don't push through with covid
rest, listen to your body
wear good quality well fitting N95 anywhere indoor/crowded space
my hot take is we've been ignoring air for so long, it is the last remaining effective transmission path for a lot of pathogens
dosage makes the poison, filter your air and let your immune system recover (last paper i saw said ppl still had weakened low t-cell count 8 months after covid)
Is anyone else getting cold/sick much more often these days?
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Re: Is anyone else getting cold/sick much more often these days?
#22I think there just seems to be a lot going around this year. We've got common colds, the flu, C-199 and RSV doing the rounds at the same time.
Re: Is anyone else getting cold/sick much more often these days?
#23No, but I WFH and still mostly wear masks indoors (except while sitting at my table at a restaurant or at a home with friends or family or the ocassional social function where I feel a lot of social pressure not to wear them, but I mostly avoid the latter).
I haven't been noticeably sick except for the ocassional runny nose (but tested negative for Covid the ones I tested) the past two years. Normally I'd get bronchitis every transition to and/or from winter, after a runny nose leads to a bad cough.
As far as I know, I haven't gotten Covid yet.
Probably about to get sick, though. I've been doing a lot of holiday functions this year (my wife's work, my work, and a reunion with my past coworkers) and feel a lot of pressure not to wear a mask at those things, and there's like 50-100 people at those.
Re: Is anyone else getting cold/sick much more often these days?
#24I've had cold maybe 8 or 10 times since the start of this year. As I've been working from home for some years, the norm before that was twice a year at most.
I attributed this to extreme (and still increasing) air pollution; not sure what to think now.
Re: Is anyone else getting cold/sick much more often these days?
#25Yes, immune systems all over the world have been weakened recently (you may or may not want to "speculate" as to the source of this), which is what explains what you perceive.
Re: Is anyone else getting cold/sick much more often these days?
#26Nope! In the last three years I've only been sick once.
Re: Is anyone else getting cold/sick much more often these days?
#27your immune system is compromised by all these gym visits. Quit until it's too late!
Re: Is anyone else getting cold/sick much more often these days?
#28actually running less. People who push their bodies to the limit tend to get sick more often - this is known among athletes. I would slow down on exercise, gets lots of rest, drink lots of fluids, eat well, etc.
Re: Is anyone else getting cold/sick much more often these days?
#29Expose yourself more to cold. Take cold baths/showers. Swim in cold sea (if possible) (do not suddenly shock yourself though, enter gradually and slow). Practice Wim Hof Method. Do not sit for long periods of time and walk around at least 5 minutes after every hour of sitting. Avoid stress and practice meditation. Ear less carbs and more fibers/vegetables/meat.
Once you get used to these, it's extremely unlikely that you'll get cold again.
Re: Is anyone else getting cold/sick much more often these days?
#30I had covid this year and definitely a cold or two. Had the influenza vaccine and COVID booster(Pfizer) in September and haven’t been sick since then so, I can recommend that.
Also, once I start feeling something come up I drink a sachet of vitamin C booster (which has an array of other stuff including b12 and zink) that seems to really pick me up.
Running outside versus the gym. I run 2-5km every other day, but I go outside. I just have like a shirt/sweater/down jacket on as layers to keep warm since it gets between -10 and 5C during the day. Extra sweating makes me feel great.