Hazin’s How To: Avoid Gathering Plague

We’ve all seen the same zombie movies – all it takes is one person in the crowd to jump start the Plague, and it somehow surfaces every year in so many of you!  So, why did you get it yet 2 of your homies didn’t?   Exposure alone to most sicknesses does not mean you gonna get it and live with the crud till it runs their course.

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1.) Preparation needs to start in the week or two leading up to the gathering, lots of things will help reduce or prevent you from going home sick.  Rest and Stress are big ones, however the ones I never get, so if you can try and make sure your well rested and relaxed leading up to the chaos that is the GoTJ, you will have a head start on so many others.  Don’t wait till last minute to pack like I do, and sleep more then you usually would is the first key to leveling up your immune system.

2.) Diet, as stale as this may sound to you – Chicken Soup is a great way to boost up your immunity, would be a great lunch a few days the week before the gathering.   Any type of Vitamin C and Vitamin D (sunshine) will also help.  Ewww Veggies as well as fruits will kick you body into a viral fighting frenzy.   Whens the last time you had a apple, or a peach?  Really a balanced diet will do you wonders, you can go back to normal afterwards if you live the fatkid life like I do.   Here is a good article on how to eat healthy – yet food you like:  LIFEHACKER DIET TIPS

3.) Get a massage, whether its your lo or lette working ya over or a professional, this not only relieves stress before the shock your system may endure during your sleep induced, bad diet, swimming in a sea of other juggalos week long petry dish.  It is proven to reduce the risk of catching the cold and other similar viruses like the flu.

4.) Fluids, Fluids, Fluids… this excludes alcohol

5.) Exercise… this doesn’t have to be anything strenuous… think of your previous gathering, how much walking did you do a day?  start doing that now as you can

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Encampment of visitors to festival Lowlands

So now your at the gathering, you have or have not prep’d like talked about above at all.

1.) Wash your hands regularly – you touch your face so much – and your hands have been touching who knows what every 30 minutes…

2.) Don’t share drink containers, pipes, etc with others

3.) Drink some OJ or Sunny D, or lots of water

4.) Attempt to keep your hands, fingers, etc outta funky places

5.) Take and use some Emergen-C or Airborne stuff

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Yep all pretty much common sense stuff here, but its easy to let a lot of it slide before and during the gathering.  The great thing is that any one of these things will help, and doing multiple will greatly increase your chances of avoiding the plague. Best of luck ninjas, hope you all make it home healthy and whole.

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