Wednesday, August 23, 2006

"Preventative Medicine"


I don’t usually try to prevent colds until I feel them coming, which is probably why I get them. When I feel one creeping up on me I’m suddenly inspired to go to bed early, drink OJ, take multi-vitamins, and run to the store for AIRBORNE. For some reason this ritual seems easier than going to bed at a reasonable time and getting vitamin C daily. My studies show this technique works 73% of the time.

Now I have a theory to improve my success rate by eliminating the annual Fall cold that so many teachers fall victim to. If I take an AIRBORNE tablet every day for the first two weeks of school, I could potentially be cold-free until Columbus day at the very least. I’ll have to continue to stay up late and avoid other healthy habits, for scientific purposes, of course.

2 comments:

Carm said...

Do you think Airborne really works? I have some and I took it once but I might have already been too far gone. I should try your theory. So far, so healthy.

banjo bandida said...

There were a couple of times I still got a cold, but I think it was too late when I started taking it. I'm not sure if it's the Airborne that works or if it's all in my head...doesn't matter to me as long as I'm cold free.