Immune System
H1N1 flu What you need to know about prevention and treatment beyond vaccinations and pharmaceuticals
The Center For Natural medicine
&
Dr. Alena Guggenheim
Present
H1N1 flu
What you need to know about prevention and treatment beyond vaccinations and pharmaceuticals
Join us for a One hour talk that will cover:
? Â Â Â Who is at risk for flu complications
? Â Â Â Should you get the vaccine?
? Â Â Â Risks associated with the vaccine
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Confused, frustrated, anxious about the H1N1 vaccine?
Many individuals are growing concerned about the pandemic 2009 H1N1 flu and are confused about the vaccine. Who is at risk? What is in the vaccine? Should I get it? Join Dr. Natasha Kassam as she discusses this topic and clarifies some information regarding the swine flu vaccine.
Stress & Heart Health
What happens to the heart during stress?
During a stress or anger response, the body’s sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is stimulated and the hormones, epinephrine and norepinephrine, are released. These hormones cause the heart rate to increase and the demands for oxygen to heighten. When the delivery of oxygen to heart tissue is temporarily unmet, symptoms such as chest pain (angina) can result. In response to the SNS and the growing oxygen demands, the blood vessels constrict; this constriction in turn leads to elevated blood pressure levels. Chronically elevated blood pressure injures and damages blood vessel walls integrity. In an effort to repair themselves, the arteries may thicken, leading to increased susceptibility of plaque formation. Furthermore, stress increases clotting factors in your blood which results in higher risks of blood clot formation and artery blockage.
Seasonal Allergies – Part II.
Addition
Received this question from a few clients recently:
I want to exercise outdoors, now that the weather is improving, but my allergies are worsened when I’m outside. When I return from a run or outdoor sport, my allergies have me itchy, sneezing, and miserable? Any suggestions?
Exercise, especially outside, is so important to overall health and vitality. [...]
Seasonal Allergies
When an allergen, such as pollen, is introduced to the body, the immune system responds in an exaggerated fashion, producing an excess of inflammatory chemicals from mast cells. Mast cells release histamine and other substances that control local blood flow and attract other cell types of the immune system to the area. This attempt to “seek-and-destroy” the allergen brings on the well-known symptoms of itchy watery eyes, runny nose, sneezing, irritated throats, and debilitating headaches.
