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How to survive cold & flu season

Author
Ian Mikutel, March Rogers, Darren Austin
Published
Mon 22 Jan 2018
Episode Link
https://www.bettershow.io/

On this episode of The Better Show we talk about strategies for staying healthy during cold and flu season. We’ll talk vaccines, hygiene, immune boosting and whether ‘man-flu’ is a real thing.


Show Notes



  • 0:51— In a selfless commitment to producing the most authentic show possible, Ian actually has a bad cold as we record this episode. :(

  • 2:42— Why antibiotics don’t work on either the common cold or flu

  • 4:02— The different seasonal cycles of flu season in the Northern and Southern hemispheres and theories about why the flu is seasonal at all

  • 9:35— Does being cold actually make you more prone to getting a cold?

  • 15:06— March offers a public service announcement to clarify once and for all the misconception of a connection between vaccines and Autism

  • 19:20— Do states require flu vaccines for children attending public school?

  • 21:42— March’s bout with walking pneumonia

  • 35:00— What is “the man flu” anyway?

  • 45:08— When is it safe to go back to work after contracting the flu?

  • 47:57— Kids, aspirin, and Reye’s syndrome

  • 56:00— Tips to avoid contracting or spreading the flu or a cold

  • 1:14:00— Ian’s early experiments with immune-boosting mushroom supplements


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