scouser 4 Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 4 out of 7 in my office got influenza now. I'm even considering one of those ridiculous masks. Link to post Share on other sites
WillHine 0 Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 81 of 180 of my first year (JH) were off with the flu on monday so they had their ski trip for yesterday and today postponed... Gives me more to time to try and persuade them to take me though! Link to post Share on other sites
r45 4 Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 It's the "in thing" here too, tons of kids off school. Link to post Share on other sites
cakehead 0 Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 I have the flu. Link to post Share on other sites
Roger's head 0 Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 I've not got flu, but I don't feel too good this morning so cancelled plans. Have a good weekend folks. Link to post Share on other sites
merryJim 1 Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Our local school is off on holiday today and tomorrow. From what I hear, just 30% of the kids appeared this morning. Link to post Share on other sites
Bowler 0 Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 just recovered from mine. feeling much better today! Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Don't seem to be much down here at the mo. I remember when I first came here and I was at a local school there was a day when only 20% of the kids showed up. pretty severe Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Theres a hell of a lot of masked people walking round my town right now. Shouldn't they be in bed, or just too embarrassed to go outside, or something? Link to post Share on other sites
Ooops 0 Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Doubtless - it sounded as though they were having a tough time. Flu is horrible ! Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 I havent had the flu since 1994 and that was the only time in my life. My secrets? Garlic, heaps of it, not just a piddly clove in pasta but oil pearls. Spirulina - natures superfood. Green Tea - good stuff, lots of it Chlorella - Natures cleaner and detoxifier and deodoriser ( keeps the garlic in check) Excercise regularly. Dont Smoke. Sleep well. Eat well, lots of salads and fish, no sh*t food like Maccas. Moderate booze consumption. Healthy "bedroom" life I never get sick, so it must be working. Link to post Share on other sites
sweetaz 0 Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 And how bout that chicken flu?? OMG! Why are we suddenly getting alot more viruses jumping from animals to humans?? Dims??? (aka science guru ) Link to post Share on other sites
akibun 0 Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Spirulina?? I never heard of that. What is it? Link to post Share on other sites
xxx 2 Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 I'm feeling distinctly under the weather today. Link to post Share on other sites
ninjaB 0 Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 I've been not well for nearly a week now. Pretty bad. Got lots of sleep though Link to post Share on other sites
KonaYuki 0 Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 Haven't got flu, but not well. Bad cold. So I'm in this weekend. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Quote: Originally posted by akibun: Spirulina?? I never heard of that. What is it? Spirulina is an blue green algae that is shape in a spiral and has existed for 3+ Billion years. Its is touted as the worlds healthiest food. Its loaded with vitamins, minerals and other goodies. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 Sounds yummy How do we eat it - on toast? Link to post Share on other sites
Dims 0 Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 Sweetaz, You rang?.........hang on......must be a phone booth here somewhere.....now to get this science guru suit on.......Righto! SG at your service. Well to answer your question I really don't know. I guess it might have something to do with some rather dodgy farming practices that have been cropping up lately (A word to the wise, herbivious animals are not meant to be fed other animals) and increased farming and population densities. Seems China might be to blame for this one as well. As far as viruses jumping from animals to humans, unless a virus is fairly specialized to the internal enviornment of a specific host there is always the chance that transmission can occur. All many viruses need is functioning transcriptional machinery to carry out the replication process and a weak immune system away they go. Kamo's recipe for health sounds pretty spot on. Spirulina is the nutritional motherlode and I have lived off that stuff for a couple of days at a time back in Oz on surf trips. I used to take it in capsule form and have seen it in powder form as well. Where do you get it in Japan kamo? Garlic is an absolute must and heaps of it. Not only is it super tasty and smells sexy in the kitchen when you cook with it, it's one of the best tastes in the world and keeps your immune system tip top in my experience. Get them both into ya. And avoid those stinky rush hour trains if you can. Oh, and the masks are a load of hot cock as the most common way to spread colds or flu is by touch, so wash your hands when you get home from the commute. OK time to get this suit off, it itches. On a seperate note...God I love snowboarding. After reading his journal I thinking of dropping out up in A-town Hokkaido with Jay-see and getting seriously good at my boarding. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 Quote: Originally posted by Dims: Sweetaz, Kamo's recipe for health sounds pretty spot on. Spirulina is the nutritional motherlode and I have lived off that stuff for a couple of days at a time back in Oz on surf trips. I used to take it in capsule form and have seen it in powder form as well. Where do you get it in Japan kamo? I buy it whenever I go back to NZ at the Health shop, always the powder and make fearsome fruit shakes with it . Also Stock up on Aloe Vera juice too (great for upset stomachs - esp after a hard night ) Also one more facet of my regime is distilled water, got a distiller and drink and cook with distilled water, Rice tastes better, Green tea tastes cleaner without all the nasties the creep into our water supply. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 Can we get this wonderful "thing" in Japan then? Link to post Share on other sites
KlingKlang 1 Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 People around me seem to be dropping like flies at the minute. Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 I don't feel well this since yesterday, I had to cencelling plan to go to Nigata this weekend. I'm bored... Link to post Share on other sites
nori-chan 0 Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 Me too, I had tiring weekend and still not feeling well. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 Theres a fair bit going around Niseko at the moment. I know of around 4 or 5 people who have had chicken pox. Tons of flu arounc as well. Still getting over mine. Stupid flu. Link to post Share on other sites
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