SECRETS OF PEOPLE WHO NEVER GET SICK (Huffington Post): 1) Stay
positive. In one study, participants who had heightened activity
in a region of the brain associated with a positive attitude
produced greater amounts of flu antibodies. Researchers aren't
clear on the connection, but they do know "the brain
communicates with the immune system, and vice versa," says Anna
L. Marsland, Ph.D., director of the Behavioral Immunology
Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh. 2) Get a massage.
Most studies show that massage can reduce anxiety, blood
pressure, and heart rate -- and lowering these is likely to
cause your stress level to drop, one key to building immunity.
Any type of rubdown is fine, as long as you ask for moderate
pressure. The therapist's touch should be vigorous enough to
move or indent skin but not so hard that it causes pain. 3) Try
a cold shower. Devotees claim cold showers help with low energy,
migraines, circulation, and pain reduction. The scientific
jury's still out on cold showers, but Mary A