It is extremely important to reconsider if you are planning to skip your annual flu vaccination. Normally people assume that vaccination is undertaken to protect just themselves which is not true. It not just decreases the chance for a person to get the virus but also protects everyone around him/her. This is extremely important as a flue might not be dangerous to individuals who are healthy and strong but if an elderly person or a baby catches it, it can really be deadly. Their immune systems might be weak and would not fight the virus off.

In America, thousands of people die from the flu every year. Studies indicate that in the year 2003, almost 50,000 people died as a result of flu viral complications. Every year, around 20,000 children under the age of 5 gets hospitalized and babies under 6 months are highly prone to this virus. It is also estimated that a typical flu season costs around 90% of deaths during that time and is mostly affected to people who are over 65 years. It is also a fact that certain groups completely has restricted access to the vaccine and some are not eligible for vaccination. Some individuals (Cancer patients are) possess a problematic immune system, in such cases too, the vaccination may not be effective

We have been aware and most of abide by the saying,” You are what you eat”. But the recent studies show that it is not actually true. In his new book, The Gluten Lie, Alan Levinovitz says that the real problem is not what we eat but it is how much we are eating. He says unless we limit the quantity of intake, cutting down on carbs and gluten is not going to show any effects. He says that the key to getting in shape and success diet is by lowering the overall food consumption.

People have the strong notion and follows the idea that eating low calorie food helps to reduce weight. Many people still go by the notion that having cholesterol would give them cholesterol and having fat would make them fat. There has been no scientific evidence to prove it and instead the studies have indicated negative signs. The statistics indicate that saturated fat consumption should be restricted to maximum of 10 % and only 20-35% of daily calories should be from fats. Consuming anything in excess is bound to make health problems, but when any food is consumed in low quantities there would not be any sort of hazards, be it rich butter or a really small piece of chocolate cake.