THE DREADED LURGIE...(flue)

if you didnt go to hospital, it wasnt the flu.

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Originally Posted by vnx205

My mother never took a Vitamin C tablet in her life and lived to 94.

It looks as if that Vitamin C cost Linus Pauling a year of his life.:D

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Taking vitamins does not change your life expectancy at all. The vitamin Industry, much like naturopathy/homoeopathy is a sham. Vitamins are useless for you unless have an illness that makes you anaemic and you are in need of iron tablets as prescribed by a doctor or something similar. Regular healthy people don't need vitamin pills.

Will vitamins extend your lifespan or just shrink your piggy bank? - CBS News

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Originally Posted by Eevo

if you didnt go to hospital, it wasnt the flu.

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If you're feeble, that is.

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Originally Posted by superquag

I...My approach since then is to do all and everything to enhance the immune system Simple things like adequate, restful sleep, through to vitamin supplements, - The Usual Suspects, such as 'gram' doses of Vit.-C, Vit. D, E, and B group. Not a huge financial burden.

Seems to have worked, 5 years of driving 59 seat schoolbuses full of wheezing sneezing coughing kids... Having CVD - several stents and recently CABG x 5 - staying healthy is even more important.

Your Mileage May Vary !

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YMMV indeed.

Your concussion seems to be, gram doses of vitamins wards off flu, because - just look at me over the last 5 years. By the same reasoning, do I conclude, gram doses of vitamins leads to cardiac surgery, because - just recently CABG x 5.

The flu changes every year. There are multiple strains of the flu. The vaccination only covers the four strains predicted to be most common in Australia each year. Your doctor can get you tested to confirm if you have one of the strains. Brisbane B was nasty with vomiting, diarrhoea and violent headaches.

It's amazing how many of you have been affected by one of these. [bigwhistle]

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Originally Posted by p38arover

It's amazing how many of you have been affected by one of these. [bigwhistle]

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A chimmly? [wink11]

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

A chimmly? [wink11]

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A flue. [bigsmile]

That is a chimney - a flue runs up inside a chimney [bigsmile]

The chimney is the visible outside structure -- the brick, block, slate or rock.
The flue is the internal shaft (from a fireplace, a woodstove or a burner) that vents the gases and smoke produced from the fire to the outside.
Oftentimes, the terms "flue" and "liner" are used interchangeably, although the flue is technically the air space inside the liner.

If a flue is cracked or broken, gases or flames can breach the opening and get inside the house. Not a healthy situation.

What's The Difference Between A Chimney And A Flue?