The flu stole two weeks of my lifeโฆ what do you do to stay healthy? #asknostr
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Wash your hands as much as you can
Elderberry syrup, tons of vitamin D, C and Host Defense mushroom supplements for immunity
Daily training. A lot of eggs and meat. ๐ ๐ฅฉ No fast food, no softdrinks, no frozen pizza.
And if flu symptoms really start I drink a lot of tea. I mean really a lotโฆ like one cup after the other. So much that you can rent โhotel toiletโ for half of the day. Ribgrass mainly. Camomile and Peppermint too.
Thanks man! I do suspect I lack vitamin D. Not much sunlight over here. Do you supplement vitamin D at all?
I have 2 kids. Itโs impossible to do anything about it. They drag everything home ๐ข
Sauna
1,000 mg "slow/timed/delayed release" vitamin C, daily, for life.
Steak ๐ฅฉ , Eggs ๐ฅ,Sun โ๏ธ, Vitamin D during Winter and a lot of Sleep ๐ด
first I'd check my iron value as well as vit d. if too low substitute - can not recommend supplements without checking the current levels
I only get flu after traveling, but I luv traveling ๐
red meat
You don't actually have any way of knowing if it was flu or COVID. If you used a home test, it was pointless, they've never been accurate. If you didn't, then the pandemic denialism of saying "flu" is even more baseless.
I donโt care what you call it. I felt awful for two weeks and would like to avoid that going forward
Sorry. That's fair. Masking around people will reduce viral dose for anything you can catch by breathing. That's the only really effective thing I know
1. ZERO SUGAR, ZERO ALCOHOL.
2. For real, no sugar or alcohol.
3. Vitamin C daily. Routinely I take 5g in the morning. Half and half ascorbic acid and sodium ascorbate in lukewarm water.
(The dosage may vary โ if you're rushed to the toilet, decrease the dosage next time). If I feel any first symptoms of a cold, I take 5g several times during the day. Usually it's enough to stop the cold from developing.
4. My first symptoms is a slightly sore throat. If my vitamin C is not enough, I gargle with sage infusion. Sage is crazy effective.
5. Read the 1. again.
The above method stops the virus from spreading in my system. I don't suffer from colds. The last time I had a fever or a cough. was during the covid years, because I missed the point 1. Nowadays I'm not affected by the cold/flu season at all.
Looks like you got a lot of advice here, but along with eating healthy and exercise. Meditation will help your body stay in a parasympathetic state and frees your mind from all the chaos (stress)
I take vaccine against flu. Helps me a lot
Kettlebell swings, walking a few miles a day (outside -- get that sunlight!), 8-9 hours of sleep whenever possible (ideally, at the same time each night, but hard when my kid's hockey practices are in the middle of the night and work starts at 5:30 am...), 8+ cups of water a day. I like Mud\Wtr for energy and general wellbeing I get from the blend of adaptogenic mushrooms, though am currently amassing the ingredients to start making my own at 1/5 the cost. Almost never sick, despite living with my kid and my wife who's a teacher. Oh, I and eat a lot of protein -- like 100-200g+ a day. And avoid most processed foods,though sometimes better than others on the sweets Processed here meaning most things from the middle of the grocery store -- I still love my casein protein powder, but prefer avoiding dyes, preservatives, stabilizers, conditioners, etc. Recently ditched seed oils in the kitchen.
Also fasting for Ramadan for the second year in a row right now. Not a Muslim, but I know a practice that builds discipline,purity,and focus where I see one. Cutting down on food cravings when my wife and kid love showing up with pizza and other crap is always an uphill battle.
Home made bone broth!
I do when I get to feeling crappy in the winter. In summer Iโm outside a lot so I get lots of it then.
Some form of regular exercise, Vitamin D3, stay away from processed foods and fake sugar. Increase potassium input.