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How to prevent yourself from catching a cold or flu?
It is possible to minimise the potential of catching a cold or flu, and also to the potential of passing on the infection. Aall you need do is habitually follow a few simple rules.
Wash your hands well and regularly, especially after being in crowded public spaces, such as buses and trains. Also wash any work surfaces as these can also harbour viruses.
Avoid touching your face with your hands at all times. Often you can carry a cold virus on your hands and then become infected only when you scratch or touch your face and thus transmit it from your hands onto your mouth or nose.
Keep warm; Wear hats, scarfs, and gloves. Keep your extremities such as your hands, feet, head and nose warm. A cold nose is much more likely to contract a cold than a warm nose. Using a scarf to cover your neck from the cold and wind will protect your throat and help you avoid getting a sore throat or throat infection.
Stay healthy!
Eating healthily, exercising regularly, getting enough sleep, not being over tiered or stressed will help keep your body’s immune system strong so that it can combat colds more easily. Being strong and healthy means you not only reduce the risk of contracting a cold or flu but it will also mean you can fight off any infection more quickly.
How can I boost my immune system still further?
The main thing is Having a good balanced diet should be enough to make sure your body has all the necessary ingredients to build a strong immune system. However it possible to further supplement your diet by taking extra vitamin C, selenium, and echinacea regularly. Vitamin C can either be taken as a supplement or by eating fresh citrus fruits such as oranges, lemons and limes. Selenium is a chemical element used by the body to help build the immune. Our daily in take of selenium mainly comes from the wheat flour in bread however in recent years with the inclusion of different grains of wheat from a world market the levels of selenium have reduced. You can add extra selenium to your diet by eating a small handful of brazil nuts every day. Echinacea is also used by many during winter months to help strengthen the immune system.
Important Advice Stop colds from spreading
If you have a cold make sure you do not pass it to others by covering your mouth when sneezing and try and sneeze away from anyone. If you blow or wipe your nose with a tissue be sure to throw it away in a bin quickly and do not let it lie around.