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How to stay healthy in sick season

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    Drs. Samadi and Siegel give their tips

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Now the doctor regional flu season is on its way the bugs are going around so doctor somebody I went to the pharmacy of the day yesterday this have been given -- the flu shots.

Like man for twenty bucks or something what we do -- -- it not yet I know I got it.

Well I got -- this week you know most doctors I know they jump on this because it's the beginning of the flu season it peaks around -- you favours it's vital to get this.

It actually takes about two weeks until you get all your antibodies being the person -- -- talked your doctor makes you get vaccination.

But look you see a lot of people coffins he's out there and all of those droplets get out and -- other people.

-- you cover you your mouth or do you use any tissue afterwards story that and go rub your auditing those are the things that you can eliminate some of these.

-- -- One of the things I want to tell you is we all use cell -- and we all use these keyboards and if you really tests and are full of bacteria is.

Make -- once -- day he actually wash them.

And I get rid of these factors that would be great source of the contamination -- -- -- -- -- let me go to the ATM and you pushing the buttons and you know you get 101000 other people -- -- what they have and.

Study after study have shown as David said that these viruses and bacteria lurk on your keyboard and I I'm a big fan of go hand -- although I -- wash your hands first.

Of course.

There's also the Dracula cough you gotta watch out because because but because bacteria viruses travel twelve feet people don't realize you're sitting on a bus and you're coughing.

And somebody general wellness testing -- twelve feet.

Well out there 128 that's amazed by wealthy now what do you do if you have a -- Eric is the next question and people are thinking what should I do should -- -- this remedy that remedy.

And the jury is still out you know Linus Pauling came out with a huge studies about vitamin C since then there's a lot of controversy.

Some recent studies have shown from the NIH -- vitamin C may be will decrease.

You're duration of symptoms will get you better faster same possibility -- that -- Asia and Colin flower but again studies have not shown that.

Zinc seems to also decreased duration of symptoms the week with -- and severity.

But again there's not a lot of proof here I say the best old fashioned chicken soup -- And they stay home if you're sick -- The best way that we have people don't want to miss work and they just what -- -- on what that.

I'm not contagious so don't miss work into and have everybody else in the office happy app are well that's good advice I like that -- -- -- have a recipe for you doctor -- later.

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