Dear Tom,

I'm glad to receive your letter lately. How are you? It feels like such a long time since the last time I saw you. I want to tell you what I can't believe that It happened to me.

Last week I’ve got high temperature (about 38,5°C), fever and a sore throat. I didn’t know what was happening to me so I went to a doctor. He examined me and said that I probably had a flu. He explained to me that it is usually caused by a virus and I need to rest for a few days. I asked him to give me some medicines. They were very expensive but I bought all of them.

After a few days of taking the pills I realized that they weren’t working and I was still very ill. I even got worse day after day so I went to the doctor again. This time I felt really bad. Finally it turned out that I was not suffering from flu but bronchitis. I got a new prescription and new expenditure as well.

Luckily this time the pills helped me and all symptoms were gone. After a week I felt like a newborn! Now I'm strong and healthy again.

Please write back as soon as possible and let me know how are you!

Take care,

John

Dear Sacrlett,

I think we need to stay healthy to prevent the flu, keep as healthy as i can by taking good care of myself. Sleep and nutritional considerations are help to prevent the onset of a cold or flu, a healthy lifestyle helps my immune system to be in its best possible shape, giving me the best chance of being able to fight off the onset of a cold or flu.

I need to eat healthily. Healthy foods such as vegetables, fruit, grains, etc., are an important part of keeping my body nutrition at its optimum. Processing fatty and sugary foods don't give the immune-boosting protection that healthier food does. Sugary foods can decrease immune function.

Exercise regularly. Exercise has enhancing immune-system that can help ward off illness. Overdo too much strenuous or excessive can leave me prone to illness, too. I make sure to get adequate sleep every night, get at least seven to eight hours sleep nightly

I need to reduce my stress too. Stress can harm the ability of my immune system to work optimally, and people who are stressed tend to catch colds more than less stressed people. Manage my stress is contributing to prevent the flu. Beside, Drinking water may also help wash cold and flu viruses from my throat to my stomach where they cannot survive. Although getting cold doesn't actually cause a cold or flu (the viruses do), but being cold can reduce my stamina and make me feel miserable and fatigued, so i need to stay warm.

In addition, i eat more fruits to get vitamin C that might help me prevent the common cold, and i will also drink more milk, this will be help me healthy and stronger to prevent the cold.

Take care,

Scarlett