From: Emlyn O'regan (oregan.emlyn@healthsolve.com.au)
Date: Tue Nov 12 2002 - 19:18:38 MST
I like a lot of these John... I've replied in parentheses.
John Grigg wrote:
I would recommend the following...
1. Get enough sleep!
(I'll try harder, but maybe not easy)
2. Do not touch your face(especially mouth and mucous membrane areas) until
you have washed your hands first. Generally wash your hands whenever you
come home and/or have been in a public place.
(Hmm, hmm, hmm. Sounds promising)
3. Take an assortment of vitamin and mineral supplements. I would recommend
to you CORAL calcium which is the new big thing(this can be both good and
bad). Supposedly it greatly boosts the immune system and slows aging. We
shall see.
(Any more pointers to good stuff re: supplements, anyone? Specifically on
boosting the immune system, if that is a credible goal (somehow I think the
immune system might be more complex than "it goes up to 11")
4. Eat enough fruits and vegetables.
(Yes, good idea. I'm trying to do that now.)
5. Try not to be burdened by excessive stress(easier said than done!).
(Easier said than done indeed. But I have recently cut down to 2 or less
cups of coffee per day (weeks of pain behind that, let me tell you))
6. Supposedly regular sex is good for the immune system. And if I remember
you are a married man...
(no comment)
7. Exercise and try to be physically fit. As I understand it though, too
much exercise and "over-fitness" can actually weaken the immune system
somewhat. I think only the most zealous athletes are in danger of this.
(Exercise... this is not a strong point of mine. I probably need something
that has another purpose, like walking a decent distance to places that I
need to go. I do a bit of this already, but more would be good)
8. Quarantine your wife and kids when they get sick in a holding facility
you need to build inside your home! Keep them there for weeks if need be.
Maybe this is not such a good idea...
(I have a 2 year old, newly going to child care, who I think is my major
source of new bugs (he's a cool little guy though!). Not much I can do here
but wait. The problematic thing, though, is that there are three adults in
the house, but I'm the only one who gets sick)
I think some people just are lucky to have better immune systems than
others. But I would think there are things we can do to improve the odds of
resisting illness. I look forward to others jumping in here and giving
there own pointers.
(
My immune system seems to be pretty slack. Thanks for the ideas
Emlyn
www.emlynoregan.com
)
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