret history of the American Empire”, toleo la 2007, mwandishi John Perkins anasema: “Hawa wanaume na wanawake (waumini wa utawala unaoongozwa na wafanyi biashara wakubwa anao waita corporatocracy) ndio wanaoongoza nchi, hawajali ni chama gani kiko Ikulu au kina wabunge wengi bungeni. Hawaguswi na matakwa ya umma, na hakuna sheria inayowapa kikomo cha kuongoza.” Na ndio wanaojenga Himaya ya Marekani, The Empire, yaani taifa kubwa kiuchumi, kijeshi na kisiasa. Kwa nini walimwengu wanaifananisha Marekani na himaya kama zile za Warumi, Waingereza na wengine? John Perkins ni Mmarekani ambaye alitumikia shirika la kimataifa lililotoa ushauri wa kupotosha uchumi wa nchi “masikini” za Asia, Marekani ya Kusini na Afrika kwa niaba ya himaya ya Marekani. Yeye na kundi la wataalamu wenzake walizishawishi nchi mbalimbali kukubali mikopo mikubwa kwa ajili ya maendeleo kama vile miradi mikubwa ya umeme, barabara, viwanja vya ndege, bandari na miji ya kisasa inayofanana na Marekani! Kazi yao nyingine ilikuwa kuhakikisha kwamba mikataba ya miradi hiyo inaenda kwa kampuni za Kimarekani. Nchi hizi zikishaelemewa na madeni ndipo Serikali ya Marekani inakuja na mikakati ya kudai madeni kwa kutaka rasimali zenu au ushirikiano katika masuala ya kijeshi na siasa. Matokeo yake ni nchi hizi kuendelea kufukarika na hivyo serikali kushindwa kutoa huduma muhimu kwa raia wake kwa vile inalipa madeni ambayo hayaishi; kwani yalikuwa ni mtego wa kifo. Perkins anasema kwamba kama wao wakishindwa kuishawishi nchi ikubali kwa hiyari ya lazima, basi nchi hizi, ama huvamiwa kijeshi, au huyo kiongozi hupinduliwa na kibaraka kuingizwa madarakani. Kwa sifa zake hizo na nyingine, Marekani inaitwa “Himaya” kwa vile ina vigezo vyote vya “Himaya”. Kwa mfano, kiu isiyoisha ya kutaka kutawala wengine na kunyonya rasilimali zao. Aidha ina ulafi wa rasilimali nyingi zaidi ukilinganisha na nchi zingine, na inakuwa na jeshi kubwa sana kuimarisha sera zake. Hulka ya himaya yoyote kama Marekani ni kueneza lugha yake, fasihi, sanaa na utamaduni wake; hasa ule wa hovyo kwa makoloni yake. Huwatoza kodi hata watu ambao si raia wake katika nchi zingine. Hulazimisha kutumika sarafu na baadhi ya sheria zake kwa nchi zingine. Perkins anasema kwamba Marekani ina sifa hizo zote. Kwa mfano, idadi ya watu wa Marekani ni asilimia tano (5%) ya watu wa dunia nzima, lakini inatumia zaidi ya asili mia ishirini na tano (25%) ya rasilimali za dunia nzima! Imefanikiwa katika hilo kwa kuzinyonya nchi zingine zenye uchumi unaokua. Pamoja na kwamba himaya hii imejekengeka kwa njia za kiuchumi, lakini viongozi wote duniani wanajua njia zote zikishindikana jeshi lake kubwa na la kisasa litatumika. Kwenye himaya za zamani kulikuwa na watawala maalumu wakiitwa “Emperor” au Mfalme ambao hawakuchaguliwa kwa kura za watu wala hawakuwa na ukomo wa kutawala. Hawa walidhibiti serikali, jeshi na vyombo vya habari. Marekani ina kundi la watu ambao wanatawala kwa pamoja mithili ya mfalme. Watu hao wanaendesha makampuni makubwa na kupitia hayo makampuni wanaendesha serikali, anasema John Perkins. Na kwa vile wanafadhili kampeni za kisiasa na vyombo vya habari, wana uwezo mkubwa wa kuwadhibiti viongozi waliochaguliwa ikiwa ni pamoja na kuamua ni taarifa gani raia wazipate katika vyombo vya habari. Ndio maana si ajabu Wamarekani wengi hawajui ukweli kuhusu nchi yao nje ya mipaka yao, na sisi hatujui mengi kuhusu Marekani; hata kama tunaangalia CNN saa zote! Kwa kiasi kikubwa yaliyomo kwenye katiba ya Marekani - haki za watu na maneno mengi kuhusu demokrasia hayaendani na vitendo vyao wanapoangalia maslahi ya nchi yao. Sasa hiyo ndio nchi ambayo Obama anatarajia kuiongoza baada ya kuapishwa rasmi! Sifa na heshima ya himaya hii iko chini na watu wengi duniani sasa wamechoshwa nayo; japo hawajui la kufanya. Je Rais Mteule Obama ataweza kuleta mabadiliko ya sera za nje bila kuhatarisha maslahi ya himaya ya Marekani? Je huko ambako imeleta uharibifu, madhara na madhila, na watu wanajua ni kwa sababu ya sera za Marekani, atafanya nini? Huku kwetu (Afrika) kwenye maliasili nyingi kama mafuta na madini na ukanda mkubwa wa bahari, kuna tishio la Marekani kuweka vituo vya kijeshi vya Africom. Je Obama ataendeleza mpango huo? Je Marekani, ambayo inatumia mabilioni ya mapesa, rasilimali watu na muda kutengeneza silaha za mauaji ya halaiki, itaweza kufunga na kuviteketeza viwanda vyake haramu na kutafuta njia mbadala ya kupata pesa? Rais Mteule Obama ataweza kupambana na watemi wa vita? Rais Mteule atachwa atawale na kuongoza na kuleta mabadiliko au atatumiwa kama Afisa Uhusiano wakubadilisha taswira ya Marekani kwa walimwengu ? Haya ni baadhi ya maswali tunayopaswa kujiuliza katika kipindi hiki ambacho Rais Mteule Obama anasubiri kuingia rasmi Ikulu ya Marekani kuanza kazi. Article source;www.raiamwema.com