On the lighter side,…this morning I was watching 'Regis and Kelly.' I don't watch morning TV all the time, but this morning was a slow moving one because I was recovering from the previous day's afternoon spent in the dentist's chair. These slower starts are a plus since I'm an information junkie. They give me an opportunity to learn something I might otherwise miss. This morning was one of those kinds of mornings.

Regis Philbin who just happens to be one of the oldest and healthiest septuagenarians on television, and Kelly Rippa, his positively positive sidekick, were interviewing a doctor talking about Swine Flu–how you get it and how you can prevent it. The doctor, decked out in his white coat and looking like he had just ran to the set from central casting, was on the money when he said that anyone within 6 feet of an unprotected sneeze from someone with the flu would be sure to get it.Now don't let this scare you. The Swine Flu has turned out to be comparable to an ordinary, mid-grade flu threat. Not to minimize it, but according to the New York Times, the only people who have died have been those who had a predisposed condition that presented complications leading to death. Nevertheless, care of self is the name of the game.

So let me help you out with a few precautions you can do to protect yourself from H1N1 flu otherwise known as Swine.

•    Stay away from sick people.

•    Wash your hands often throughout the day.

•    Cover not just your mouth, but nose AND mouth when you sneeze.'

•    If you are around someone sneezing, be sure to cover your own mouth, nose AND eyes. These are all openings where germs and virus' enter the body.

•    Cover nose and mouth with a tissue and if that's not possible put your nose and mouth into your elbow when sneezing. Don't use your hands because when touching someone or some thing, you'll spread germs.

•    Forget surgical masks unless you wear it correctly over your mouth and nose and be sure to wear glasses to protect your eyes.

•    Keep drinking lots of Kangen Water(TM) to keep your immune system strong–combine it with a green drink to promote a greater level of alkalinity to fight the acid that comes from illness.

Like Dr. Dave Carpenter says in his newly released book, Change Your Water, Change Your Life, "When…patients drink Kangen Water(TM) along with the other things I recommend [for their] health circumstances, they make progress much quicker…their return to original health is much more rapid."