how do you boost your imune system ?

[fredly]

I'm just curious. I've had a cold non stop for months and it's running me down. I eat plenty of fruit & vit C, honey, etc. I'm tired all the time. I slept 9 hours last night and was still tired when I woke up! Any magic cure out there ?

[fredly]

immune even

[fastasleep]

Eccinacea? Is that how you spell it! Supplement from health food shops... meant to be great

[expatinscotland]

lots of exercise - particularly outdoors.

[fastasleep]

Yeah the exercise works for me, I walk everywhere I possibly can; I feel great! Lots of energy... it's brill, I'm sick atm and on anti-biotics but I feel as strong as a horse

[fredly]

but I'm too tired for that expatinscotland

[madmarchhare]

echinacea

[fredly]

and I walk everyday too anyway. I have a very easily bored 16m dd so I don't really have the choice !

[fastasleep]

It depends on how much and how fast

try the echi....thingy..!

[fredly]

just ordered the echithingy ! thanks everyone, will let you know how it goes !

[mancmum]

but echinacea was proved to be useless in recent scientific double blind trials ie proper medical trials used on mainstrean drugs... its effect is purely pyschological... but then if it makes you feel better, it must mean it works in some way but it was proven not to prevent or shorten lenghts of colds across the groups...

I personally swear by lots of exercise outside, lots of fresh fruit and a very good diet, zinc and sleep ie it is quite hard work to look after yourself not easily solved by a tablet!

[bosscat]

there's a chinese drink thing which dh had when he was recovering from an operation. it was the only thing that perked him up. it has some bacteria in it and you get it from specialist shops. I will find out and post later. it is specifically for the immune system but it tastes foul.