tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post7546587022002258691..comments2009-05-14T01:27:19.195+01:00Harry Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05099597763862011749noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-66366374437065488862009-05-14T01:24:00.000+01:002009-05-14T01:24:00.000+01:00Port and honey, Jess? Brilliant idea! I think I'll get some in, just in case...Thatsnewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148241391183658112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-906931439384483432009-05-13T23:08:00.000+01:002009-05-13T23:08:00.000+01:00Sounds like swine flu to me. At least you might avoid the Big One in the autumn, after it mutates etc.<br /><br />I find that red wine works well for flu....gets you to sleep, dries up those snot-filled tubes, and you may as well have a hangover when you're ill anyway.<br /><br />The Times recommended red wine and port as an influenza cure back in the 1920s....those were the days<br /><br />...err..I've just Googled it and there is some convincing evidence (enough to convince this mediocre former scientist anyway)<br /><br /><I>“We have shown that RV [resveratrol], a natural polyphenol whose concentration in red wine is 1.5–3.0 mg/L, can inhibit the in vitro and in vivo replication of influenza A virus without producing any significant toxicity,” the article states.</I>I'm nearing the end of a bottle of the red stuff...purely precautionary you understand....Jess The Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01694805454982688213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-54905488204072137272009-05-13T22:30:00.000+01:002009-05-13T22:30:00.000+01:00Don't forget the honey. And perhaps the cider vinegar, too!<br /><br /><A HREF="https://thatshealth.blogspot.com/2009/05/super-manuka-honey-that-gives-you-more.html" REL="nofollow">The new Manuka Honey that gives you more</A>(I have no link with the above firm. But I like the sound of the product!)Thatsnewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148241391183658112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-10350220819958683862009-05-13T20:52:00.000+01:002009-05-13T20:52:00.000+01:00Bah, I went down with flu last November having gone on a bender till 5 in the morning in freezing temperature. Two days unable to move and I was right as rain after. The only problem was it ruined a weekend.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08746160698308518190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-68956246342438280862009-05-13T20:30:00.000+01:002009-05-13T20:30:00.000+01:00You do realise that this is evidence of the inferiority of the male species as a result of the weaker Y chromosome? TTT is letting her scientific knowledge rip here, but this does prove the superiority of females in survival! So I wouldn't shout about this discovery too loudly little bear :)ToryTittleTattlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05229397965475358402noreply@blogger.com