The symptoms of swine flu are very similar to those of human influenza (cough, fever, headache and muscle pain), so it can get out of control if the guests of the virus do not attend promptly to the health authorities. The cases have been recorded in swine influenza infection in humans are scarce and the vast majority of cases have affected only people closely related to pig farms.

Is it safe to eat pork or derivatives?
Yes, the swine flu is not contagious by eating infected animals or products as the virus is killed at temperatures above 70 degrees centigrade.

Is there risk of a pandemic?
Humans are not immune to swine influenza. If the virus mutates and acquires the ability to contract directly between humans can cause a pandemic. Then its impact would depend on the virulence of the virus, the immunity level of each community and the effect of medications prepared for this purpose.

Are vaccines effective? What about treatment?
The influenza virus is very unstable and mutates every year, so there are often no reliable preventive treatments. However, subsequent treatment of influenza is simple and often yields results. Drugs like Tamiflu, which became famous during the outbreaks of avian influenza in recent years, allowing those infected recovered if and when the disease is detected early.

Can I travel to Mexico?
The Government advised not to travel to Mexico unless force majeure, while the WHO has not yet launched a similar recommendation. The incubation period of swine influenza is ten days, so experts recommend vigilant to the classic flu symptoms and seek medical attention as they arise.

Vegetables and fruits
Vegetables and fruits are full of colorful nutrients: vitamins and mineral wealth of phyto chemicals, of the fiber and carbohydrates energy. All these elements will protect you against the adverse effects of aging, cancer and heart disease.

Choose the colors of your health!
They are more colorful, more fruits and vegetables provide your body of nutrients in large quantity. Make your meal experience with colorful fruits and vegetables blue-purple, green, white, yellow-orange and red.

Grains
Grains, starchy foods commonly called, are too often wrongly accused to fatten on the contrary they will provide a source of energy for the first quality throughout the day, in addition to providing vitamins of group B minerals (iron, zinc and magnesium) and fiber for regularity!

Think whole grains!
Whole grains contain more fiber and zinc than refined grain products. Fiber helps prevent constipation, control your appetite, reduce the rate of “bad” cholesterol in the blood and prevent colon cancer.

Milk and Alternatives
Irreplaceable, milk substitutes and provides you with protein, vitamins (riboflavin, vitamin B12, A and D) and minerals (calcium, zinc and magnesium). Milk, cheese and yogurt are the main sources of calcium in your diet.

Choose low-fat!
The consumption of milk (skim, 1%, 2% or whole) contain about the same amount of calcium, vitamin A and vitamin D. Each glass of 8 oz (250 ml) answered nearly a third of your daily calcium needs.
Do not deprive!

Meat and Alternatives
Meat, poultry, fish, eggs and legumes are a valuable source of protein in addition to being rich in minerals (iron, zinc and magnesium).

Integrate fish and legumes to your menus!
The fat content of foods in this group varies widely: legumes and fish are delicious choice alleviated! But do not eschew meat; simply remove visible fat to make health food.