Want to Avoid Getting a Cold? It’s Easy: Just Get the Flu

Doctors have finally figured out a guaranteed way to keep you from getting a cold. It’s easy, you just need to get the flu. According to a study of more than 44,000 patients in Scotland, believe it or not, you can’t get a cold and the flu at the same time. Those viruses both create an response in your body that basically acts like a barrier to the other one, so the one that gets there first wins out.