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    I've been dancing full time now about a month and a half...and have been down with strep throat, and now the flu. Before I danced, I MAYBE got sick once a year or so.......is this just a bad side effect of this business??? Being in so many people's faces and handling dirty hands and money? Is there anything I can do to boost my immune system?????

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    Take lots of vitamins before and after work. I take an echinacea pill a day to keep my immune system up. Last year, I came down with strep 7 times...it SUCKED. This year....not so sick.

    If you have a juicer, try to juice to get extra vitamins.

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    Take L-Lysine, the 1,000mg a day pills. It is wonderful. Also, work out a little more and be obnoxiously clean at work (since strip bars are some of the filthiest places on the planet....) like washing your hands all the time, don't shake hands with people, if you handle cash, put it away and wash up.....
    Oh well, you can't avoid getting sick once in a while. Same thing happens in schools and other workplaces, too many people around eachother.....

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    I get sick a lot and I'm not a dancer. Do you have children? That is how I think I keep catching things, my boyfriend's son in kindergarten.

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    Wash you hand alot throughout the night. Also dont touch your eyes or nose if you can help it. It helps to take vitamins too but make sure to wash you hands alot throughout the night.

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    agree with the washing hands. I washed my hands frequently throughout the night. I would even go to the bathroom specifically to wash my hands, not potty. Do it properly too with lots of soap and water. It's amazing how grimey your hands get at work. I saw a notice in the doc's office recently that the single most important thing one can do to prevent the flu is to wash your hands more.


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    Emergen-C or Airborne... I take one or both daily and have avoided the seasonal ick. Plus, wash hands as above.
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    Thanks for the suggestions. I'll look for some of those supplements in the store. As for washing the hands, I'll admit, I tend to pass this up throughout the night and just wait until I get home....I really need to get better about that. Maybe keep a little bottle of anti-bac in my floor purse where I carry my money.

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    I've had the same problem and i'm not a dancer either. This year alone I had prob. 4 colds, lost my voice, and a horrible STAPH infection. Used to never get sick. I really think alot of it has to do with overprescription of antibiotics.

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    Emergen-C works wonders for me but I have to take it twice a day for it to work.

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    i get sick alot. my immune system sucks. i have an inherited health problem. i cant work when im sick. i get high fevers with a simple cold. i take a mutlivitamin, wash my hands, eat healthy, excercise- still no effect. when i'm sick i take echinacea and eat cloves of fresh garlic. i have various herbal teas for ailments.
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    I saw a notice in the doc's office recently that the single most important thing one can do to prevent the flu is to wash your hands more

    I had somebody tell me not to long ago that since he's been washing his hands a lot he hasn't gotten sick. I already thought I did wash my hands a lot but maybe i need to get obsessive.

    I have religiously been taking my vitamins though and even though I'm sick a little bit right now my boyfriend has it MUCH worse so I think the vitamins are helping.

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    Nutrition is key in re: the immune system.

    If you take your vitamins and have a decent lifestyle (eat balanced/right and are active) then the duration of a cold or any dis-ease/illness won't be as long or the symptons as bad.

    Garlic, horseradish, vitamin c are all great however I swear by a nutritional juice I take daily for the reason why I have not been ill in ages. It is also the reason (I swear) that I can "get over" any cold or illness. I'm not going to mention it in case someone takes it as advertising (which I am not -- I'm just giving a personal testimonial).

    When it comes to my health esp. in re: making sickness stay away I tried alot of products -- it is just that this one product is the major reason behind my improved immune system (I feel).

    That's just me tho'. Your results may vary or may not work for you.

    At the same time, there are heaps of other nutritional juices available in the market-place today.... all saying they do the same (strengthen the immune system for one)... there is a reason for the variety.

    Just like anything.. we are individuals and how our bodies "re-act" to nutritional juices and the like is different for each individual.


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    I usually never get sick but I have a horrible cold right now. I will survive though and I haven't had a cold for probably about 9 months so not to bad. I think the multivitamins help a lot I forgot to take my multi 3 days last week b/c I was out of town and I definitely think that contributed to me getting sick. But in the future I am definitely going to try to wash my hands more at work. I'll have to get some special hand lotion though I don't want my hands to get dried out.

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    ALWAYS carry Hand sanitizer (disinfectant) AND baby wipes in your purse.. wipe down after EVERY dance AND never hesitate to sanitize customer hands either.


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