Cold and Flu Defense
Some of you geniuses out there might think it's impossible to prevent a cold or flu from attacking your body. You might think that it's inevitable and the best thing is to take medicine at the first signs. But did you know that simply changing your lifestyle and eating habits can help prevent you from ever catching the common cold or flu virus in the first place?
5 Steps of Cold and Flu Defense
1. Hand Washing
Washing your hands is the simplest, but often most forgotten way to defend yourself against the spread of germs and contagious diseases. Be sure to use warm water and soap or hand sanitizer to thoroughly cleanse and kill bacteria. You should do this before putting anything in your mouth, or before you eat or prepare food. After you use the restroom, it shouldn't be an option people. This is helping your body stay healthy and preventing any harmful bacteria from entering your system. Think of how many people touch that toilet at the mall or airport!
2. Eat a Balanced Diet
Stacking up on healthy foods packed with vitamin C, E, and zinc every day will help defend your body against catching that nasty cold. Beta carotene also helps boost your immune system, and it's found in vegetables and fruit, something you should be eating everyday anyway!
3. Supplements
Taking certain supplements has also been studied and proven to help ward off the common cold and flu. Echinacea is known to boost immunity, so is taking extra vitamin C. These should help defend you from any signs of that seasonal cold. There are different forms of supplements available, including capsules, herbal teas, and dissolvable tablets.
4. Keep it Clean!
Wiping down surfaces regularly is essential to keeping you and your family healthy. Disinfectant wipes are a great way to keep your home and office clean and free of germs. Anything that is shared with other people, hand rails, phones, computer keyboards, remote controls, all can spread the flu virus. You like to have a clean house anyway right?
5. H2O & Sleep
Water is like liquid energy for your immune system. It keeps your body healthy and hydrated so it can rejuvenate and replenish your blood cells and keep you healthy and feeling good every day. Also, lack of sleep has been known to lower your immune response. You should opt for 7-8 hours of sleep every night to assure you will not catch the next round of colds and flu coming your way! Did you know that drinking water and getting plenty of sleep will also make your skin more naturally radiant and beautiful! So why not?
Now you know how to prevent becoming sick before you ever have to worry about the remedies! Besides, everyone wants to be healthy and happy in their daily life, right? So it's time to play goalie and defend yourself from any possible viruses that try to enter your zone!
Do you have any other tips for cold and flu defense?
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