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Get Fit Families Get Fit Kids Swine Flu Prevention
The release noted that on September 4, 2009, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) issued a report on the H1N1 virus known as the swine flu. The CDC report showed that there had been 36 deaths in children under 18 associated with the swine flu. The CDC report noted that a higher than usual amount of these deaths (67%) involved children with serious "high-risk medical conditions". Normally the average death toll in children from the yearly flu shows that only 35% to 55% had previous serious medical conditions. What this means for you as a parent is that if your child is not suffering from serious medical conditions, they are less likely to die from H1N1.
In addition, the CDC report noted that most of the previously seriously ill children, (92%), who catch the flu were suffering from "neurodevelopmental conditions". Because of this nervous system involvement reported by the CDC, Dr. McCoy recommends children with "serious medical conditions" or "neurodevelopemental conditions" and all children for that matter, have as little interference to their nervous system as possible.
The CDC report also shows that the majority of children who ended up with complications from H1N1 infection were not normal, healthy children. If you have normal, healthy children - rather than panic from the continual crazy, scare tactic conjured media reports, it's better to consider the things you can do to make sure that your child's immune system remains functioning at its best.
The Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health notes that in addition to a healthy diet, exercise and proper sleep, one crucial way to make sure a child's immune system is functioning at its best is to make sure their nervous system is free from interference.
For years it has been studied and proven that your nervous system controls your entire body, including your immune system. The nervous system is made up of the brain, the spinal cord and thousands of nerves that branch off the spinal cord. Your spine protects the spinal cord and all the branching nerves. This is why it is so important to have a child's spine checked for any interference. Interference only decreases the body's ability to fight off a cold, infection or even the flu.
Dr. Christopher Kent, chiropractic researcher and President of the Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation, puts it best: "Nerve interference can result from spinal misalignments or abnormal motion in the spine called vertebral subluxations and because the nervous system affects immune function it is important to reduce or correct any vertebral subluxations if found."
Specific Chiropractic care should be a part of your flu prevention strategy.
-Dr. Amanda
Jordan Family Chiropractic
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