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>> [Background Music] The last time[br]I got the flu, I wasn't able to go

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to class and missed a lot of work.

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>> The last time I got a bad cold or[br]a flu was actually just last week.

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And I was on one of my long days, so I[br]missed a ton of class during that time.

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So I sort of had to work extra hard just[br]to make up all the material that I missed.

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When I was sick, I couldn't even leave the bed.

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So it's not actually attending the lecture,[br]but also I could barely read when I was sick.

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>> It did affect me as a student[br]because I would fall far behind.

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Like, they would give me my work to do at[br]home, but, still, when you're not feeling well,

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you kind of don't have, like, the[br]capability of doing your work.

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>> The last time I had a cold, I had a[br]lot of trouble concentrating in class

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because I constantly wanted to blow my nose.

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>> I haven't had the flu in I don't know how[br]long, probably because I drink good, pure water,

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exercise, and I eat good, pure food.

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>> I definitely caught a cold[br]or flu from being at the school.

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But it's just the biggest thing.

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Everyone just starts getting sick[br]and everyone sneezing, coughing,

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touching things, always on the computer.

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So I don't know how often those get wiped down.

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>> I think I was kind of lazy with hand-washing[br]because I would like touch doorknobs

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or like the elevator buttons, and[br]then I would just eat with my hands.

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Sometimes I would just have[br]food lying flat on the table.

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And that's probably how I got sick I think.

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>> The last time I was sick, I would[br]say I caught it from my classmates.

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>> People who get the flu will pass it[br]on to an average of seven other people.

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That means that seven people you're[br]in contact with will get the flu.

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So if you do get the flu, take[br]precautions to protect those around you

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and consider getting the flu[br]vaccine earlier in the season.

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>> Increase your protein and probiotic intake.

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This will help keep those[br]disease-fighting microbes in our bodies

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in tip-top shape during cold and flu season.

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Probiotic beneficial microbes are kind of[br]fermented foods like yogurt, kefir, kimchi,

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sauerkraut, miso, natto,[br]kombucha, and sourdough bread.

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>> It's actually interesting humans don't[br]produce vitamin C. And that's how we kind

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of have that sort of link with our closest[br]relative, which is like chimpanzees

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because they have that same error.

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It's actually written in our DNA.

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We have a gene that produces[br]vitamin C, but it's broken.

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And chimpanzees have that same mistake.

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So it's a flaw that we both share.

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So it's important for us because[br]we also don't have that gene.

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We need to have foods that[br]sort of supplement that.

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Oranges or like guava, Kiwis, or red peppers.

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Kale and parsley work pretty good too.

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Things like that just gives us[br]vitamin C to sort of fix that lack

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that we have in our genetic code.

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>> Eating good, pure food and getting[br]plenty of sleep and good exercise.

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>> Regular physical activity keeps cold and flu[br]away because it strengthens your immune system.

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And we also know it's a great mood booster.

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