Gezonde voeding bij griep:

Een sterk immuunsysteem is in staat om zelf virussen te doden zelfs als ze de cel aan binnen gegaan zijn, zonder daarbij de cel zelf te doden. Dit in tegenstelling tot medicijnen die ook de cel doden.

Ter voorkoming en voor een flinke vermindering van de klachten en de duur van griep zijn op het moment van infectie goede bloedwaarden vitamine D en glutathion zeer belangrijk, zeker bij mensen met longproblemen zoals astma en COPD.

Er zijn twee mechanisme waardoor vitamine D het risico op doodgaan aan een griepvirusinfectie voorkomt. Allereerst reduceert vitamine D in het lichaam de aanmaak van pro-inflammatoire cytokines en stimuleert vitamine D de aanmaak van lichaamseigen cathelicidine (LL37), dat binnendringende bacteriën, schimmels en virussen doodt.

Glutathion zorgt in de beginfase dat de rol van hemagglutinine meer of minder wordt gereduceerd afhankelijk van de hoeveelheid glutathion. (Het oppervlakte-eiwit van griepvirussen, hemagglutinine speelt een sleutelrol in de beginfase van een griepinfectie: het zorgt voor de binding aan de receptor en het samengaan van virus en celmembranen.)

Volgens verschillende studies werkt het extract van zwarte vlierbes (Sambucus nigra) zeer goed bij griep, binnen 2-3 dagen vindt meestal genezing plaats.

Voldoende vochtigheid in huis kan de overleving van griepvirussen in huis flink verminderen. Aanwezige virussen zitten in de lucht en op veel aangeraakte plaatsen in het huis. Omdat in de winter de lucht doorgaans veel droger is, tot wel 20% relatieve vochtigheid aan toe kunnen de virussen gemakkelijk 24 uur overleven. Door de vochtigheid op te voeren tot 40-60% wordt de overlevingskans van de virussen fors gereduceerd.

Of vaccinatie tegen de griep zinvol is lijkt zeer de vraag, zeker gelet dit onderzoek gepubliceerd in The Lancet en andere griepdeskundigen, verder kijk hieronder maar.

Meer over griep.

Klik hier voor onderzoeken uit het nieuws over griep.

What is in the regular flu shot?

What we have come to know as the seasonal flu shot is made from:

-Egg proteins: including avian contaminated viruses
-Gelatin: known to cause allergic reactions and anaphylaxis usually associated with sensitivity to egg or gelatin (anaphylaxis is a rapidly progressing, life-threatening allergic reaction)
-Polysorbate 80, (trademarked at Tween 80): a preservative that can cause severe allergic reactions including anaphylaxis.
-Formaldehyde: a known carcinogen.
-The shot also contains Triton X100 (a strong detergent), table sugar, resin that is known to cause allergic reactions, and an antibiotic (Gentamycin). Multi-dose vials also contain thimerosal, a preservative made with mercury, a known neurotoxin. Infants and children are most at risk for neurological damage from mercury because their nervous systems are still developing. Neurological dysfunctions are also common in adults who have ingested mercury.

Do flu shots work?

The flu shot does not work for babies. In a review of 51 studies involving more than 294,000 children, it was found there was "no evidence that injecting children 6 to 24 months of age with a flu shot was any more effective than a placebo. In children over the age of 2 years, it was effective only 33% of the time in preventing the flu. ("Vaccines for preventing influenza in health children", The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2008)

The flu shot does not work in children with asthma. In a study of 800 children with asthma in which one half were vaccinated and the other half were not, the two groups were compared with respect to clinic visits, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations for asthma. The researchers concluded that no evidence was provided that the influenza vaccine prevented pediatric asthma exacerbations (Christly, C. et al, "Effectiveness of influenza vaccine for the prevention of asthma exacerbations." Arch Dis Child, August, 2004, 734-5)

"The inactivated flu vaccine, Flumist, does not prevent influenza-related hospitalizations in children, especially the ones with asthma...In fact, children who get the flu vaccine are more at risk for hospitalization than children who do not get the vaccine." (The American Thoracic Society's International Conference, May 15-20, 2009, San Diego)

Griepvaccinatie bij kinderen met astma beter afschaffen (Erasmus MC 2005)

A new study published in the Lancet by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, concludes that influenza vaccinations in the US have prevented fewer deaths than indicated by previous research (Arch Intern Med 2005; 165: 265–72).

Adults are also not protected by flu vaccine. In a review of 48 reports including more than 66,000 adults, "Vaccination of healthy adults only reduced risk of influenza by 6%, and reduced the number of missed work days by less than one day (0.16). It did not change the number of people needing to go to a hospital or take time off work." ("Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy adults," The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2006)

Although the hype is that the elderly must be protected, in a review of 64 studies in 98 flu seasons, for elderly living in nursing homes, flu shots were non-significant for preventing the flu. For elderly living in the community, vaccines were not significantly effective against influenza, ILI or pneumonia. ("Vaccines for preventing influenza in the elderly," The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2006)

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