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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 1037 Views
Leeches. snoopcester - 31/03/2011 11:55:59 AM 668 Views
... Rebekah - 31/03/2011 11:57:46 AM 730 Views
What snoop said. Michael - 31/03/2011 12:58:31 PM 685 Views
Bah! Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:29:13 PM 648 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 708 Views
Sleep = good. Stress = quite bad at the moment. Stupid work. Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:31:38 PM 661 Views
Re: Immune system - suggestions for how to improve it? Zeeb - 31/03/2011 01:40:32 PM 611 Views
Re: Immune system - suggestions for how to improve it? Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:32:55 PM 736 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 612 Views
Yeah. Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:33:44 PM 616 Views
Make sure you're getting a lot of water. nossy - 31/03/2011 03:30:28 PM 671 Views
Re: Make sure you're getting a lot of water. Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:35:25 PM 703 Views
Hahaha, I don't just kill my veggies, I torture them! Vivien - 31/03/2011 07:43:13 PM 596 Views
That's not torture! nossy - 31/03/2011 08:26:08 PM 640 Views
Oh good! Vivien - 31/03/2011 08:43:37 PM 613 Views
Reminds me of when I was visiting Aeryn in SD. Vivien - 31/03/2011 08:54:43 PM 676 Views
Re: Reminds me of when I was visiting Aeryn in SD. TaskmasterJack - 01/04/2011 02:20:38 AM 645 Views
Re: Oh good! nossy - 01/04/2011 02:16:32 AM 672 Views
Have it removed. Otherwise, sorry, no. *NM* Palatine - 31/03/2011 03:37:24 PM 235 Views
That probably would help. *NM* Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:36:00 PM 289 Views
Gosh. I'm just happy my suggestion was more useful than Snoop's. *NM* Palatine - 01/04/2011 05:44:14 PM 270 Views
Hm. Avendesora - 31/03/2011 03:58:34 PM 568 Views
Re: Hm. Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:38:39 PM 554 Views
zinc helps with colds, not a strong immune system Aeryn - 31/03/2011 04:07:28 PM 723 Views
and please give me a gold star *NM* Aeryn - 31/03/2011 04:08:55 PM 264 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:42:53 PM 625 Views
*takes on her white coat, clears her throat and starts lecturing* Maria - 31/03/2011 04:10:32 PM 859 Views
Re: *takes on her white coat, clears her throat and starts lecturing* Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:48:19 PM 705 Views
Du tok den på deg? Joel - 02/04/2011 05:08:13 PM 557 Views
Come out for a drink at the pub *NM* Camilla - 31/03/2011 04:29:16 PM 274 Views
Indeed. Nebhead - 31/03/2011 05:26:38 PM 644 Views
If you want my virus or whatever i'm coming dwon with, sure. Wibble - 31/03/2011 08:12:50 PM 566 Views
You want my stomach bug? *NM* Rebekah - 31/03/2011 05:48:50 PM 285 Views
Nono. Camilla - 01/04/2011 10:18:34 AM 567 Views
Alcohol is a disinfectant, after all *NM* majander - 01/04/2011 08:26:21 AM 284 Views
Precisely. *NM* Camilla - 01/04/2011 10:18:56 AM 278 Views
'Tis the secret of why doctors remain so healthy. *NM* Michael - 01/04/2011 12:11:08 PM 315 Views
What my sister said. Vivien - 31/03/2011 07:29:41 PM 596 Views
Eat healthy to make sure your immune system has the vitamins it needs LadyLorraine - 31/03/2011 10:48:50 PM 654 Views
You getting much sunshine in Scotland? zarzuelazen - 01/04/2011 07:16:20 AM 551 Views
Maybe u're not born for this side of the globe *NM* Bramhodoulos - 01/04/2011 09:02:40 AM 235 Views
Carry an alcohol hand gel around with you Mark - 02/04/2011 01:44:37 AM 556 Views
Hopes and prayers things pick up for you. Joel - 02/04/2011 05:10:11 PM 558 Views
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