For treatment of the flu, Tamiflu capsules should be taken twice daily for five days under your doctor guidance. It can be taken with or without food as with many medicines, if your take Tamiflu with a light snack, milk, or a meal, the potential for an upset stomach may be reduced.
In case if your have any health history or any type of kidney disease, talk to your doctor before starting Tamiflu therapy. Tamiflu has been demonstrated to be safe and effective preventative therapy for up to 6 weeks.
Tamiflu contains the drug Oseltamivir, an inhibitor of neuraminidase that enables the influenza viruses to spread from infected cells to healthy cells. Therefore, Oseltamivir interrupts the action of neuraminidase and preventing the influenza infection.
Tamiflu effects can be easily controlled and the common side effects include nausea, vomiting, bronchitis, headache, dizziness, abdominal pain. Other effects could be coughing, sleeping disorders, sinusitis, skin rashes, or shortened breath.
1. Patient who is suffering from cardiac diseases, kidney diseases, liver diseases, or other chronic diseases needs to consult the physician before taking Tamiflu medication.
2. Pregnant women should avoid the use of tamiflu drugs without the proper consultation of a medical physician because it may be harmful for the coming child.
3. In case, any patient has faced allergic reactions with the use of this medicine, he should inform it to the physician.
4. Tamiflu dosage should never be exceeded because it could lead to adverse effects such as nausea or vomiting.
5. This medication should not be given to infants under the age of one year without prior consent of the physician.
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I. Introduction American diet contain high in saturated fat, trans fat, and other harmful substances such as sugar, caffeine, pesticides, addictive substances, etc. and less in fruits and vegetables. These types of harmful substances is toxin. Our body detoxified functions try to get rid of them everyday, when they fails causing disruption of hormone production, damaging our body detoxification organs and weaken our immune system resulting in hormone imbalance and many chronic illness consequently.
II. Causes A. Internal Causes 1. Overdose of red meat Our animals are grown in a crowded environment and fed by growth hormones to perverse the maximum profits. No matter how restricted the government regulations are, these traces of growth hormone still remain in the animal body causing more harm than good. Although our body requires protein and fat to function daily, overdose of red meat causes cholesterol building up in the arteries, triglyceride in the bloodstream, and high blood pressure resulting in heart diseases and chronic illness.
2. Overdose sugar Carbohydrates are essential to our liver and kidney function, overdose of sugar in American diet causes insulin resistance, damaging the pancreas, reducing the circulation of blood and causing hormone imbalance.
3. Excessive drinking Our social life is a mess. We drink too much. Since alcohol is a stimulant, moderate drinking helps increase the circulation of blood and improve mental alertness. Excessive drinking reduces the brain's function, damaging our liver, decreasing the function of the immune system and causing inflammation.
4. Artificial Agents Artificial agents may help to perverse food and make it look good, but they are toxic to our body. These types of agents stimulate appetite by directly influencing the hunger centers of the brain causing you to eat more resulting in obesity.
5. Smoking Smoking not only causes lung cancer, it also causes the depletion of oxygen levels in the bloodstream, increasing the risk of hardening, thickening and calcium attached in arterial wall as well as increasing the risk of heavy metals accumulating in our brain.
6. Consuming not enough fruits and vegetables Fruits and vegetables are high in nutrients that are vital for daily function of our body. Vitamins C, E, K and chemical substances in fruits and vegetables such as alpha carotene, beta carotene, selenium, chlorophyll, and amino acid are powerful antioxidants that not only helps to increase body metabolism, it also helps in strengthening our immune system against fighting the forming of free radicals as well as protecting our body by fighting against inflammation caused by bacteria and virus.
B. External Causes 1. Air Pollution The cause of air pollution are the result of burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, natural gas, and gasoline to produce electricity and power our vehicles such as the emitting of carbon dioxide resulting in ozone pollution, acid rain, and toxic heavy metal pollution. Yes, this is the air we breath very day. Every breath we inhale, our body is required to detoxify all this harmful material entering our body. If you have a weakened immune system, some of these harmful can not be removed from our body resulting in heavy metal accumulation as well as disrupting the normal function of organs causing inflammation and infection.
2. Soil Pollution Soil pollution are caused by misuse of the soil in poor agricultural practices, mineral exploitation, industrial waste dumping, and indiscriminate disposal of urban wastes. These kinds of wastes accumulating in our soil include herbicides, pesticides, heavy metals and man-made chemicals that will enter our body through raining, snowing and foods. If our body cannot get rid of them long term accumulation of these harmful substances will result in a weakened immune system and chronic diseases.
3. Water pollution An estimated 90 soluble fiber and 30% insoluble fiber. Besides having proven record in Chinese medicine in treating high levels of cholesterol, its fiber portion has been used to treat constipation by softening stools and easing bowel movements .
c) Bentonite Bentonite is a natural clay that comes from volcanic ash. Taken internally, the adsorbent action of bentonite helps to eliminate and remove toxic material from the intestine.
d) Liquid clay Liquid clay moves through our body and attaches to any bacteria, virus as well as toxins in our intestine and removes them out of our body as wastes resulting in improved intestinal regularity, easing chronic constipation and easing indigestion.
e) Buckthorn bark Buckthorn bark is native to Europe and parts of western Asia. It contains anthraquinones that stimulate intestinal movement and also attracts more water to the intestines resulting in a softened stool and removing toxins accumulated in the intestine out as wastes.
f) Rhubarb root Rhubarb root has been used in Chinese medicine in treating both constipation and diarrhea. Intake of rhubarb root helps to improve intestine tone, as well as remove toxins from the intestine.
g) Cascara sagrada Cascara sagrada is known to tone the relaxed intestinal muscles in the digestive system. Intake of cascare sagrada helps promote the digestive process in people affected by disorders in the digestion as well as chronic constipation.
5. Lung cleansing a) Lotus Root Tea Made from the root of the esteemed Asian water lily. It helps dissolve and eliminate mucus and lung congestion over time. Lotus root traditionally has been used to neutralize toxins accumulated in the lung as well as in treating of other respiratory diseases such as asthma, tuberculosis, coughing.
b) Platycodon Root Platycodon has been used in Chinese medicine for over a century in treating of abscesses, respiratory disorders, intestinal disorders. Study shows that platycodon roots not only helps to treat cough due to purulent sputum and inflammation in the chest area but also removes toxins in the lung.
c) Wild Cherry Bark Wild cherry bark traditionally has bee used irritable and persistent cough of bronchitis, pertussis, cough due to increased irritability of respiratory mucosa. Because of its antispasmodic qualities, it has been used with other herbs to treat asthma and enhance relaxation as well as removing toxins from the lung.
d) Mullein Mullein contains coumarin and rotenone. It has a long history of use as a medicine and is an effective treatment for asthma and respiratory disorders.Mullein also helps in soothing the mucous membranes, reducing inflammation and encouraging healthy fluid production in the lungs.
e) Ephedra Epphedra has been used in Chinese medicine traditionally for 5,000 year in treating of asthma and hayfever and common cold. It also helps to support healthy sinus nasal lung and respiratory function by removing toxins in the lung.
f) Elecampane Elecampane also called horse-heal. It has been used for treatment of the shortness of breath and helps to promote a strong lung. Elecampane is a wonderful lung tonic. Useful for asthma, soothing to the lining of the lungs
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