One food category that might best predict cancer

This harmful “ultra-processed” food, as the researchers called it,

may include packaged sweet pastries and muffins, chips, candy, sodas, frozen dinners like meatballs and fish sticks, instant ramen noodles, sugary cereals, and pretty much anything else you can imagine that’s cheap and comes in a ready-to-go packet or container at the store.

http://www.businessinsider.com/processed-food-cancer-bmj-2018-2

Preventing the Flu: Good Health Habits Can Help Stop Germs | Seasonal Influenza (Flu) | CDC

1. Avoid close contact.

Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick too.

2. Stay home when you are sick.

If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when you are sick. This will help prevent spreading your illness to others.

3. Cover your mouth and nose.

Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. It may prevent those around you from getting sick.

4. Clean your hands.

Washing your hands often will help protect you from germs. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub.

5. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.

Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.

6. Practice other good health habits.

Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces at home, work or school, especially when someone is ill. Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat nutritious food.

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/habits.htm

Flu Kills Eight Santa Barbara Residents in Two Weeks | Santa Barbara Independent

Article says “Eight Santa Barbara County residents have died from the flu in the past two weeks alone […] all but one of the eight had been vaccinated and all had been given flu-fighting medications.

I suspect we are becoming much too dependent upon these often ineffective vaccines. Let us not forget that whether we take the vaccine or not we are still vulnerable. We must still take precautions to avoid exposure and maintain a strong immune system through diet and exercise.

http://m.independent.com/news/2018/jan/08/flu-kills-eight-santa-barbara-residents-two-weeks/?templates=mobile