BEST HEALTHY PRACTICES DURING FLU

Influenza or flu is a very common respiratory illness that is easily transmitted from one person to another by airborne or droplet infection. The various ways by which virus enters other bodies are through coughing, sneezing, runny noses or spittle. Flu symptoms can range from very minor to severe, generally include chills or fevers, cough, sore throat, head and body aches, lethargy, runny noses. If you have the flu than drink plenty of water, this will help in flushing put toxins from your body, give proper rest to your body and treat symptoms as they appear. The common medicines that are advised are paracetamol and nurofen these medicines provide relief from fever and aches and pains. Staying and resting at home will help to stop the spread of the flu also. The best prevention against the flu is to have a flu shot at the beginning of the cold months, in the autumn. Vaccination is the best form of defense in various diseases and in flu too.

The Flu

We have all most likely had a case of the flu. But here are some tips to help you recover and get moving faster. If you do have the flu, take care of yourself the moment you become sick. Wash your hands often to stop the spread of the virus and try to stay away from people in general. This means no work or school or daycare.
Rest, rest, rest. Stay in bed or lay on the couch all day. Do not think that just because you are home sick you can be doing dishes or the laundry. Save it for someone else. It can always wait.
Increase your liquid intake. This will flush out your body. Try water, chicken broth, chicken noodle soup. Even Sprite or 7 up will do. Or try orange juice if your stomach can handle it.
Make sure you are eating as well. I remember being sick and my mother mixing mashed potatoes with chicken noodle soup so we got more nutritients to feed the flu bug. This will ensure that you get better faster.

Protect yourself from mosquito bites

Mosquitoes are found every where in this world except a very few countries like France. These small creatures live on blood of animals and human being. Mosquitoes may bite any animal or man so they become a obvious choice for many viruses to carry the harmful blood corpuscles and causes of dangerous health hazards like Malaria which had been an incurable disease few decades ago. Thanks to the advancement of the medical science; we have got a lot of medicines and anti drugs to control such diseases, still there are pretty good chances of mosquito bites and incurable health hazards like dengue, influenza, flu, etc; such diseases are really dangerous and may take the life if not diagnosed and taken care well in early stage. Mosquitoes grow on sediment water, dirty water of coolers, ditches and open drains. We need to keep our house and outside as much clean as we can and once in a month some medicinal sprays like DDT is quite helpful in controlling the growth of mosquitoes. Use mosquitoes replants in night, but it’s always better to use a trap before sleeping because mosquito coils and replants contain harmful Alethrine which is not good for our lungs. If you find any symptom of mosquito bites never ignore and rush to the nearest doctor.

Five Tips For Cold And Flu Season

Winter season means cold and flu season. There are some things we can do to help lower our chances of getting sick with a cold or the flu.

First, always wash your hands. Wash your kids hands too. Hands are the most common way we pick up germs and spread them. The Centers for Disease Control recommends washing hands for at least 15 to 20 seconds. That’s about as long as it takes to sing “Happy Birthday” two times. Kids should wash hands even longer–throw in an extra chorus or two of Happy Birthday! And remember to use antibacterial gels, soaps and wipes very little–hot water and soap is just fine.

If you are around people that are already sick with the cold or flu, try not to touch your eyes, mouth or nose. Germs are often spread when you touch something that has germs on it, and then touch their eyes, nose or mouth. So try to not touch those areas until you have washed your hands.

Get plenty of sleep. This goes for the kids too. When you are tired, your immune system can not fight as well. You need to be well rested to help your body fight the cold or flu bug.

Eat healthy foods that help the immune system. Get plenty of vitamin c, green tea and healthy whole foods. If you do get sick, be sure to keep yourself hydrated with plenty of fluids.

Talk to your doctor about getting the flu shot. It may not be for everyone, but for many it can help the stay flu-free.