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3. A similar Indian study published in 2004 also reported that vitaminD deficiency in infants significantly raised their odds ratio for having severeALRI.4. A 2009 analysis of the Third National Health and NutritionExamination Survey examined the association between vitamin D levelsandrecent upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) in nearly nineteenthousand subjects over the age of twelve.Recent URTI was reported by:• Seventeen percent of participants with vitamin D levels of 30ng/ml orhigher• Twenty percent of participants with vitamin D levels between 10-30ng/ml.• Twenty-four percent of participants with vitamin D levels below10ng/mlThe positive correlation between lower vitamin D levels and increasedrisk of URTI was even stronger in individuals with asthma and chronicobstructive pulmonary disease.5. Another 2009 report in the journal Pediatric Research stated thatinfants and children appear more susceptible to viral rather than bacterialinfections when deficient in vitamin D. And that, based on the available evidenceshowing a strong connection between vitamin D, infections, andimmune function in children, vitamin D supplementation may be a valuabletherapy in pediatric medicine.How to Prevent the Fluwithout Getting a Flu ShotFor most people the flu shot does not make you healthy; it does just theopposite and weakens our immune system.If you follow a healthy lifestyle, you will not have to worry about gettingthe flu. Take it from me —I’ve never received a flu shot, and I haven’tmissed a day of work due to illness in over twenty years. The key steps thatI follow to stay flu-free, which I suggest you follow too, include:• Get plenty of sunshine, safe tanning bed exposure or supplementalvitamin D3• Eat right for your nutritional type, including avoiding sugar• Exercise• Get adequate sleep• Address emotional stress• Wash your hands regularlyDr. Mercola is the founder of the world’s most visitednatural health web site, www.Mercola.com. You canlearn the hazardous side effects of OTC Remedies bygetting a FREE copy of his latest special report TheDangers of Over the Counter Remedies by going to hisReport Page.26 EARTH STAR OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2009 www.earthstarmag.com