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Health benefits of riding.
Is it just me or does anyone else on this group notice that they almost never get 'sick'. All the riding/exercise/fitness seems to boost the immune system somehow. Everytime there is some new bug going around I never get it. I have only been down for the count 3 times in 25+ years, 1977 (food poisoning), 1978 (flu, 106 temp), 1986 (Salmonella, food poisoning again, from a food truck at work). Other times when everyone else is down and out I just notice that "Geesh, this hill got steeper" or something like that. Maybe I will only ride 20 miles instead of 50 before getting tired/bored(?)/demotivated, but I don't get sick or bedridden like everyone else. It could be one of 3 things. 1. Riding and staying in shape. 2. Lucky genes inherited. 3. Not being a germaphobe. I drink out of irrigation canals and mountain streams and never worry about it so I may be just flexing my immune system a bit more than others. Number 3 not recommended for anyone else. Thoughts? Bill Baka -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ |
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Wed, 29 Sep 2004 15:17:23 -0700, ,
Bill Baka wrote: It could be one of 3 things. 1. Riding and staying in shape. 2. Lucky genes inherited. 3. Not being a germaphobe. It's picking your nose and eating the boogers that boosts your immune system. http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_903083.html -- zk |
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Zoot Katz wrote:
Wed, 29 Sep 2004 15:17:23 -0700, , Bill Baka wrote: It could be one of 3 things. 1. Riding and staying in shape. 2. Lucky genes inherited. 3. Not being a germaphobe. It's picking your nose and eating the boogers that boosts your immune system. http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_903083.html Okay, that was just WAY too much information. Ewwwww. -km -- no sig on this machine |
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"Zoot Katz" wrote: It's picking your nose and eating the boogers that boosts your immune system. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ It's clear to me that eating boogers has impaired the good doctor's critical faculties. |
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Thu, 30 Sep 2004 00:03:46 GMT,
, "Leo Lichtman" wrote: It's clear to me that eating boogers has impaired the good doctor's critical faculties. Possibly just the picking action caused a cranial cave in. -- zk |
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In article , Bill Baka wrote:
Is it just me or does anyone else on this group notice that they almost never get 'sick'. All the riding/exercise/fitness seems to boost the immune system somehow. Not me, I still get sick a couple of times a year. Maybe I overreach, I play squash almost to excess. -- Dan -- Dan Cosley * http://www.cs.umn.edu/~cosley/) GroupLens Research Lab, Univ of MN (http://movielens.umn.edu/ * 612.624.8372) *** Just a foot soldier in the Army of Truth *** |
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Bill Baka wrote: Is it just me or does anyone else on this group notice that they almost never get 'sick'. All the riding/exercise/fitness seems to boost the immune system somehow. Everytime there is some new bug going around I never get it. If you train hard enough, your immune system gets depressed. I got hit twice with respiratory bugs this year. It slowed me down somewhat, but I just kept riding through it at a slower pace. -- terry morse Palo Alto, CA http://bike.terrymorse.com/ |
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On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 16:16:29 -0700, Zoot Katz
wrote: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 15:17:23 -0700, , Bill Baka wrote: It could be one of 3 things. 1. Riding and staying in shape. 2. Lucky genes inherited. 3. Not being a germaphobe. It's picking your nose and eating the boogers that boosts your immune system. http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_903083.html Thanks, Zoot, we really needed that. Bill Baka |
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Bill Baka wrote:
On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 16:16:29 -0700, Zoot Katz wrote: It's picking your nose and eating the boogers that boosts your immune system. http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_903083.html Thanks, Zoot, we really needed that. well, i feel healthier already. -- david reuteler |
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Bill Baka wrote:
Is it just me or does anyone else on this group notice that they almost never get 'sick'. All the riding/exercise/fitness seems to boost the immune system somehow. Everytime there is some new bug going around I never get it. I have only been down for the count 3 times in 25+ years, 1977 (food poisoning), 1978 (flu, 106 temp), 1986 (Salmonella, food poisoning again, from a food truck at work). Other times when everyone else is down and out I just notice that "Geesh, this hill got steeper" or something like that. Maybe I will only ride 20 miles instead of 50 before getting tired/bored(?)/demotivated, but I don't get sick or bedridden like everyone else. It could be one of 3 things. 1. Riding and staying in shape. 2. Lucky genes inherited. 3. Not being a germaphobe. I drink out of irrigation canals and mountain streams and never worry about it so I may be just flexing my immune system a bit more than others. Number 3 not recommended for anyone else. Thoughts? Bill Baka #3, I've had giardia, and definitely DON'T recommend it. I wonder if part of it's not just cleaning out lungs (via deep breathing) and nose (use your imagination) regularly, getting the stuff out of the body before it can get a good hold. Oh, and drinking lots of water. Pat |
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