Re:Australia Just Had a Bad Flu Season. That May Be a Warnin...
by hardatwork on Sunday October 06, 2019 @12:07AM
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I've never had the flu, and I'm curious to know why. I have a few theories:
1) I think not having kids might play a part, as every parent of young kids I know always seems to be catching stuff from them. Edit: maybe the stress of having young kids also plays a part.
2) I don't think it's the food I eat as I eat a pretty poor diet, but I do wonder if it might be the amount of food I eat as it's relatively little (I'm at the low end of the healthy BMI range), and scholar seems to have a few studies relating constant CR to a better immune system.
3) I'm a lifelong public transport user. One the one hand people say this might help build up the immune system but it doesn't quite fit with 1).
4) I avoid touching stuff like public door handles and taps.
1) I think not having kids might play a part, as every parent of young kids I know always seems to be catching stuff from them. Edit: maybe the stress of having young kids also plays a part.
2) I don't think it's the food I eat as I eat a pretty poor diet, but I do wonder if it might be the amount of food I eat as it's relatively little (I'm at the low end of the healthy BMI range), and scholar seems to have a few studies relating constant CR to a better immune system.
3) I'm a lifelong public transport user. One the one hand people say this might help build up the immune system but it doesn't quite fit with 1).
4) I avoid touching stuff like public door handles and taps.
5) Obligatory Simpsons explanation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI0euMFAWF8