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HawkerHurricane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-04 12:20 AM
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HOW TO AVOID THE FLU
Eat right! Make sure you get your daily dose of fruits and veggies.
Take your vitamins and bump up your Vitamin C.
Get plenty of exercise because exercise helps build your immune system.
Walk for at least an hour a day, go for a swim, take the stairs instead of the elevator, etc.
Wash your hands often. If you can't wash them, keep a bottle of antibacterial stuff around.
Get lots of fresh air. Open windows whenever possible.
Get plenty of rest.
Try to eliminate as much stress from your life as you can.

OR ...

You can take the doctors office approach. Think about it, when you go for a shot, what do they do first?
Clean your arm with alcohol. Why? Because alcohol kills germs.
So...... I walk to the liquor store (exercise), I put lime in my
Corona (fruit), celery in my Bloody Mary (veggies), drink on the bar patio (fresh air), get drunk, tell jokes, and laugh (eliminate stress) and then pass out (rest). The way I see it, if you keep your alcohol levels up flu germs can't get you!!!!
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-04 12:22 AM
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1. Since I can't just stare at this thesis in outright awe, I'll just say
Brilliant!
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LeftCoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-04 12:24 AM
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2. Good advice about the handwashing
Edited on Tue Nov-02-04 12:25 AM by LeftCoast
The antibacterial stuff isn't a bad idea either...only problem is it only works against bacteria - not virii. In other words, it won't help against the flu.

As a student nurse (RN), I would say that if most people followed your regimen, they would NOT get the flu.

Great post!

Edited because I apparently can't read. :dunce:
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