WEBVTT 00:00:00.066 --> 00:00:03.646 >> [Background Music] The last time I got the flu, I wasn't able to go 00:00:03.646 --> 00:00:05.136 to class and missed a lot of work. 00:00:05.326 --> 00:00:09.676 >> The last time I got a bad cold or a flu was actually just last week. 00:00:10.086 --> 00:00:13.956 And I was on one of my long days, so I missed a ton of class during that time. 00:00:13.956 --> 00:00:20.186 So I sort of had to work extra hard just to make up all the material that I missed. 00:00:20.186 --> 00:00:21.796 When I was sick, I couldn't even leave the bed. 00:00:22.316 --> 00:00:28.326 So it's not actually attending the lecture, but also I could barely read when I was sick. 00:00:28.326 --> 00:00:33.316 >> It did affect me as a student because I would fall far behind. 00:00:33.316 --> 00:00:38.106 Like, they would give me my work to do at home, but, still, when you're not feeling well, 00:00:38.106 --> 00:00:42.096 you kind of don't have, like, the capability of doing your work. 00:00:42.216 --> 00:00:45.436 >> The last time I had a cold, I had a lot of trouble concentrating in class 00:00:45.436 --> 00:00:48.116 because I constantly wanted to blow my nose. 00:00:49.096 --> 00:00:54.976 >> I haven't had the flu in I don't know how long, probably because I drink good, pure water, 00:00:55.966 --> 00:01:00.546 exercise, and I eat good, pure food. 00:01:01.956 --> 00:01:04.855 >> I definitely caught a cold or flu from being at the school. 00:01:04.906 --> 00:01:06.306 But it's just the biggest thing. 00:01:06.306 --> 00:01:11.176 Everyone just starts getting sick and everyone sneezing, coughing, 00:01:11.176 --> 00:01:13.596 touching things, always on the computer. 00:01:13.596 --> 00:01:16.146 So I don't know how often those get wiped down. 00:01:16.146 --> 00:01:21.166 >> I think I was kind of lazy with hand-washing because I would like touch doorknobs 00:01:21.166 --> 00:01:23.706 or like the elevator buttons, and then I would just eat with my hands. 00:01:24.206 --> 00:01:28.456 Sometimes I would just have food lying flat on the table. 00:01:28.456 --> 00:01:31.796 And that's probably how I got sick I think. 00:01:31.796 --> 00:01:35.516 >> The last time I was sick, I would say I caught it from my classmates. 00:01:35.516 --> 00:01:42.616 >> People who get the flu will pass it on to an average of seven other people. 00:01:42.996 --> 00:01:47.406 That means that seven people you're in contact with will get the flu. 00:01:47.816 --> 00:01:51.296 So if you do get the flu, take precautions to protect those around you 00:01:51.396 --> 00:01:56.086 and consider getting the flu vaccine earlier in the season. 00:01:56.086 --> 00:01:58.666 >> Increase your protein and probiotic intake. 00:01:59.106 --> 00:02:02.336 This will help keep those disease-fighting microbes in our bodies 00:02:02.336 --> 00:02:04.726 in tip-top shape during cold and flu season. 00:02:05.276 --> 00:02:11.676 Probiotic beneficial microbes are kind of fermented foods like yogurt, kefir, kimchi, 00:02:12.006 --> 00:02:16.996 sauerkraut, miso, natto, kombucha, and sourdough bread. 00:02:17.136 --> 00:02:21.366 >> It's actually interesting humans don't produce vitamin C. And that's how we kind 00:02:21.366 --> 00:02:24.756 of have that sort of link with our closest relative, which is like chimpanzees 00:02:25.106 --> 00:02:26.366 because they have that same error. 00:02:26.366 --> 00:02:27.796 It's actually written in our DNA. 00:02:27.796 --> 00:02:30.936 We have a gene that produces vitamin C, but it's broken. 00:02:31.086 --> 00:02:32.846 And chimpanzees have that same mistake. 00:02:33.516 --> 00:02:34.856 So it's a flaw that we both share. 00:02:35.426 --> 00:02:37.536 So it's important for us because we also don't have that gene. 00:02:37.536 --> 00:02:39.916 We need to have foods that sort of supplement that. 00:02:39.916 --> 00:02:43.766 Oranges or like guava, Kiwis, or red peppers. 00:02:43.886 --> 00:02:46.626 Kale and parsley work pretty good too. 00:02:46.626 --> 00:02:50.586 Things like that just gives us vitamin C to sort of fix that lack 00:02:50.586 --> 00:02:51.736 that we have in our genetic code. 00:02:52.356 --> 00:02:57.406 >> Eating good, pure food and getting plenty of sleep and good exercise. 00:02:58.676 --> 00:03:03.316 >> Regular physical activity keeps cold and flu away because it strengthens your immune system. 00:03:03.456 --> 00:03:06.966 And we also know it's a great mood booster. 00:03:07.516 --> 00:03:11.720 [ Music ]