Comments on: Staying Healthy

By: Katherine

Katherine — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:34:23 +0000

Pretty sure going outside and touching your keyboard are enough of an immune challenge, as long as you aren’t overusing the antibacterial stuff.

By: Juuso

Juuso — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:06:03 +0000

I’ll need to pick my nose. Like, a lot.

By: Brian 'Psychochild' Green

Brian 'Psychochild' Green — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:03:21 +0000

I’m mostly going to agree with what was already said. People need sleep. Of course, a newborn tends to disrupt that quite a bit. :)

Also, don’t use the anti-bacterial stuff on a regular basis. As pointed out, it kills the “good” germs as well. Plus, sometimes the weaker germs prevent the more harmful germs from flourishing. A bit of dirt is good for you. ;)

By: Juuso

Juuso — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:28:03 +0000

So… the solution is to get a herd of kids to train my immune system.

O:)

By: Jake Birkett

Jake Birkett — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:14:10 +0000

Well it sounds like you’ve been leading a healthy life, good for you. I did similar last year but I got the damn swine flu, so something went wrong :-)

Also this year I’ve been trying to get 8 hours sleep as much as poss and I feel better for that, even if I feel like I’m getting less gaming done (used to game late at night).

Warning: when you have kids who go to school, they get ill a lot from other kids, then come home and cough on you and thus parents get ill more than non-parents.

By: hermitC

hermitC — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:48:56 +0000

Maybe the reduction of “unhealthy” stuff like meat, alcohol and bacteria reduced the challenges for your immune system. You are doing sports (or something outdoors) and therefore train your muscles and heart circulation system. The immune system goes down when there is nothing to fight against, speak lack of training.

By: Lumooja

Lumooja — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:29:27 +0000

* Washed my hands when I have been visiting public places
* Drink hand wash anti-bacteria stuff. It’s actually very tasty and has lots of alcohol
* Stopped drinking alcohol (beer doesn’t count as alcohol)
* Ate less vegetables
* Exercise regularly (when walking to the corridor to get more beer, but also when walking to the shop to buy more beer)
* Minimize taking drugs (cigarettes don’t count as drugs)
* Don’t smoke (except maybe only 1 cigarette every 15 minutes)
* Keep my stress level low. Wouldn’t know what would stress me anyway
* Not really caring about “not getting ill”
* Complain more. Well, the world is still too buggy, so there’s a lot to complain about.

Never been ill. I guess no virus can survive my lifestyle.

By: LF

LF — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:21:17 +0000

Stop using “anti-bacteria stuff”. It’s not good for you. Sure it kills some bacteria, but many will survive… and those that will, become more resilient and dangerous. And just like David said before me – it kills the good guys, too.

By: David (Pathogen Studios formerly DtD Software)

David (Pathogen Studios formerly DtD Software) — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:16:08 +0000

I had the same problem last year, I got sick a lot for apparently no good reason. I fixed it by making sure I ALWAYS get 8 hours of sleep each night. I’ve also found that oversleeping (EG: 9+ hours) actually causes me to feel more tired than if I got like 6 or 7 hours of sleep (has something to do with getting dehydrated in your sleep iirc)

Also, apparently if you use that anti-bacterial stuff too often it kills the good bacteria on your hands which actually leaves you in a worse state than before.