So how do we avoid the deadly disease known as the college plague?

Here are a few tips on how to stay healthy at school and to avoid the sickness.

Sleep

Sleep whenever you can. Sleep is one of the most important things to our body and if we give it up, it will destroy us. I am a college student too. I know we don’t necessarily get to pick the hours of sleep we get between working and playing. So sleep in between class, give up a routine to get some more sleep, sleep on the bus. Do whatever you can to get some zzzzz’s.   

Eat

There are some foods that can really help your bod defend against the plague. Beef, mushrooms, and yogurt can keep you healthy if you feel something coming on. If you incorporate those foods into your diet along with a LOT of water, you should be setting your immune system up for success.   

Exercise

Exercise any way you know how. You don’t have to go outside in the blazing heat and unbearable humidity and run 10 miles to stay healthy. Walk to the union and back at a fast pace, throw a Frisbee, or offer to play with someone’s dog while the owner is at work. Little bursts of energy will save your body and give you motivation to continue your day in an active way.  

College is a harvesting ground for sickness. The worst thing to do is to give up and not take care of your body. Hydrate and hit up a pharmacy if you think you’re getting sick.