With the flu outbreak occurring right now, as well as winter being the season of illnesses, you want to do everything to prevent yourself from getting sick (that includes contemplating buying those face masks). I'm going back to apartment living in a week (and being on a campus with 5,000 other students), so I compiled a list of ways of how I'm preventing myself from getting sick.
1. Sanitizing hands, constantly.Bacteria lasts on objects for hours. Think about how much we touch throughout the day, and how often we put our hands to our faces. This goes back to the basics, wash your hands before a meal and use hand sanitizer after a meeting or sharing an object, such as a keyboard or pencil.
2. Up the Vitamin C.Drink more orange juice or get Vitamin C tablets. Although research does not prove that Vitamin C prevents us from getting the cold, people with higher Vitamin C intakes have shorter colds and milder symptoms.
3. Clean!Vacuum the floors, dust the furniture and bleach the bathroom. Bacteria and germs can build up in these places... you should feel safe in your own home!
4. Exercise and eat healthy.Those who take good care of their bodies tend to have a better immune system. But if you do get sick, don't forget to take a couple of days off. Although fitness enthusiasts have better immune systems, when they continue to work out while they're sick they have a slower recovery time.
5. Get sleep.This may be easier said than done for some people (including myself). Most healthy adults need between seven and a half to nine hours of sleep per night to function at their best. Sleep deprivation reduces immunity; therefore, more colds and infections. Your body (and mind) needs time to rest and recover after all that it's put through on a daily basis. You don't want to be feeling run down.
Good luck avoiding the flu and cold this season!
What are some of your tips for staying healthy?
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Once I was feeling like I was coming down with something so a coworker suggested drinking orange juice. That night I drank a whole bottle of it and felt pretty good the next day.
Sleep. Definitely sleep. All the sleep. As much sleep as you want. And then some naps :)
Nix the sanitizing, though. Just wash your hands. Because for one thing: http://xkcd.com/1161/
I really can't understand why people are so obsessed with hand sanitizers and things that kill germs and bacteria.. Germs are actually super beneficial for our bodies, because they provide our immune systems with the opportunity to create antibodies and therefore recognize and fight more illnesses before they even make us sick. Unfortunately, things like hand sanitizer, lysol and even overuse of antibiotics are actually making us more susceptible to becoming sick.
Want to know how to really stay healthy? Take Vitamin C with Echinacea (take it every day, not when you're getting sick. Massive amounts of Vitamin C when you're getting sick is useless because your body can't store Vitamin C, so it uses what it needs and gets rid of the rest), get a good night sleep every night you possibly can (I know, it's tough in college!), eat fruits and veggies, exercise (you would be surprised at how much this boosts your immune system), and most of all, don't hide away from all those germs. If there's a really bad illness going around you just don't want to catch, then by all means, avoid the people who have it.. But it's very likely the germ has already entered your body, so you're either going to get sick or your body will "kill it before it lays eggs", so to speak.
I actually managed to avoid this really bad bug that my whole family got. I was over there when my dad was getting sick, so I knew I was already exposed to the germ. I never ended up getting it, and I refused to stop visiting my family because of it. I'd like to think because of that, my immune system is a little stronger! =P
@Lost__In_My_Mind@xanga - THANK YOU!!!! I was just going to say that!!! Scentsy makes a waterless hand cleanser that does not have the damaging effects that alcohol-based sanitizers do.
Also along with the Vit C, make sure you are getting enough Vit D3 (especially important if you are prone to seasonal depression).
1. Woo. Create super germs with hand sanitizer. No bueno
2. Beware of taking too much vitamin C. There is a common misconception that you cannot overdose or have too much of a water soluble vitamin. This is wrong. With vitamin C, too much is going to give you diarrhea.
3. In your cleaning, include getting fresh air into your place. I live in Florida, so opening the windows is usually a little more plausible. In most incidences, indoor air quality is actually worse than outdoor air quality. So invest in some house plants, don't spray a bunch of chemical nonsense all over the place, and open up those windows when possible.
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I definitely agree with the points mentioned in the article. I always bank on sleep to get over flu. I don’t find medication actually working for me when I catch the flu. It’s always plenty of bed rest. Oh, I also thinking having a cheerful outlook to life helps one’s health. If you’re always feeling down and stressed out, I’m pretty sure you are more likely to fall sick and require longer recovery time.