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Last winter I got five colds, each lasting two to three weeks. The winter before that, I got four, and every winter I can remember before that I got three cold
by yubiox 9y ago
Last winter I got five colds, each lasting two to three weeks. The winter before that, I got four, and every winter I can remember before that I got three colds. Two winters ago I tried an experiment. I washed my hands religiously and didn't touch my face at all. I had hand sanitizer with me at all times. It didn't help at all. I asked my doctor what to do and he said wash your hands.
Last fall when the cold season started I got a cold. Around the time it went away I started taking 200mg vitamin C every night before bed. I have not had a cold since. This might be anecdotal but I am now a big believer in vitamin C.
- kriffo 9y agoLast fall came before last winter...so you were cured before last winter?
- yubiox 9y agofeels like it is still winter I guess
- syngrog66 9y agovitamin C daily, plus, good hand/face practices, combined, have correlated with a huge drop in the rate I get colds/flu/sinusinfections/pinkeye. for me, these are all nearly zero now. and I always weigh first-hand direct experience much higher than any academic theory or random stranger's arguments on the web. I'm sold.