Coffee, Sex, and Other Weird Ways to Not Get Sick

By Laurel House, Planet Green

You know about antioxidants and you’ve been religious about your daily dose of Vitamin C, but what else can you do to keep that tickle from creeping up the back of your throat or waking up in sweat-wet sheets and a chill shivering along your spine? Here are some of the weirder, but still efficient ways to keep those sick bugs at bay:

1. Kiss (and while you’re at it, have Sex)!

Yes, kissing can help you fight off colds and flu! By exchanging bacteria back and forth, you are actually enhancing your body’s natural defenses and boosting your immune system. But that’s not to say you should go out and give a big smooch to any sicky around you…

Up the ante and have sex! Performed once a week, sex has been shown to increase immunoglobulin A (IgA) production, an immune-boosting protein that helps keep pathogens at bay.

Related: 5 Reasons to Have Sex Today!

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Elena T.

2:46AM PDT on May 22, 2013

Thank you :)

May 22
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Hope B.

6:15PM PDT on Mar 17, 2013

A few great ideas to add to my arsenal.

March 17
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Loo S.

2:37PM PST on Feb 23, 2013

thanks

February 23
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Melissa L.

3:58AM PST on Jan 28, 2013

Thanks! ;-)

January 28
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Terry V.

1:26PM PST on Dec 17, 2012

to each their own

December 17
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P M.

6:10AM PST on Dec 16, 2012

You all promote sex a lot! Why don't you promote birth control methods?

December 16
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Gabriel L.

4:43AM PST on Dec 10, 2012

Thanks.

December 10
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Melania P.

9:36AM PST on Dec 5, 2012

Thank you!!

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Michael W.

2:52PM PST on Nov 14, 2012

"Don't blow your nose" was an interesting note! As was kissing...Gargling with Salt water definitely helps! Books have been written about the power of music. Flu - and other illnesses - can actually be triggered by low emotional states. Sex? What - like taking tablets, three times a day? Hmmm...

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Dale O.

9:52PM PDT on Oct 7, 2012

Sounds delightful but as mary t says she lives in a fabulous area and follows all the things this article covers...yes, perhaps more Jazz will just be the answer! Guess it depends on the individual in many circumstances. I know some people who have the worse diets, exercise imaginable and a few of them rarely get sick. Go figure!