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Come out for a drink at the pub *NM* Camilla Send a noteboard - 31/03/2011 04:29:16 PM
I have a useless immune system. I get sick a lot. Mostly sore throats/tonsillitis and colds, but I also succumb rather frequently to stomach bugs.

I know that being active is one way of building up the immune system, but I'm somewhat handicapped in that respect by the swollen knee issue that's been plaguing me since October last year. I am starting zumba classes soon because my osteopath wants to see what it will do to me (and because they look fun), and I'm supposed to be walking a lot more, but I can't do that because I keep getting sick. It compounds.

So. Echinacea tablets are a short-term aid because you aren't supposed to take them for more than a week at a time.

Any other tips that I can try? I am so tired of being ill, missing work, and feeling crap about that.
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Immune system - suggestions for how to improve it? Rebekah - 31/03/2011 11:45:52 AM 1266 Views
Leeches. snoopcester - 31/03/2011 11:55:59 AM 917 Views
... Rebekah - 31/03/2011 11:57:46 AM 991 Views
What snoop said. Michael - 31/03/2011 12:58:31 PM 942 Views
Bah! Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:29:13 PM 911 Views
Get enough sleep, avoid stress, eat a healthy and varied diet, find other ways to exercise. Helene - 31/03/2011 01:21:14 PM 997 Views
Sleep = good. Stress = quite bad at the moment. Stupid work. Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:31:38 PM 929 Views
Re: Immune system - suggestions for how to improve it? Zeeb - 31/03/2011 01:40:32 PM 863 Views
Re: Immune system - suggestions for how to improve it? Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:32:55 PM 990 Views
There are a lot of things that claim to help but not much that is proven to work random thoughts - 31/03/2011 02:17:54 PM 882 Views
Yeah. Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:33:44 PM 856 Views
Make sure you're getting a lot of water. nossy - 31/03/2011 03:30:28 PM 914 Views
Re: Make sure you're getting a lot of water. Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:35:25 PM 943 Views
Hahaha, I don't just kill my veggies, I torture them! Vivien - 31/03/2011 07:43:13 PM 838 Views
That's not torture! nossy - 31/03/2011 08:26:08 PM 908 Views
Oh good! Vivien - 31/03/2011 08:43:37 PM 878 Views
Reminds me of when I was visiting Aeryn in SD. Vivien - 31/03/2011 08:54:43 PM 939 Views
Re: Reminds me of when I was visiting Aeryn in SD. TaskmasterJack - 01/04/2011 02:20:38 AM 897 Views
Re: Oh good! nossy - 01/04/2011 02:16:32 AM 923 Views
Have it removed. Otherwise, sorry, no. *NM* Palatine - 31/03/2011 03:37:24 PM 334 Views
That probably would help. *NM* Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:36:00 PM 401 Views
Gosh. I'm just happy my suggestion was more useful than Snoop's. *NM* Palatine - 01/04/2011 05:44:14 PM 376 Views
Hm. Avendesora - 31/03/2011 03:58:34 PM 819 Views
Re: Hm. Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:38:39 PM 804 Views
zinc helps with colds, not a strong immune system Aeryn - 31/03/2011 04:07:28 PM 1024 Views
and please give me a gold star *NM* Aeryn - 31/03/2011 04:08:55 PM 380 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:42:53 PM 890 Views
*takes on her white coat, clears her throat and starts lecturing* Maria - 31/03/2011 04:10:32 PM 1138 Views
Re: *takes on her white coat, clears her throat and starts lecturing* Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:48:19 PM 994 Views
Du tok den på deg? Joel - 02/04/2011 05:08:13 PM 804 Views
Come out for a drink at the pub *NM* Camilla - 31/03/2011 04:29:16 PM 383 Views
Indeed. Nebhead - 31/03/2011 05:26:38 PM 907 Views
If you want my virus or whatever i'm coming dwon with, sure. Wibble - 31/03/2011 08:12:50 PM 817 Views
You want my stomach bug? *NM* Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:48:50 PM 388 Views
Nono. Camilla - 01/04/2011 10:18:34 AM 822 Views
Alcohol is a disinfectant, after all *NM* majander - 01/04/2011 08:26:21 AM 388 Views
Precisely. *NM* Camilla - 01/04/2011 10:18:56 AM 387 Views
'Tis the secret of why doctors remain so healthy. *NM* Michael - 01/04/2011 12:11:08 PM 415 Views
What my sister said. Vivien - 31/03/2011 07:29:41 PM 858 Views
Eat healthy to make sure your immune system has the vitamins it needs LadyLorraine - 31/03/2011 10:48:50 PM 907 Views
You getting much sunshine in Scotland? zarzuelazen - 01/04/2011 07:16:20 AM 804 Views
Maybe u're not born for this side of the globe *NM* Bramhodoulos - 01/04/2011 09:02:40 AM 345 Views
Carry an alcohol hand gel around with you Mark - 02/04/2011 01:44:37 AM 799 Views
Hopes and prayers things pick up for you. Joel - 02/04/2011 05:10:11 PM 803 Views
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