stimpy & R&R, you two could go to omni for the vitamin/supplement/medschool/chemistry discussion
i try to:
*eat healthy when traveling (or at home but especially when traveling),
*get plenty of fluids,
*try to stick to normal routines sleepwise,
*exercise (actually i do better at working out when on the road than at home-go figure),
*get a flu shot,
*have some OTC meds w/ me in case i start to feel under the weather when on the road at 2am & pharmacies aren't open (although i've only ever been really really sick once when traveling & that was this past feb & started at home).
* wash my hands alot, and i do have the purrell w/ me for times when soap might not be available
* i do take vitamins/supplements daily, but that has nothing to do w/ being on the road & more w/ wanting to balance out anything i'm missing (i'm allergic to seafood & hate most vegetables)
* check the weather before going on the road so that i have the proper clothes (you don't want to be in a light jacket if the weather is supposed to plummet)
edited to add: thanks for the suggestions on the friction when washing hands, as well as cleaning off the bathroom door knobs.
stimpy: prevention & health magazines both posted results of a study done a couple of years ago saying that even when eating healthy & balanced meals, people cannot get all the vitamins they need, etc, & so a multi-vitamin is recommended. re: what additional supplements, that's up to the individual. and to head off any challenges at the past, i don't know who did the study but for some reason harvard comes to mind. you could do a search on the magazines websites & it might give more details.
ps - for any vegetarians in the group, there was study done that showed that 70% of all vegetarians & 90% of all vegans are lacking in b-vitamins, so if any of you are vegetarianss you might want to consider taking a b-100 supplement (covers all the b vitamins).
happy & healthy travels...
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Sharon
[This message has been edited by SkiAdcock (edited Nov 26, 2003).]