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2007, the year I've been sick at least 6 times now... (pg. 2)
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| She_Fitz |
Nothing so far...
(knocking on wood) |
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| exstasie |
| quote: | Originally posted by EvilTree
Been sick once. Actually right now.
Bleh |
+1
I got sick yesterday...and this is the worst week for me to get sick too...so much school work to do... |
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| dallastar |
on the other hand I have not been sick once:)! that's a great sign :0 sorry to hear about you |
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| dance2dabeat |
*big hug*
feel better love |
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| SummerCallin |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
It could be 7 times, I've stopped counting... Fevers, sick, coughing, blah blah blah. As soon as I'm over one, another one starts.
Am I the only one who really notices it since January? |
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| FunkyCrew |
only one minor case of sniffles *knocks on wood*
do you take vitamins regularly? and I don't mean just the fruit, but like Multivitamins, and Vitamin C daily is a must, at least twice a day, up to 2mg daily |
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| Silky Johnson |
| quote: | Originally posted by FunkyCrew
only one minor case of sniffles *knocks on wood*
do you take vitamins regularly? and I don't mean just the fruit, but like Multivitamins, and Vitamin C daily is a must, at least twice a day, up to 2mg daily |
2 milligrams??? LOL you can take way more than that. Anything your body doesn't use will just get flushed out of your system. 100-200mg a day of vitamin C is good. When you're sick you can take up to 600mg. Gives that immune system just what it needs to fight off sickness. |
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| FunkyCrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by jennypie
2 milligrams??? LOL you can take way more than that. Anything your body doesn't use will just get flushed out of your system. 100-200mg a day of vitamin C is good. When you're sick you can take up to 600mg. Gives that immune system just what it needs to fight off sickness. |
omg I'm an idiot, I meant 2000 mg! and when you are sick anything up to and above that is good,
right now I'm taking Ester-C, 1000mg daily |
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| DigiNut |
I'm surprised at you Jenny, you know that taking extra vitamin C isn't going to help once you're already sick. I'm on the fence as to whether or not it works at all (I've seen no medical evidence, but the placebo effect is apparently stronger than my own skepticism), but if it does, it's only as a preventative measure and not a panacea.
Yeah, I'm sick too, but being without heat for a week tends to have a negative effect on one's immune system. You guys getting sick year-round need to eat better, get more exercise, and start washing your hands.
P.S. LOL @ 2000 mg... most people are fine with 100-200, 500 is probably the highest anyone would want. |
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| Silky Johnson |
| quote: | Originally posted by FunkyCrew
omg I'm an idiot, I meant 2000 mg! |
Ahah...after I posted I realized that's probably what you meant. :) |
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| jon jon |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
eat better, get more exercise |
yeah I suck at both of these... lol |
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| FunkyCrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by jennypie
Ahah...after I posted I realized that's probably what you meant. :) |
I think I was meant to post 2 grams but don't know why I didn't :)
and wow!
| quote: | Despite the popular belief that vitamin C can cure the common cold, the scientific evidence for this is limited. A few studies suggest that taking vitamin C supplements at the beginning of cold symptoms, or just after possible exposure, can shorten a cold or ward it off altogether. However, most studies conclude that vitamin C does not prevent or treat the common cold.
While vitamin C “is essential for the formation and maintenance of cartilage, bone and teeth, and is used in moderate amounts to promote the healing of wounds and during convalescence from prolonged illnesses . . . there is no evidence to support its use in preventing or treating the common cold,” says Dr. Warwick Carter in his book The Complete Family Medical Guide. “In one trial, 3000 Californian users of vitamin C supplements were followed for ten years and had the same rate of illness and death as a control group of nonusers.”
A study in the journal Public Library of Science Medicine also concluded there's no proof that high doses of vitamin C are effective in preventing colds or reducing symptoms. The study authors reviewed 55 studies dating from 1940 and 2004 that looked at how well doses of at least 200 mg per day of vitamin C prevented or treated the common cold when compared with a placebo. |
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Placebo it is then! |
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