Flu shots

[bahaboyga]

I went to the doc to get my annual physical yesterday. He suggested I get a flu and pneumonia vaccination. The nurse gave me the shots and I went home feeling pretty good. Today I feel sick with flu like symtoms and my arm feels like my wife was punching on it with a sledge hammer. The last flue shot I got was 5 years ago, I dont remember any adverse reactions.

.Anyone else have the same reaction?

[Nomad]

I got both shots recently. No problems. Each person reacts differently. It will all go away eventually...........

[bahaboyga]

Thanks Nomad,

I amost feel human this morning. I not sure the pain was worth the gain!

[wetbandit]

Probably being that it has been so long since your last flu shot, you felt the symptoms quite hard. A bit of the flu virus is injected into with the vaccine so your body can become immune to the flu. So it is very normal to feel fluish the next day. It is also normal for the injected area to sore for a day or 2. I get a flu shot every year and I hardly feel the symptoms of it when I get it now.

[rainbowgardens]

I just read an interesting report on Dr. Mercola's website. Studies are now showing that influenza epidemics, (flu) is caused by a Vitamin D deficiency. The report also said that you can lesson the severity and speed up your recovery of the flu if you take appropriate doses of vitamin D.
Just another glowing report on the benifits of vitamin D . Most people are deficient.

[Dean]

What's really rich in Vitamin D?

[Washkeeton]

Ya that is a major problem up here for us dark dwellers... interesting thought.. cant hurt to increase it some... what harm can happen to those of us who are severly deficient anyway They say most alaskans are very deficient in Vit d because of the lack of sunshine in this state.. even when there is sunshine we dont get enough for our bodies to manufacure sufficient quantities of vit d up here.

Dean---Sunshine, milk, cod liver oil... but you have to be careful it is one of the fat soluable vitamins.. it is one that your body will keep on board and you can become toxic with...ADEK are the 4 you have to be careful with. It isn like vit c that you get too much and pee out the rest.

[rainbowgardens]

If you use artificial supplimentation, get vitamin D3. It is used by the body better and has a longer shelf life.
An interesting side note that you can research... Vitamin D helps prevent skin cancer, but people avoid the sun and slather on sunscreen that prevents the body from making vitamin d from the sun.
About vitamin D toxicity, you can ask your doctor to test you if you are concerned about too much D. Usually, unless you suppliment faithfully with a quality D that your body can absorb, you won't have a problem with it.
Check out Dr. Mercola's website for lots of info.
Also, be aware that lots of cod liver oils sold today are rancid and have had the Vitamin D removed in order to make it taste better. You lose the D but you'll still get the omega 3s. Also, the better brands have been tested to assure that there isn't mercury contamination.

[Washkeeton]

I get the Cod Liver Oil from the naturalpath... they are very careful to make sure their products pure and top quality. I just dont like the taste....ickkkkk.

[ZeeDeveel]

30 minutes a day out in the sunlight is supposed to be a good source of Vitamin D.