People who never get colds?

[Dalesgirl16]

Please advise what you do to never get colds? I’m willing to try anything. I take multivitamins every day but that appears to do nothing to help!

I rarely get colds but I don’t think it’s through anything I do. Just luck?

My DH gets sick a lot though and has tried everything (vitamins, echinacea, propylis etc etc.......)

He now takes probiotics regularly which seems to have made quite a big difference.

I tried First Defence for the first time a few weeks ago. I was getting the classic early signs of a cold... and it actually stopped it.

I was utterly amazed and surprised. I guess the cold could have fizzled out on its own, and it’s impossible to be absolutely sure but I am definitely definitely going to buy it again the next time my sinuses feel blocked and I get that feeling in my throat.

Other than that, get the flu jab so you don’t pick that up! (Or at least, if you do it’ll be more mild)

I haven't had a cold for years since I stopped using public transport for commuting. Am pretty hot on hand hygiene too and always carry hand gel. Contactless payments are the best thing since sliced bread imo, I hate touching those manky keypads.

My mum never gets colds. I don’t know how she does it but I am very jealous. I am constantly surrounded by young children, teenagers and work in a hospital and I get them all the time. I seem to get them a lot worse as I’m getting older, the amount of snot I am able to produce these days is ridiculous. I wish I knew the secret to never catching one too.

Wine what is first defence?

Heaven knows. 10yr old DS never gets colds. He sucked his thumb for years and has allergies. I've barely seen a bogey on him .

I got fewer colds once I wore contact lenses, better hand hygiene and I never touch my eyes I guess.

I get quite a mild cold once a year. I put it down to picking my nose and eating the snots as a child. Before anyone discredits this theory I enjoyed the sneakiness and the digging around.

My last cold was in 2007! I live with lots of cats, dogs and teenagers so I guess my immune system is quite tough. I'm also far from houseproud and work in a care environment. I'm sure that's helped!

TroysMammy that's what my dh says!! (about the eating your bogeys = better immune system). He is actually never ill so maybe it has some truth to it !

Re: Vit C 1,000mg. I've been taking liposomal Vit C for a month now and not been ill (my immune system is shocking). This stuff:

liposomal Vit C

Apparently it's more effective as goes into your system rather than peeing it out? Bloody expensive mind, and not sure I can afford to take it every month

I just think it's luck; I genuinely can't remember the last time I had a cold or was unwell at all apart from the odd hangover - I don't have a particularly healthy lifestyle - overweight, don't do much exercise and don't eat much fruit and veg, my house isn't that clean - my parents (in their 80s) have a very robust constitution so maybe it's genetic as well?

I deffo think it's genetic. Maybe 75% genes 25% diet and lifestyle?

My house is relatively clean and tidy, I'm just about in the healthy BMI range, eat a crazy amount of fresh fruit and veg, get a min 8hrs sleep every night AND have an afternoon nap of 30-60mins a couple of times a week...and I'm a right old sick note...just like my Mum was.

Rarely suffer from normal colds, and that includes all 4 of us. My husband used to have a markedly seasonal bout of fluey thing during december but since he has taken up outdoor jogging and plenty of fresh-ginger juice in tea, he has had just one bout in the last 5 years. My DD and DS had their usual share while in toddlers but at 16 and 9, it has been a lot less. Oh we dont have a hugely clean house nor do we insist on lot of hand washing....but it is one of those things i suppose.