I love it when people say: Wow it was so warm out yesterday and today it’s 30 degrees cooler!  I bet everyone gets sick!

Well in reality, the weather has NOTHING to do with whether you get sick or not.  Yes our mothers and grandmothers always told us to wear a hat and coat in the cold weather to keep from catching a cold, but technically, it doesn’t really help that much.

Germs, i.e. bacteria and virus are what get you sick, fungi as well believe it or not.

Why do people seem to get sick in the colder months? Because our immune system is over-stressed and can be caught off guard, thus allowing germs to take root in our bodies. 

What is the easiest way to combat these baddies?  WASHING YOUR HANDS OFTEN AND THOROUGHLY.  I can’t say this enough, the amount of times I see some dude/kid walk away from a urinal or out of a stall in  a public men’s room only to check their hair in the mirror and REACH FOR THE DOOR HANDLE on the way out without even rinsing their hands.  That’s right, these guys go from holding their man meat, right to grabbing the door handle and out they go.

Disgusting isn’t it?  Yeah this is why I have never touched the handle of a door in a men’s room in my adult life.  I use either a paper towel or sometimes my shirt if no paper towels are available (stupid electric hand dryers).

I keep a bottle of hand sanitizer in my car and in my office at work, I make sure not to touch my face or put my fingers in my mouth for any reason (unless washing my hands first).

I bet your probably thinking:  ”This guy is pretty anal about this whole germ thing!”

Well you are right, I am… I missed 2 days from work last week due to a bad chest/head cold, and I have no idea how I got it, noone else in the household was sick, just me so I probably got something from either the public or from work (where half the guys dont wash their hands after pissing).

Do us all a favor, wash your hands several times a day, cover your mouth when you cough/sneeze and if you are sick, DON’T COME TO WORK!