WOLVES.
WOLVES. >> THANKS, TOM.
>>> ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
TRUTH BE TOLD, I FEEL AWFUL
TODAY, THAT I'M SO
THRILLED MY FRIEND, DR. KEN
REDCROSS IS HERE TO TELL
ME, IS IT A COLD?
IS IT A FLU?
SHOULD I BE AT WORK, GIVING ALL
MY GREAT FRIENDS MY
GERMS?
GERMS?
GERMS? PROBABLY NOT.
PROBABLY NOT. BUT DR. KEN IS HERE TO TELL US
PREVENTIVE MEASURES,
PREVENTIVE MEASURES, ELBOW HUGS, WAYS WE CAN TAKE
CARE OF OURSELVES
DURING THIS DREADED SEASON.
I'M SO HAPPENTY TO SEE YOU, MY
FRIEND.
FRIEND.
FRIEND. >> I AM HAPPY YOU'RE HERE.
YOU'RE SO IMPORTANT, I'M MAKING
A HOUSE CALL ALL THE
WAY FROM NEW YORK.
>> YES, I LOVE IT.
WE HAVE LOT TO GET TO.
I WANT TO GET TO OUR FIRST
QUESTION.
QUESTION.
QUESTION. SO WHAT ARE THE ODDS THAT THE
AVERAGE PERSON IS
ACTUALLY GOING TO COME DOWN
WITH THE FLU DESPITE ALL
OF THESE PREVENTIVE STRATEGYS?
? THAT'S THE TOUGH PART.
THERE'S ABOUT A 5 TO 20% CHANCE
YOU CAN COME DOWN
WITH THE FLU.
DON'T RELAX THINKING THAT'S 1
IN 5, BECAUSE YOU CAN
GET THE FLU MORE THAN ONCE IN A
SEASON AS WELL.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
THAT'S AWFUL.
THAT'S AWFUL. WE'RE TALKING EARLY WARNING
SIGNS THAT YOU MAY HAVE
INFLUENZA, AND I WASN'T
KIDDING, I RALLY FEEL
TERRIBLE.
TERRIBLE.
TERRIBLE. I'VE HAD THE FLU BEFORE, AND
THAT'S MORE BODY ACHES.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> YOU'RE PROBABLY DEALING WITH
A COLD, AND THAT'S
DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT. WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE
FLU, YOU'RE TALKING
FEVERS, CHILLS, BODY ACHES.
THE ACHES LET YOU KNOW YOU'RE
DEALING WITH MORE THAN
A TYPICAL COLD.
>> AND A FEVER, TOO?
>> YOU DON'T NECESSARILY GET A
FEVER, EXACTLY.
FEVER, EXACTLY. >> SO HOW ABOUT CHILDREN?
MY LITTLE ONE, AS I MENTIONED,
I GOT THIS FROM HER.
IS IT DIFFERENT SYMPTOMS WITH
OUR LITTLE ONES?
>> THEY ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
THEY CAN'T COME AND SAY,
"MOMMY, I HAVE BODY ACHES."
TYPICALLY DOESN'T HAVE THAT
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. THEY
WAY. THEY MAY BECOME LISTLESS.
YOU MAY NOTICE THEY'RE NOT
EATING AND DRINKING AS
MUCH.
MUCH.
MUCH. >>
MUCH. >> SUCH GOOD INFORMATION.
IF THE FLU DOES STRIKE, WHAT
CAN WE DO TO ACTUALLY
CUT DOWN THE DURATION OF IT?
>> SO THIS IS THE IMPORTANT
PART.
PART.
PART. THE
PART. THE FIRST 48 HOURS ARE HUGE.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS
WE WANT TO DO, WE WANT TO THINK
ABOUT THE DOS AND
THE DON'TS.
THE DON'TS. THE DON'T, I WANT YOU TO HIT
YOUR ALARM CLOCK AND IF
YOU FEEL LIKE YOU DO, DON'T GO
TO WORK.
TO WORK.
TO WORK. >> IT'S TOO LATE.
IT'S FRIDAY.
IT'S FRIDAY. >> THE OTHER THING IS I WANT
YOU TO HIT THE SNOOZE
BUTTON IF YOUR CHILD FEELS THAT
WAY, BECAUSE YOU
WANT TO KEEP THEM HOME SO THEY
CAN BATTLE THEIR
SYMPTOMS, TOO.
SYMPTOMS, TOO. THE OTHER THING IS THE STUDIES
SHOW, IF YOU'RE UNDER
18 AND HAVE THESE FLU-LIKE
SYMPTOMS, YOU SHOULDN'T
TAKE ASPIRIN.
TAKE ASPIRIN. IT CAN BE FATAL.
>> NO ASPIRIN IF YOU'RE UNDER
18.
18.
18. >>
18. >> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. >>
>> NO. >> I NEVER FEEL LIKE I TAKE
ASPIRIN ANYMORE.
ASPIRIN ANYMORE. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE TAKE IT FOR
CARDIAC HEALTH AND
DIFFERENT REASONS, BUT IT'S
JUST IMPORTANT THIS TIME
OF YEAR TO AVOID THAT.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITHIN
THAT FIRST 48 HOURS?
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
TRY A HOME OWE PATH I
CAN REMEDY CALLED
OCYLLIOCOCCINA.
OCYLLIOCOCCINA. THERE ARE STUDIES THAT SHOW IT
DECREASES THE SEE
VERITY AND DURATION OF FLU-LIKE
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS. TWO OTHER THINGS, IT'S SAFE FOR
KIDS TWO YEARS OF
AGE AND OLDER, AND THERE'S NO
DROWSINESS.
DROWSINESS. AND THAT'S A BIG DEAL.
>> SO WE HAVE OUR DON'TS, AND
WE HAVE OUR DOS.
THE DON'T I SEE ON THERE SAYS
TAKE A COLD SHOWER.
WHY IS THAT?
>> IT'S A LITTLE COUNTER
INTUITIVE, BECAUSE YOU
THINK YOU'RE LOWERING YOUR CORE
BODY TEMPERATURE,
BODY TEMPERATURE, BUT IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.
YOU DON'T LOWER YOUR CORE BODY
TEMPERATURE.
TEMPERATURE. THE PART OF YOUR BRAIN REACTS
DIFFERENTLY AND CAUSES
THE FEVER TO GO UP.
SO COLD SHOWERS DON'T WORK.
>> WELCOME KNOWLEDGE.
THANK GOD FOR YOU.
HERE WE ARE.
WHAT DAY IS THIS?
THREE OR FOUR?
>> NOW WE'RE DAYS THREE AND
FOUR.
FOUR.
FOUR. THE
FOUR. THE DON'T IS I DON'T WANT YOU
GOING TO YOUR DOCTOR
AND ASKING FOR ANTIBIOTICS,
OKAY?
OKAY?
OKAY? BECAUSE ANTIBIOTICS DON'T HELP.
ABOUTTY BY THE I CANS ARE ONLY
FOR BACTERIA, NOT THE
FLEW VIRUS.
FLEW VIRUS. YOU DO WANT TO GO TO YOUR
DOCTOR AND CONFIRM YOU
HAVE THE FLU SHOULD YOUR
SYMPTOMS PERSIST.
SYMPTOMS PERSIST. THE OTHER THING, WE'RE GOING TO
STAY CLOSER TO THE
EARTH HERE.
EARTH HERE. SO ELDER BERRY.
>> I'VE HEARD THAT.
>> ELDER BERRY IS.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU
SOMETHING TO PUT UNDER YOUR
TONGUE WHEN WE'RE DONE.
ELDER BERRY IS GREAT, BECAUSE
IT HAS SOMETHING
AGAINST THE VIRAL STRAINS OF
THE FLU, AND IT ALSO
BOOSTS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM.
THE OTHER THING IS BUTTER BURR.
IT'S ALL ABOUT INFLAMMATION.
IT COMES FROM THE FACT IT HAS
THESE HUGE LEAVES THAT
USED TO BE LEAVES TO KEEP
BUTTER FROM MELTING.
>> COOL.
>> COOL.
>> COOL. >> IN WARM ENVIRONMENTS.
IT'S KIND OF COOL.
VERY IMPORTANT FOR
INFLAMMATION.
INFLAMMATION. LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE
HOLY BASE ILL.
THIS ISN'T THE BASE ILL THAT
MOM PUTS IN HER
SPAGHETTI SAUCE.
SPAGHETTI SAUCE. THIS IS DIFFERENT.
HOLY BASIL, BECAUSE IT WORKS AS
A NATURAL EXPECT
RANT.
RANT.
RANT. >>
RANT. >> ALL RIGHT.
NOW WE'RE ON TODAY, FIVE, SIX.
>> POTENTIALLY SEVEN, HOPEFULLY
NOT MORE.
NOT MORE.
NOT MORE. THIS IS THE INTERESTING PART,
BECAUSE WE'RE ALMOST
OUT OF THE WOODS.
YOU SEE I HAVE MY PILLOW HERE,
AND I HAVE IT PROPPED
UP, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU TO
LIE FLAT.
LIE FLAT.
LIE FLAT. LOT OF TIMES YOU HAVE THESE
SECRETIONS AND YOU'RE
LYING FLAT ALL NIGHT, AND NOT
GETTING THE REST THAT
YOU NEED.
YOU NEED.
YOU NEED. THE OTHER THING, I HAVE A MUG,
AND THAT'S FOR THOSE
WHO KNOW ABOUT HOT TODDIES.
MY GRANDMA USED TO PUT A LITTLE
BOURBON.
BOURBON.
BOURBON. >> HONEY AND LEMON
>> YOU WANT TO BE A LITTLE
CAREFUL, BECAUSE IT'S
SHOWN IT WILL LEAD TO A LITTLE
BIT OF DEHYDRATION,
WHICH IS WHAT WE DON'T WANT.
NOW, THE DOS.
ALL ABOUT TANKING UP.
WE HAVE COCONUT WATER, WHICH IS
MY FAVORITE.
MY FAVORITE. LOADED WITH POTASSIUM.
YOU TEND TO LOSE POTASSIUM WHEN
YOU HAVE VOMITING OR
DIARIY.
DIARIY.
DIARIY. GOOD TO REPLENISH IT.
YOU HAVE LEK THROW LITE
BEVERAGES, THE BONE BROTH.
>> I LOVE THAT.
>> THEN I HAVE THESE POPSICLES,
AND WHO DOESN'T LIKE
A POPSICLE.
A POPSICLE. THIS IS AN EXCUSE TO GET A
POPSICLE TO STAY
HYDRATED.
HYDRATED.
HYDRATED. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I HAVE THE
HONEY.
HONEY.
HONEY. HONEY HAS ANTIMICROBIAL
PROPERTIES.
PROPERTIES. ONCE AGAIN, MAYBE PUT SOME OF
THAT IN YOUR TEA.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> EXCELLENT. QUICKLY, YOU DISCUSS THE
IMPORTANCE, WHICH IS SO
CRITICAL IN THIS DAY AND AGE OF
PATIENT-DOCTOR
PATIENT-DOCTOR RELATIONSHIP.
RELATIONSHIP. TELL ME MORE ABOUT IT.
>> IT BECOMES INCREASINGLY
IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR, WHEN
KIND OF TO YOUR POINT
WHERE YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU
HAVE A COLD OR FLU.
IT'S ABOUT THE FOUR CORNER
STONES: TRUST, RESPECT,
EVER THINK, AND COMMUNICATION.
YOUR DOCTOR SHOULD FEEL LIKE A
MOBILE OF YOUR
FAMILY, AND THAT'S THE WAY I
THINK IT SHOULD BE FOR
EVERYONE.
EVERYONE.
EVERYONE. >> IT USED TO BE THAT WAY.
LET'S GO BACK TO THAT.
YOU'RE, LIKE, A MOBILE OF MY
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. THANK YOU FOR DEFINITELY GIVING
US ALL THESE GREAT
TIPS.
TIPS.
TIPS. WE
TIPS. WE DON'T WANT YOU TO FETE
KNOCKED OUT BY THE FLU.
YOU CAN FIND A COPY OF DR.
REDCROSS'S BOOK