Immunity boosting?

Sasu said:

Immunity

congrats on finishing your radiation.  I had chemo and radiation and know that I pick up everything going around.  It"s almost as if my immune system had to restart itself.  I just remember the basics about hand washing and avoid places....like the cold and flu section of the drugstore. It does help.  Then I visit my grandkids and get everything anyway.  

Simple things that may help

When I did chemo years ago, I was very conscious of trying to avoid picking up germs, and I've continued a few simple things -- I really do think they help, and they certainly can't hurt:

- Hand sanitizer -- I have a bottle inside the door at home, and on my desk at work, and am faithful about always using it whenever I enter.  I also buy the cute, inexpensive "PocketBac" hand sanitizers from Bath & Body Works (usually on sale for $1 each, and come in lots of fun scents), and am never without one in my purse.

- Public pens -- I try to never, ever use a "public pen," especially at the doctor's office (sick people!), but also when signing the credit card slip at a store, etc.  I always have a pen in my purse, and try to have it at the ready in any of those situations.

During cold and flu season, what I REALLY want to do is just roll around my day in a plastic bubble  -- but, since that isn't possible, I just try to do my best with preventive things like these.

Traci

Exercise and diet

Ever since I started running I almost never get sick. The same results can be achieved with a walking program. Also I eat a diet based on vegetables and fruit with lots of beans, lentils, chick peas, wholegrains etc. I try to get a variety of colorful foods in my diet and make sure to eat a citrus fruit every day. Squeezing lemon on foods helps get lots of vitamin C too! And the sanitary precautions mentioned by the other ladies are great.