It is tough to stay well when a lot of people are sick this time of the year. H 1 N 1 vaccination is not an option for me to be ‘suppos­edly’ well and ‘protected’ at the moment. Being cautious and seriously taking steps to boost the body’s immune system is my weapon to ward off diseases. I am not a “vitamin supplement” per­son either, despite the advice I get to take supplements. Am I stub­born? Probably not, just scared to put pills in my mouth after all the years I have been so depen­dent on them. I call it “behavior modification” and a response to a ‘wakeup’ call to stop taking syn­thetic drugs that continually over­load the liver. I have experienced irreversible side effects which made me realize it is time to go natural through the years ahead.