Before you even catch a cold or flu, why not prevent it? Prevention is always better than cure.
It is essential to get sufficient rest on everyday basis. Insufficient sleep depresses the immune system, causing a significant drop in the number of cells whose job is to kill invaders.
Slightly before the cold season starts, get a flu shot. By getting a flu shot, you are giving your body a weakened form of the virus and priming your immune system for when the real thing shows up. When the invaders attack, your body will already be making antibodies to attack those who try to attack you.
Get plenty of fluids even during the night. Fluids transport nutrients to the illness site and take toxins away for disposal. If you notice that your urine color is dark yellow in the morning, then know your fluid intake is not sufficient. Don’t use just any fluids, it is water that will replenish all the systems that have been active during the night, and green and black tea that will additionally boost your immune system. During the cold and flu season—drink even more fluids than usual. Eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day is the minimum but if you drink even more, you will be ahead of the game.
How to avoid the viruses when someone from your surrounding gets sick
The viruses will try to get to you through your nose, mouth, and eyes.
Always keep your hands clean. Viruses can easily be passed through a phone receiver or other surfaces that infected people may be touching with their hands. Wash the hands or keep the hand wipes near after shaking with someone packed with viruses.
Make sure you get into a habit of walking daily, even if it were just a walk around the block. A brief exposure to cold will stimulate your immune system.
Once the virus has gotten hold of you
You have 24 to 48 hours after the virus strike to get amantadine from your doctor. Although its antiviral activity is not clearly understood, it appears that this drug may prevent the release of infectious viral nucleic acid into the host cell and in certain cases prevent virus assembly during virus replication.
Tylenol will help you with the aches and fever.
Once the cold symptoms appear, a runny nose, scratchy throat, fatigue—take one dose of a decongestant to open up the nasal passages and help your body flush away the invaders.
Fever, chills, and fatigue indicate that your body is trying to break the flu virus. This is a sign that you need a day off work and other activities to rest. If you do feel functional, then take it slow.
A good advice is not to blow your nose as blowing clogs your sinuses with germ-laden mucus. You better wipe to let your body flush out the virus on its own.
Do not smoke as smoking will only make your troubles worse.
For a sore throat, it would be wise to use cough drops and gargle with warm salt water.
To clear a stuffed up nose, take hot showers and keep a humidifier in your bedroom
Recent research has shown that an abundant breakfast increased blood levels of gamma interferon, a natural antiviral agent, by 450% while eating nothing caused a 17 % decrease. This of course doesn’t mean you can stuff yourself with just any food. Limit items that weaken our body’s defenses such as excess sugar, refined carbohydrates, excess fat, and fried and processed foods and focus on fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes and nuts.
The vitamin load will keep your immune level high, fending off colds and flu more easily. Make sure you get plenty of these germ fighting fruits in the winter time.
An apple has an antioxidant effect equivalent to 1,500 mg of vitamin C. Papayas contain beta-carotene and vitamins C and E that reduce inflammation throughout the body.
Cranberries have more antioxidants than other common fruits and veggies. Amazingly, one serving of cranberries has five times the amount in broccoli. They are a natural probiotic, enhancing good bacteria levels in the gut. Grapefruit is loaded with vitamin C while. Bananas are packed with vitamin B6 and help reduce fatigue, depression, stress, and insomnia.
You must not forget the veggies even if they may be annoying to prepare. Vegetables such as carrots, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, cantaloupes and dark leafy greens are an excellent source of beta-carotene (vitamin A) that helps heighten immunity.
If thinking about getting any of the cold medicines, it would be wise to consider some of the following as they have proven effective.
Stuffy nose: Sudafed Nasal Decongestant, Mucinex-D has the extended-release formula and keeps working for 12 hours, Sudafed Severe Cold,
Chest congestion: Mucinex, Mucinex-D
Dry cough: Vicks 44 Cough Relief, Tylenol Cough & Sore Throat, Sudafed Severe Cold
Sore throat: Tylenol Cough & Sore Throat, Sudafed Severe Cold
Headache, body aches, or fever: Sudafed Severe Cold, Tylenol Sinus Severe Congestion
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Tick is the common name for the small arachnids in superfamily Ixodoidea. Ticks are ectoparasites (i.e. external parasites), living by hematophagy on the blood of mammals, birds, and occasionally reptiles and amphibians. Ticks are dangerous because they are vectors of a number of diseases, such as Lyme disease, Q fever or Colorado tick fever.
As said, ticks usually vary in size, from the size of a pinhead to almost the size of a thumbtack. You will usually see them as dark spots on your skin. Perform the check naked, because ticks can be stuck anywhere on your body, from head to toes.
