Of Sauerkraut and Socks

I still haven't gotten a flu shot, but am glad to know that there may be help out there in the form of rotten cabbage. Apparently there is a bacteria in it that forms during the fermentation process that the flu virus doesn't like. Sauerkraut and Kimchi may soon become very popular. Oddly enough, when I feel a cold coming on, I always crave spicy Udon soup. I wonder if my body was trying to tell me something all along. Here's the BBC story. Apparently there is also some truth to keeping warm in winter time, as cold viruses are able to take hold when your body temperature drops, and as I recall heat is lost most easily through uncovered heads and feet. For those of you not on the knitting bandwagon yet, here's a great place for fabulous socks to protect your tootsies: sock dreams.