Of course, the healthier the immune system you have, the better chances your body has in defeating the invading cold virus and prevents you from getting the common cold. You can boost your immune system by of course eating a healthy diet, resting well (read: getting the right amount of sleep), drinking lots of fluids, vitamin supplements, covering your nose and mouth when some one else coughs or sneezes nearby and of course by washing your hands before eating something or rubbing your eyes.
I’ve been doing everything I mentioned before except for the part about getting the right amount of sleep, because for the past weeks, no months, no years, I’ve become accustomed to sleeping late at night and often times less than the recommended 8 hours. Then again, I compensate with regular green tea, tai chi practice and citrus fruits.
For those still in the dark, it all started last Tuesday night when I went to bed early because I was not feeling well. I had a slight fever back then and there were more than a dozen of times I tried to sneeze but failed. Sneezing is a sign that my body is fighting infection and if I do sneeze, it’s good because the foreign invaders -viruses, bacteria and other microbes are being ejected out of my body at more than 70 miles/hour (the average speed of a human sneeze). Unfortunately, since all my attempts to sneeze failed, it meant that my first-line of body defenses failed and that the microbes have gotten inside my system. It’s time for all out bio-war.
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