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Bah! Rebekah Send a noteboard - 31/03/2011 05:29:13 PM
Can't beat a good leechin'

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Dr Death?

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.

Exercise is good. If you can't weight bear well, then swimming is excellent.

Well. Swimming has its own issues - cramp, mostly. I always get really bad cramps in my legs when I swim. I've decided it's probably something to do with being hypermobile.

Echinacea, for what it is worth can be taken for three months. It is supposed to help prevent respiratory infections.

Stupid boxes lie! That would be a good thing for me to do in late Summer and then again at the end of Winter. A 3-month blast.

Gut upsets are harder, there have been a lot doing the rounds this winter, more than usual. The only way to avoid them is rigourous hand washing. Do you carry alcohol hand gel? Get in the habit of using this before your hands go anywhere near your mouth and it should help stop the transmission of a lot of viral infections.

I am properly fussy about washing my hands (hot water, lots of soap, etc), but if the people I work with aren't then I guess my vigilance is wasted. I shall have to buy some alcohol gel stuff.

Some people swear by 1g of vitamin C per day, but there's not a lot of evidence to support it.

I eat lots of fresh fruit - apples and satsumas, mostly - so I suspect Vitamin C is well covered.
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Immune system - suggestions for how to improve it? Rebekah - 31/03/2011 11:45:52 AM 1210 Views
Leeches. snoopcester - 31/03/2011 11:55:59 AM 857 Views
... Rebekah - 31/03/2011 11:57:46 AM 926 Views
What snoop said. Michael - 31/03/2011 12:58:31 PM 876 Views
Bah! Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:29:13 PM 845 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 922 Views
Sleep = good. Stress = quite bad at the moment. Stupid work. Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:31:38 PM 870 Views
Re: Immune system - suggestions for how to improve it? Zeeb - 31/03/2011 01:40:32 PM 810 Views
Re: Immune system - suggestions for how to improve it? Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:32:55 PM 937 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 819 Views
Yeah. Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:33:44 PM 805 Views
Make sure you're getting a lot of water. nossy - 31/03/2011 03:30:28 PM 851 Views
Re: Make sure you're getting a lot of water. Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:35:25 PM 884 Views
Hahaha, I don't just kill my veggies, I torture them! Vivien - 31/03/2011 07:43:13 PM 783 Views
That's not torture! nossy - 31/03/2011 08:26:08 PM 841 Views
Oh good! Vivien - 31/03/2011 08:43:37 PM 817 Views
Reminds me of when I was visiting Aeryn in SD. Vivien - 31/03/2011 08:54:43 PM 881 Views
Re: Reminds me of when I was visiting Aeryn in SD. TaskmasterJack - 01/04/2011 02:20:38 AM 840 Views
Re: Oh good! nossy - 01/04/2011 02:16:32 AM 867 Views
Have it removed. Otherwise, sorry, no. *NM* Palatine - 31/03/2011 03:37:24 PM 306 Views
That probably would help. *NM* Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:36:00 PM 371 Views
Gosh. I'm just happy my suggestion was more useful than Snoop's. *NM* Palatine - 01/04/2011 05:44:14 PM 351 Views
Hm. Avendesora - 31/03/2011 03:58:34 PM 758 Views
Re: Hm. Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:38:39 PM 749 Views
zinc helps with colds, not a strong immune system Aeryn - 31/03/2011 04:07:28 PM 966 Views
and please give me a gold star *NM* Aeryn - 31/03/2011 04:08:55 PM 352 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:42:53 PM 827 Views
*takes on her white coat, clears her throat and starts lecturing* Maria - 31/03/2011 04:10:32 PM 1076 Views
Re: *takes on her white coat, clears her throat and starts lecturing* Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:48:19 PM 927 Views
Du tok den på deg? Joel - 02/04/2011 05:08:13 PM 748 Views
Come out for a drink at the pub *NM* Camilla - 31/03/2011 04:29:16 PM 355 Views
Indeed. Nebhead - 31/03/2011 05:26:38 PM 847 Views
If you want my virus or whatever i'm coming dwon with, sure. Wibble - 31/03/2011 08:12:50 PM 759 Views
You want my stomach bug? *NM* Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:48:50 PM 357 Views
Nono. Camilla - 01/04/2011 10:18:34 AM 758 Views
Alcohol is a disinfectant, after all *NM* majander - 01/04/2011 08:26:21 AM 362 Views
Precisely. *NM* Camilla - 01/04/2011 10:18:56 AM 356 Views
'Tis the secret of why doctors remain so healthy. *NM* Michael - 01/04/2011 12:11:08 PM 387 Views
What my sister said. Vivien - 31/03/2011 07:29:41 PM 802 Views
Eat healthy to make sure your immune system has the vitamins it needs LadyLorraine - 31/03/2011 10:48:50 PM 850 Views
You getting much sunshine in Scotland? zarzuelazen - 01/04/2011 07:16:20 AM 744 Views
Maybe u're not born for this side of the globe *NM* Bramhodoulos - 01/04/2011 09:02:40 AM 312 Views
Carry an alcohol hand gel around with you Mark - 02/04/2011 01:44:37 AM 741 Views
Hopes and prayers things pick up for you. Joel - 02/04/2011 05:10:11 PM 747 Views
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