11 Responses to Question Lady Question

1. epiminondas says:

   October 20, 2012 at 12:38 pm

   If there’s a bad flu bug going around, I try to stay home as much as I can and wait for the thing to blow over. Also, staying away from restaurants is a huge help. A sick person in the back of a restaurant can spread the plague.

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2. The Question Lady says:

   October 20, 2012 at 2:49 pm

   Good advice, epiminondas. I am too fatalistic about colds.

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3. Paleo Retiree says:

   October 20, 2012 at 3:20 pm

   Lots of sleep. Unstressful exercise. Coconut oil most days and vitamin D some days. No idea if any of this helps, to be honest. The one thing I do that genuinely seems to help is to be retired. Not going to an office … Not sharing buses and subway cars with tons of other people, many of whom snuffle and cough … In the four years since I’ve been out of work, I haven’t had a flu or a bad cold. Coincidence? Je pense que non.

   Amazing how bad and gloomy a cold or flu can make you feel. They aren’t generally serious ailments, so why should they make you feel so bad?

   I think I’ll be taking epiminondas’ suggestion too. It sounds like a wise one.

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4. Blowhard, Esq. says:

   October 20, 2012 at 3:30 pm

   I’m lucky — I hardly ever get colds or flus. Last bad cold I had was about 6 years ago and I can’t even remember the last time I had the flu. When I do get sick, I avoid medication as much as possible and just ride it out.

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5. Dave Trowbridge says:

   October 20, 2012 at 4:44 pm

   At the first signs of a cold or flu, I start taking Yin Chiao, a TCM preparation available at most health food stores. Works nearly every time.

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6. dearieme says:

   October 20, 2012 at 5:34 pm

   I get a flu jab every autumn.

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7. Matt Forney says:

   October 20, 2012 at 6:31 pm

   Sleep, sleep, sleep. A good nap during optimal sleeping hours (10pm – 6am) cures just about anything.

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8. Holm says:

   October 21, 2012 at 4:42 am

   Zicam, rest, and red wine…

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9. Laguna Beach Fogey says:

   October 21, 2012 at 5:07 pm

   Large and frequent doses of medicinal gin, to kill the bugs.

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10. tspoon says:

    October 21, 2012 at 6:50 pm

    Grow old. Seems to work okay…

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11. The Question Lady says:

    October 21, 2012 at 7:25 pm

    Thank you, excellent advice! If only I had taken all your advice before getting the annoying loyal cold I got two weeks ago.

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