http://www.kitchentablemedicine.com/is-it-%e2%80%9cthe-flu%e2%80%9d-or-is-it-%e2%80%9cinfluenza%e2%80%9d/ Natural medicine info. Naturopathic physician, Dr. Nicole Sundene, answers your natural medicine health questions at the kitchen table! Diet, weight loss, herbal medicine, exercise, fat burning, health, nutrition, and alternative medicine research! Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:46:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.kitchentablemedicine.com/is-it-%e2%80%9cthe-flu%e2%80%9d-or-is-it-%e2%80%9cinfluenza%e2%80%9d/#comment-3821 Flu Shots: Pros and Cons of Getting Vaccinated | Kitchen Table Medicine Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:35:48 +0000 http://kitchentablemedicine.com/is-it-%e2%80%9cthe-flu%e2%80%9d-or-is-it-%e2%80%9cinfluenza%e2%80%9d/#comment-3821 [...] “Do I need a flu shot?” This question always comes up repeatedly this time of year, and I will attempt to present an unbiased review of the pro and con opinons of being vaccinated against influenza. [...] [...] “Do I need a flu shot?” This question always comes up repeatedly this time of year, and I will attempt to present an unbiased review of the pro and con opinons of being vaccinated against influenza. [...]

]]> http://www.kitchentablemedicine.com/is-it-%e2%80%9cthe-flu%e2%80%9d-or-is-it-%e2%80%9cinfluenza%e2%80%9d/#comment-335 Dr. Nicole Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:49:25 +0000 http://kitchentablemedicine.com/is-it-%e2%80%9cthe-flu%e2%80%9d-or-is-it-%e2%80%9cinfluenza%e2%80%9d/#comment-335 Mclaughlin- I don't think that is bad, it might be a little overkill though as the body typically only utilized about 500-1000mg max off vitamin C per hour or so. Since vitamin C is water soluble you may just be flushing your money away! When we are sick we need more vitamin C so that our white blood cells can replicate and fight disease, amping up vitamin C to 10,000 is not uncommon at that time. But if something seems to work for you and it is not harming you, then I believe it all goes back to the saying "If it ain't broke don't fix it". Mclaughlin- I don’t think that is bad, it might be a little overkill though as the body typically only utilized about 500-1000mg max off vitamin C per hour or so. Since vitamin C is water soluble you may just be flushing your money away! When we are sick we need more vitamin C so that our white blood cells can replicate and fight disease, amping up vitamin C to 10,000 is not uncommon at that time. But if something seems to work for you and it is not harming you, then I believe it all goes back to the saying “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it”.

]]> http://www.kitchentablemedicine.com/is-it-%e2%80%9cthe-flu%e2%80%9d-or-is-it-%e2%80%9cinfluenza%e2%80%9d/#comment-332 McLaughlin Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:03:10 +0000 http://kitchentablemedicine.com/is-it-%e2%80%9cthe-flu%e2%80%9d-or-is-it-%e2%80%9cinfluenza%e2%80%9d/#comment-332 I take about 10,000 mg of vitamin C a day to avoid being sick, is that bad? I take about 10,000 mg of vitamin C a day to avoid being sick, is that bad?

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