<![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick? - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick? - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> @mariospants:
I remember watching some show on PBS debunk acupuncture. Turns out they're just stabbing those needles into nerve clusters, which causes your body to release endorphines to deal with the pain (yes, pain), which in turn gives you a chemical high. In other words, you feel good afterwards, but that's about it. After that, it's all in whether you _believe_ it'll do the job or not. And a lot of that comes from the fact that people incorrectly associate events with each other. "Oh, I went to the holistic healer last week, and I feel better today, so it obviously works!" Well, if it took that long for you to kick that cold, your immune system did all the work.

The few instances where alternative medicine has proven to have any real, non-psychosomatic effect, it can usually be traced back to some odd chemical that the drug companies may or may not be able to replicate. We got aspirin from willow bark, and pennicilin from moldy cheese, but now both of them come in little plastic bottles.


Purple Dave

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Im loaded up on Vitamin water and veggies. Haven't been sick (or bed ridden at least) in the last 3 years. Also sleep will do you in, if you can't sleep for long periods just take lots of mini or even micro naps.

neosoul

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> there are so many helpful bacteria in your sinuses that nasal irrigation shouldn't be done too frequently.

why are so many of you over-sanitizing? stop it.

not all germs are bad. and the bad ones strengthen our good ones. I cant believe someone actually posted WEBMD. what a tool.

rainofwalrus

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> @gravytoast: "You'd be surprised how many times alternative medicine kicks science's ass"

Yes, I would be. Please provide ONE real concrete example of alternative medicine kicking science's ass.

mariospants

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> If you have to ingest it, it's snake oil. No amount of prayer, dowsing rods or rolfing is gonna keep you from getting sick.

The best way of keeping from getting a cold or worse is just avoid all human and animal contact. Seriously, once you do that, you're gold.

mariospants

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Btw, WebMD said nothing that contradicts most of any of these comments, so, what are you on about?

Also nasal irrigation is the bomb. It feels weird but it cleanses out your nasal passages so you can breathe easier, despite how temporary it is when your nose is shooting snot out like a fountain -.-

gravytoast

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> @Jonny_eh:

You'd be surprised how many times alternative medicine kicks science's ass, especially when an MD will usually send you home with a listful of prescription drugs that treat the symptoms, not the problem.

Vitamin C is good, but you need to keep hydrated :P

gravytoast

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> @Meuacan:

As far as I know, no.

It boosts your cardiovascular activity and releases endorphins which help you relax and feel happy, as well as releasing sperm-build up which helps promote prostate health. But having a direct influence on your immune system? Hardly heard of that.

gravytoast

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Laugh. Smile. Work out. Eat healthy damnit. People who go out and eat cheeseburgers every night and think they can balance it out with eating a stick of celery gobbed in peanut butter don't know what they're doing. Eat organic. Lots of fruits and veggies. Lean meat. Eat at home more than eating out. COOK, don't be lazy and order fast-food and take-out. Sleep a lot. Drink a lot of water. Stay away from sugary and fatty foods and sodas, and replace them with healthy snacks and water or juice instead. Vitamin C is a great immune-booster, as well as garlic. Go anti-oxidant crazy. See a doctor regularly.

Not much else you can do.

gravytoast

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> nyquil & dayquil

Null-Python

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> @floppylobster: Agreed wholeheartedly.

Get at least 6 hours of sleep a night (ideally 7-8), learn how to minimize your stress levels, eat well (this includes breakfast!), and don't allow yourself to get chilled, particularly during the Spring when it's 50 in the morning and 70 in the afternoon.

psychobaka

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Eat Ramen.

sooiee115

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> As Yashichi8bit said - Avoid stress. Eat well and avoid sudden temperature changes.

floppylobster

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Chicken and Citrus...all kinds and forms.

Goodthymes

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Remove stress from your life.

Sickness will be rare and quick leaving.

yashichi8bit

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> I recommend getting really wasted, it's the poor man's Chemo. The concept is that the cold can't handle the alcohol and the body is saying"hey man let's party". I'm not sure if it totally works, but you'll be so trashed you won't care. The experiments shall continue.

kemicon

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> @Robotube: Or masturbation.

It's true. It boosts your immune system.

Meuacan

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Rest + Liquids + Airborne

lepetitzozo

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Sex.

Robotube

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Take Juice Plus! That stuff will help keep you healthy.

crider

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> @cactaur:
Actually...it might have a slim beneficial effect (not enough to counteract the vomit-inducing experience that eating fermented cabbage must surely be, but...). Studies have shown that cancer rates are indirectly proportional to dysintery rates. Blow out your bowels on a regular basis, and it appears to clean out a lot of the known carcinogens before they can have their full effect.

@BionicCommando1:
It's been proven that zinc's only effect is psychosomatic. Believe it'll help you stay healthy, and it might do that. Know that it really doesn't, and it won't. They tracked both whether a subject was in the test group or the control group, and whether the subject _believed_ he was in the test group or the control group, and everything skewed based on the latter observation.

So far the only proven cold-prevention remedy is taking megadoses of Vitamin C (as in 2000 mg, compared to the 20 or so that's the RDA). The downside is that doing so creates a high risk for kidney stones.

Sadly, the only surefire way to guarantee you'll never catch another cold is to die. Not really a recommended solution, of course...



Purple Dave

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> The human body requires balance in life. One cannot survive on too much laziness, but conversely, cannot survive being overworked.

It makes me sad that this typically puritan perception of how our lives should be lead has pervaded the cultures of countries in which puritanism has never existed. China and Japan have taken on this idea that rest, relaxation and recuperation in the capitalist world are things to be quashed - the more work you can do before you die the better.

This Puritanism may have originated in the UK, and it still exists in some grotesque form, but I'm glad to say it is nowhere near as pervasive as it is in the US, or Japan.

Having lived in Japan with my Japanese fiancée, seeing her work herself into sickness makes me realise how dangerous it is. Unfortunately however, it seems to be something you'll only ever realise as an observer and rarely as the sufferer.

Balance is key. Just remember this.

TigerDX

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Lots of Zinc! Thats what the medicine Zicam relies on. It will help you to not get a cold or make your cold last a shorter period of time.

BionicCommando1

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> I never get sick. (At the very least, the last time I got sick was before I could remember... I was like... 2yo)

Eat lots and lots of salad. Be sure to include of course other foods, but there's a reason they call it "eating healthy".

The Maginomicon

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Only a fool thinks there's a cure for the common cold. Also you need rest to get rid of the common cold. No rest means you get sick and eventually you will have a heart attack and die.

So continue to do more work and less sleep, you won't last 3 months. Make sure you write your will.

Unstop

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Drink a full glass of Scotch. It kills every bacteria and microbes in the body!

Melsir

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> I stopped drinking orange juice for a few years and did not have any other major source of vitamin c coming into my body.

That was when I was in high school. I was sick a lot in the winter and during weather changes haha.

I started drinking orange juice like its my job this past year and using a humidifier for the dryer times. That and saline nasal spray has helped me a lot, I have not been sick yet once this winter/weather change this year :-)

good luck.

ImaginaryPlaces

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> I'm a voice major in college, so staying healthy is a requirement in order to not fail out of school. And as you can guess, getting lots of sleep in college isn't always doable.

My recommendations:
1) Trader Joe's "Chewable Oranges & C" tablets taste like candy, so you'll be getting like a zillion % of vit. C per day without having to swallow a pill.

2) Drink lots of water. This helps your body process the vitamin C, and is good for a hundred other reasons. Save soda or even sweet juices for a special occasional treat.

3) Exercise helps keep your immune system healthy, especially respiratory stuff. If you're too lazy to run, like most of us are, play DDR, and actually put it into your schedule. Whether you use a paper planner, or excel or whatever, actually schedule in exercise time so it has to happen. Doing even a half hour a day will help your body fight off bad stuff, and you'll sleep better as a bonus.

teh_sideburns

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> @Witzbold:
I can see why she'd be worried! I'd want to make sure it isn't some caffeine/theobromine stimulant drink in addition to the vitamins/health supplements.

...I guess no toxic levels of certain vitamins too, but if they're that close to over the top they're probably already toxic. :p

fuchikoma

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Yeah, I was going to say Echinacea as well, but someone else already mentioned it. Also you could try some probiotics (beneficial bacteria that's supposed to live in your body), often contained in yogurts. That and a bunch of vitamins and tea.

thedot

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Immune system vitamins. Echinacea works wonders. That's how I kept healthy when I was living out of a van 3000 miles from home and eating nothing but Jack Daniels.

ThisCharmingMan

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> I do a trifecta of ALKA SELTZER IMMUNITY DEFENSE (Its new and very convenient).....DanActive (for 2 weeks)....and then XXX Vitamin Water.

Though to be honest....for single people....there is nothing I have found that can combat the strength of KID GERMS.

That SIMPSONS episode was sooooo right.

dirtypanda

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Sleep, and low stress of course...
Also wash your hands a lot. Like, not obsessively, but be aware when you've touched something dirty. Be aware WHAT is dirty. I work in IT - mice, keyboards, and phone receivers are some of the worst breeding grounds for bacteria; toilet seats are pretty tame in comparison. These things seldom get cleaned, and collect skin flakes and oils. Gross, I know, but... "The more you know~" Personally I don't clean mine obsessively, but sometimes shut it down and wipe the surface with 99% rubbing alcohol. When using them, I try to avoid rubbing my eyes or scraching my face/stroking my beard/moustache etc without washing first. I bet you 10 to 1 game controllers are at least as bad as mice.

fuchikoma

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> @roogi: You know, the spicy food thing works for me sometimes. Especially food hot enough to completely clear your sinuses. I was definitely missing my mom's overuse of hot condiments when I had the Flu of Death this winter. (she's Korean, so I suppose she has an excuse)

teraphony

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> #1 Hand washing
#2 Daily Vitamin
#3 Neti Pot

And, dare I say it on a gaming site? Exercise, people. Keep that blood moving.



Islandkiwi

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> [www.zicam.com]

Zicam is the shit. I have two small kids and they are germ factories. Every time I start to feel a cold coming on I get some of these puppies and use it until the symptoms go away. If I start using it when I'm first starting to feel sick it usually keeps me from getting ill. If I am already sick it shortens the recovery time.

I don't just use each swab once. I can usually get two or three applications out of each one. Just stuff the swab back in there and it keeps it from drying out.

Slothboy

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> This is why I love Kotaku.
I'm also sick today and these tips are great!

This is why I love Kotaku.

Itchy (PSN: Kaizoku-ou)

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Ash do what I do and mix together multiple health drinks from the conbini or drug store then down it.

Its a nice "kick" to ones system.

Dont let your wife know that you did that tho. My "better half" got quite upset when she saw me do that.

Witzbold

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Oh yeah, and I didn't believe it until I tried it, but a friend suggested that exercising helps with taking care of colds and it worked pretty well.

KM91

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Hot and spicy chinese always gives me a boost.

geoffcbassett

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> vitamin C, sleep, and limited contact with humans. Video games help with the last one.

KM91

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Whenever I start getting sniffles and think I might be getting a cold I pop in a couple of echinacia pills after each lunch, never get the cold in full effect

chemical_eng_mx

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Another colleague swears by cod liver oil. Personally I can't stand the white stuff so the cop out is the capsule form.

cactaur

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Spots in the back of your throat? I know dude I've got those too! but they're going away. All you gotta do is drink a ton of water, take some echinacia pills (I may have mispelled it), and if you have to then gargle salt water

weeoo

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Feeling sick myself, but after a full workout at the gym, I feel much better.

Also, think about taking L-Glutamine, it helps your immune system a lot!

WardenRant

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Sleep, proper nutrition and moderate exercise. Sorry, there's nothing else that can keep your immune system running at full capacity.

No pill or vitamin will change that. Your wife may have company in the hospital.

battra92

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> @MistahJGM:

Wow no kidding, nearly the same time too :P

The Jerk

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> I take Vitamins C & E, and Zinc to stay immune. When I start feeling sick I take those plus plenty of spicy foods, and tons of water/orange juice. Going on 3 seasons with only a day long mild cold so far!

TomFinch

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Spicy foods.

I have this stuff called "Sriracha" or something like that, I add it to almost everything. I really think it just makes my body inhospitable to germs.

JocktheMotie

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> NyQuil.

It's not sleep if you are in a coma.

Big N, little y, giant f^(@ing Q.

Or DayQuil if you are a wuss. But I mean seriously. Coma, you know you want to. Just take a hit from the bottle man. Everyone's doing it.

Derigor

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]>

Wow, so many pseudoscientific suggestions. Vitamin C? Nasal Irrigation? Herbal crap? Get real.

Let's ask an MD:
[www.webmd.com]

It shouldn't be so tough to find good scientific information in this day and age.

Jonny_eh

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Well my wife who is a nurse at a home for the aged who always seem to be fighting off one bug after another swear by simple hand washing with regular old soap.

Keep your hands clean and out of your "noise" or "mouth" is the best way to avoid getting those cold/flu bugs.

Healthy balanced diet certainly helps as well.

MrWisker

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Dude, Bash. I think I know how you feel. I was in Japan for the last two weeks, (lovely weather last few days of the week, wasn't it) and on the last day there, I caught a cold. I don't know what to do... it's kicking my butt. I've been loading up on Vitamin C and DayQuil (but Tokyo left me pretty broke, so storebrand DayQuil).

I hope you get to be feeling better.

takaides

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Believe it or not, take in more germs.

Ingestion of harmful bacteria does boost the immune system. Yogurt is a big help, as is some bad habbit like chewing on pens or even eating meat rawish

mostly just yogurt :P\

huginn

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Sounds like Bash is trying to pull a sicky - I'd keep an eye on him Crecente! ;D

jonomcleish

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Spicy foods ftw. Works a treat.
And as soon as you're feeling better, go out for a run or some other form of exercise to sweat out the remainder.

CheechWizz

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Sleep, vitamin supplements, exercise, and minimal stress (or mitigate the effects), and you should be okay.

DoubleOh187

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> + 1 for spicy food

Something like a chicken vindaloo is ideal cos it'll sweat the cold out of you in no time.

Try and get fresh air in your house as well. Breathing the same scabby air doesn't help so crack open the windows.

roogi

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> My usual technique is first taking Vitamin C (or a multi vitamin & mineral) an Echinacea capsule, lot's of water and spicy food followed by a couple good measures of whisky/bourbon. If you can cut back on the coffee and sugar drinks, it'll help you sleep better when you can and let you hydrate easier.

Voojagig

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Sleep, maintain healthy diet, drink tons of water. Make sure your body temperature doesn't change too much because when your body is going through homeostasis you are more susceptible to common colds

Kamix

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Percocet helps.

jabedoben

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> +1 on not relying on vitamin supplements (especially vitamin C!). In fact studies have shown that Vitamin C supplements have only shown studies for severely dehydrated extreme athletes. So unless you're recovering from the Olympics don't count on it...

Lots of fluids and rest along with balanced meals should help the most... try to reduce stress as much as possible..

Wells sounds like you're going to be sick soon.

theodork

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Get plenty of sleep and wash your hands after touching anything anyone else touched.

Kohath

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> my grandfather always swore by a tea spoon of Chyanne pepper followed by a table spoon of honey.

Also have to keep in mind that Bash is in Japan, most western cold and flu medications arent legal

blackswordca

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Ginseng works goes down a treat in the morning, and it normally comes with those vitamin C soluble tabs

excel_excel

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Hand sanitizer.
Use it as if you were becoming OCD.

It won't help if you're already sick, but touching your face accounts for a huge portion of your exposure to various nasty stuff.


ecurtz

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> How to stay healthy? Well, eat a balanced diet, many small portions, work out, and unfortunately sleeping a full 7-8 hours, it's different for everybody, hell, maybe you only need 6 hours, but then again, maybe you're only getting 2.

artofwar420

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Ah, such nice haiku.

thanius

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> @Mr. Fap☆Fap!: Holy jesus no! Taking too much Vitamin C can lead to indegestioin, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, flushing of the face, headache, fatigue and disturbed sleep. In other words it can make you sicker. With regards to the common cold Vitamin C is fairly ineffectual and, as I have stated, can cause serious problems if taken improperly. It has been suggested that you talk to a doctor if you take more than 1000 mg a day (that's roughly 11 times the RDA).

Agies

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> A good old apple a day will keep the doctor away, I always say.

NiGHTSSTUDiO

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Can't really be of much help here. My body has two modes: fine and very sick. There is nothing in between. Either I feel fine or I wake up and I'm so sick that the room spins.

Silent Predator

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> For me, a banana makes me feel better. And really I mean a legit banana, I'm not insinuating anything.

Lots of water too!!! Cranberry juice maybe as well.

Basically for me, it works to eat smaller portioned meals more frequently while constantly hydrating myself.

Good luck man.

Sonic_and_Tails

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Jamba Juice injected into your veins.

Kanik

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> If you stop living and breathing, I guarantee you will never be sick again!

RPGr

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Check with the eye doctor to see if your optic nerve is twisted or strained. Some people (like me) start to see spots after working with computers for extended periods of time (years).

Sean Bryant

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Buy multi-vitamins, Ashcraft.

not those shitty ones you buy at the store or something either. REAL ones with like 3,000% vitamin C that you have to take 3 times a day and are the size of june bugs.
I usually get the ones from Life Extension, but there are other companies that make that kind of stuff. Just go to like a workout store such as GNC (if they have those there).

Of course, rest up, too and drink lots of OJ.

I very rarely get sick (although I did get the flu something fierce this year...go figure), so that's my secret, at least.

Mr. Fap☆Fap!

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Yeah, sadly "sleep more and work less" is the cure-all that will probably work best for you right now. Get Crecente to cut you a break!

ach77

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> it won't help u this time, but exercise. 3 - 4 times a week 5 if you have the time and energy. When i first got healthy i didn't get sick for like 2 years.

houkah

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> @WickedOrange: actually, i hardly ever clean and i hardly ever get sick. i also live alone, though, so that might have something to do with it. geeky housecleaning q: how does one clean the crap from pillows/a mattress? i've been waking up a lot with mad watery eyes and i'm pretty sure my bed is to blame...

geekgrrl

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Sorry man, but there's no doubt about it. You need to give your body the down time it needs.

Doomstalk

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Hand sanitizer. Use the stuff often when you go out in public. Have Mini-Bash wash his hands the minute he comes home from school. My kids usually bring home all the colds I end up getting.

Kinburn

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> never get within 10 feet of any child younger than 14...@

href="#c5310259">DasKonstruct: Don't use St. John's Wart it has severe interactions with all kinds of drugs including a lot of over the counter drugs.

Argyle

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Tea with honey and a slice of lemon. Tasty, refreshing, and it works very well.

I prescribe 2-3 cups a day, stat.

duckmouth

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Vitamin C supplements are actually bad for you if you're partially dehydrated. So...

Lots of fluids.
Lots of fresh fruit. UME FTW.
More fluids.
Simple starches like congee or pancit.
Chicken soup
More fluids.

then, believe it or not.

Stretching! Stretching your entire body for 40 minutes will speed up recovery.

rainofwalrus

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Rest is the key. It is probably hard in your current situation, but that will keep you the most healthy. I recently started using hand sanitizer at work. Since then I have not gotten sick besides a Sinus infection, though I work in IT and service 400 public computers, so my results probably vary from yours.

Elderwulf

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> My mom swears by airborne and cold-eeze. Airborne to help prevent it and the cold-eeze if it manages to slip past the defenses.

InfernoT

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> i'd go for the spicy food,
clears you synesis out, and fills your stomach, and if you cook well, you'll get "the Itis" and sleep so good..

vln

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> @Homemaker Betty: My friends speculate really spicy kimchi is why koreans live so long. Sure the visits to the toilet are explosive the next day but thats a sign its doing you good. Perhaps.

cactaur

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Sleeping more and working less.

ketenol

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> a few drops of Saint John's Wart extract in juice. Put it in orange juice or something with a strong flavor and it does wonders.

DasKonstruct

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> fresh Honey

黒天使

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> I'm a nutrition major at Syracuse. Get more sunlight and make sure your house is clean. A clean house is the main factor in deciding how good your immunities are. And the sunlight gives your body stronger immunities.

WickedOrange

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> @Ashcraft:It sounds like its time mini bash starts pulling his own weight. Get him to finish up your book...Chapter 15: Daddy blogs all day.

iFlash

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> @Homemaker Betty: You're right.
I eat tons of really spicy food. That mixed with the whiskey really must destroy all the bad stuff in me while no doubt causing other serious problems that I will get to enjoy in the future. But right now, I almost never get sick and I treat my body like a trash can.


El Patricko

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Beer!

Nico8332

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Nasal Irrigation!
[en.wikipedia.org]

Hahaha. I laughed it off at first, but my I finally tried it and it's actually embarassing how well it works.

As soon as Pfizer can figure out how to market it, you'll see about 8,000,000 commercials for it.

chinesedentist

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Zinc. That will kill a cold in a hurry, though the Jim Beam and Maker's Mark seem to work, too.

Sgt. Bilbo

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> I'd say load up on
caffeine like I do, but I'm
feeling sick now too :-(

Dorphat the Insomniac

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Yeah, I'm a fan of the spicy food idea too actually.

Also have found that for some strange reason, plain old coca-cola helps me feel better (whether or not it actually is affecting my health positively or just giving me good vibrations is higher science than I care to delve into).

Norellicus

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Hot pressed lemon !

Cham

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Last time I started to see spots I promptly passed out- well, maybe pass out isn't the correct word, more like "body ceased to function in a way which was acceptable," though luckily I still had bowel control. The rest of the body wasn't too keen on responding to electrical impulses sent by my brain though. You ever try to go to the bathroom when you have to climb down a set of loft-stairs when you can't move your legs? I haven't either. I just waited it out.

So, um- drink miso, it can be made really easily and it's great for that kinda crap. Take a hot shower and then lie down so you can cough up all the crap in your system. Increase caloric intake and get fresh air.

denki

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Bash, if you're seeing spots you need clearasil - not vitamin c!

FlyLikeAMouse

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> @Homemaker Betty: Ha ha good minds think alike Homemaker Betty! :)

MistahJGM

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Man, you really need your rest Mr. Ashcraft. If only you had some help...

Angryrider

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Nanotechnology

Eltigro

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> When I have had a nasty cold in the past, I have found a nice big meal of really spicy green Thai curry has helped a lot. Usually after having it for a dinner then a good night's sleep the next morning I am at least 92% better.

MistahJGM

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Eat really hot (spicy) food, literally burn it out of your system.

Dead Serious

The Jerk

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Never go out...EVAR! ;)

xBBx

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> I drink orange juice and that seems to work for me, but you are getting all the joys of having a child...they go out retrieve germs from all around and hand deliver them to you...

Shinamano

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Hmmm.....drugs? It's either that or "sleeping more" AND "working less", can't you palm some of the work off on to mini-Bash? If Crecente can do it with Tristan why can't you?

Dannon

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> Wish I knew, too. Otherwise I wouldn't be sitting at work about to fall out of my chair because of dizziness.

Unknown-User

]]> <![CDATA[Any Idea How Not To Get Sick?]]> My wife swears by those EmergenC vitamin c drinks and she is always sick so I'm not so sure how or why she swears by them. I think it's a big scam. I'll tell you what works for me - a steady diet of Jim Beam.

El Patricko

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