Never ending illness

ginamccutch

Seems like everytime I think about picking up jogging again, my body beats me to it with illness, headache sore throat, cough. I'm starting with vitamins...any other recommendations?

AnnPT77

Are you trying to lose weight? If so, how fast are you shooting for? Too-low calories is one thing that can be quite physically depleting, and can cause down-regulation of the immune system.

yirara

Start slow, very slow. And yes, eat enough.

Sand_TIger

Sounds frustrating! Also check your sleep (are you getting enough quality rest?), hydration, stress levels, and also how much do you really enjoy jogging? If you love it, great. If you secretly hate it but think you have to do it, maybe look around for other things to do to stay fit that are more fun. Or bring music, or something to make it more fun. Lastly, vitamins are great but I've noticed that good fruits and vegetables seem to help me more when it comes to warding off illnesses. I think it's because of all the extra nutrients that a pill won't contain.

jeri30

You could try something like eating a garlic clove, which contains allicin that activates when chopped into pieces. What I do is cut the clove (depending on the size maybe into 3rds or 4ths). I take one section, mash it, and chop it up as finely as I can and wait ten minutes for max allicin and eat it. You want to eat it raw without cooking in order to avoid deactivating the allicin. You might want to do this 2-3 times a day. Google allicin garlic 10 minutes rule for info.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/11-proven-health-benefits-of-garlic#low-calorie

https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/food-beverages/garlic#:~:text=Because organosulfur compounds derived from,prior to cooking (135).

Scroll down to sources on the above link.

SweatLikeDog

Get your vitamin D level checked. If it's low, your immune system is weak. Supplement as needed.