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[00:00.20]How to Avoid Catching a Cold|[00:03.90] How many colds do you catch in a year?|[00:06.32] Most of my friends catch quite a few colds.|[00:08.75] They cough, sniffle and sneeze.|[00:10.93] They carry around tissues|[00:12.29] and blow their noses all the time.|[00:14.47] Their eyes water, and they have scratchy throats.|[00:16.84] I don't get many colds.|[00:18.64] In fact, I can go for a whole year|[00:20.69] and never catch a cold.|[00:22.00] That is why I consider myself an expert|[00:24.17] on how not to catch a cold.|[00:26.17] I'll tell you how to avoid catching a cold.|[00:28.65] I think that you need to take a lot of vitamin C.|[00:32.51] I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables.|[00:34.44] I drink fruit juice too.|[00:36.12] I also take vitamin C pills.|[00:37.92] Whenever I begin to feel a cold coming on,|[00:40.79] I make sure that I have taken my vitamin C pill,|[00:43.46] and I drink a lot of orange juice.|[00:45.39] That usually knocks the cold right out of my system.|[00:48.37] I make sure that I get a lot of fresh air.|[00:51.67] In the winter, a lot of buildings are shut up tight|[00:54.04] so that the air is stale, and people's germs|[00:56.71] circulate through the buildings.|[00:58.21] I get outside and breathe in fresh clean air.|[01:01.38] If somebody is rude enough to cough or sneeze|[01:04.61] right in front of me without covering his or her mouth,|[01:07.22] I just hold my breath for a second.|[01:09.65] I'm not sure if this works or not,|[01:11.64] but I don't want to breathe in anybody's cold germs.|[01:15.00] Many germs are passed through hands.|[01:17.43] It is important to wash your hands thoroughly|[01:19.54] if you touch anything in a public place.|[01:21.72] If I hold a banister while I am walking down the stairs,|[01:24.52] I think of all the people who have used that banister,|[01:27.44] and I make sure that I wash my hands before I eat.|[01:30.99] Doorknobs also have a lot of germs on them.|[01:33.54] Money is another thing that is passed from hand to hand|[01:36.15] and is covered with germs.|[01:38.45] Sometimes, I see people stick money into their mouths.|[01:41.50] Just think of all the germs|[01:42.93] that you would be putting into your mouth if you did that.|[01:45.48] If you just give it a little bit of thought,|[01:48.16] you can avoid a lot of the germs that cause colds.|[01:51.14] If you eat good foods and stay fit,|[01:52.70] your body will be able to fight off the germs|[01:54.88] that cause colds and other diseases.|[01:57.61] It is not always possible to avoid colds,|[02:00.04] but if you do catch a cold,|[02:01.40] drink plenty of fluids and get a lot of rest.