ADVANCED HYGIENE VIRUSES AND EICOSANOID PRODUCTION Most viruses, allergens and bacteria enter out bodies through the contact of our fingers with the mucus membranes or our eyes and nose. It is quite rare for these viruses etc. to enter our bodies through the air. Usually they are picked up from hand to hand contact or contact from our hands on surfaces infected with virus droplets etc. Over ninety percent of germs, viruses and allergens on the hands are harboured under the fingernails and thumbnails. For this reason it is essential to pay most of your attention to cleaning under your nails. . Advanced hygiene is based on the significant reduction of allergens, viruses and other foreign invaders. Just cleaning your hands and face with more advanced methods of hygiene can make a huge difference in your health. More interesting is the potential for advanced hygiene to raise blood albumin levels in the body. You can learn more about advanced hygiene and the work of Australian research scientist Dr Kenneth Seaton at the web site www.advancedhygieneproducts.com ADVANCED HYGIENE AND THE PRODUCTION OF EICOSANOIDS Advanced hygiene could affect the production of eicosanoids in the following ways: Advanced hygiene 1. Reduces the incidence of flus and viruses which inhibit "good" eicosanoid production (The virus inhibits "good" eicosanoid production to suppress the immune system thus enhancing the virus' chance of survival). Advanced hygiene raises blood albumin levels and 2. Albumin transports nutrients including fatty acids (the essential building blocks for eicosanoid production) throughout the body including the brain. 3. Albumin acts as an antioxidant preventing free radical damage to those fatty acids (among many other things) again allowing the production of eicosanoids. 4. Albumin binds toxic substances including the "stress hormone" cortisol (which inhibits eicosanoid synthesis) and transports this hormone away from the brain, thymus and connective tissue. I hope this is informative. It is a little brief for a subject that's quite complex. Kindest regards, Andrew Cavanagh [size=18:2742d15a49][/size:2742d15a49]

Andrew, What is albumin? Your post had several references to it as follows. <<<< Advanced hygiene raises blood [color=red:1761ab1ef0]albumin [/color:1761ab1ef0]levels and 2. [color=red:1761ab1ef0]Albumin [/color:1761ab1ef0]transports nutrients including fatty acids (the essential building blocks for eicosanoid production) throughout the body including the brain. 3. [color=red:1761ab1ef0]Albumin [/color:1761ab1ef0]acts as an antioxidant preventing free radical damage to those fatty acids (among many other things) again allowing the production of eicosanoids. 4. [color=red:1761ab1ef0]Albumin [/color:1761ab1ef0]binds toxic substances including the "stress hormone" cortisol (which inhibits eicosanoid synthesis) and transports this hormone away from the brain, thymus and connective tissue. >>>>> Can you give a short description of "Albumin" and where you've found it (or where to locate it) in Sears' books? Thanks, Charlie btw, nice post on exercise - I've found that gentle progress works great, too :)

What is albumin? Excellent question. I'll give you a brief simplified excerpt from Life Health and Longevity by the research scientist Dr Kenneth Seaton. You can order a copy at www.advancedhygieneproducts.com Albumin is the most important and abundant serum protein. Albumin controls the precise amount of water between blood, connective tissue and cells. Albumin is a transporter for various minerals, vitamins and fatty acids. Albumin is an anitioxidant. Albumin detoxifies the fluid around cells and transports antioxidant vitamins It has a vital role in transporting thyroid hormones. etc,etc,etc Basically albumin's release is regulated by the liver. If there are more antigens in your body (also regulated by the liver) there will be less albumin. So reducing the stress on your immune system thus reducing the production of antigens in your body is the only known way of raising the albumin levels so crucial for good health. And advanced hygiene so far is the only known way of achieving this. I would like to give you the areas in Dr Sears books where albumin is mentioned but sadly I don't think it's mentioned at all (at least not yet!!) A zone diet may increase your levels of blood albumin by stimulating your immune system and reducing the full on viruses you contract but the advantages would be minor. But the reverse, advanced hygiene increasing albumin levels, could have a significant effect on increasing the production of good eicosanoids. For more information you could check the web site www.advancedhygieneproducts.com There are several research papers there. I don't get any kind of commission from this company (or any company) so my suggestion to consider advanced hygiene is not monetarily motivated. I can tell you I spent over two months just researching hand washing and its link to the contraction of viruses. Every health department in the Western world agrees that correct hand washing technique is the most effective way of avoiding the contraction of viruses and the common cold. That little fact in itself should catch your interest because viruses can slow or stop the production of good eicosanoids. Dr Kenneth Seaton has spent over 15 years studying hand washing and other hygiene methods and is so far ahead of the rest of the field it's frightening. My free ebook One Hour to Glorious Health does have a section on advanced hygiene but it's not linked to the production of eicosanoids. I hope the information I've given here helps. Kindest regards Andrew Cavanagh

Discombobulated, You're absoloutely right. One of the best ways of stopping the process of autoinnoculation is to avoid contact between your fingers and your face. This contact is called autoinnoculation. You haven't had the flu in over 20 years so this method of advanced hygiene obviously works for you. Excellent! Keep in mind that most people have never heard of advanced hygiene and only through forums like these will even the simplest advanced hygiene techniques (like not touching your face with your hands) become common knowledge. I did a search for advanced hygiene on this forum and found nothing posted in the past. Also there are other factors in advanced hygiene. First many people actually touch their faces in their sleep. Second children (and adults) are simply not very good at following basic advice like not touching your face with your hands. Third advanced hygiene is not based on eliminating the entry of viruses etc into your body. You actually want a tiny percentage to make it into your body so you develop natural immunity. Using a specially designed soap and facial dips is designed to significantly reduce that entry so you never recieve a "critical infecting dose". Fourth many people have sinus problems, skin irritation or other problems which need to be dealt with otherwise the annoyance will make it almost impossible for them to avoid touching their nose and face (many times subconsciously). Hence the value of a method that cleans the nasal passageways and the hands (especially the fingernails). In advanced hygiene as well as the specially designed soap you employ a facial dip. Basically warm water with added salt and possibly a special formula added you dip your face into. You can log onto the sites of every health department in the western world and find that they all agree that the simplest way of avoiding viruses and the common cold in domestic settings is to effectively wash your hands. Knowledge can definitely be power in this field and I do highly recommend you read the research posted free at advancedhygieneproducts.com I don't recieve any kind of commission of payment from this company. As a health professional I am just genuinely excited about the difference it makes in the health of many people plagued by colds and flus. Also the researcher is an Australian like myself. I thank you Discombombulated for your excellent advice "Don't touch your face with your hands". The first rule of advanced hygiene. Kindest regards Andrew Cavanagh