healthy body tips

There are many preventative steps that we can take to steer clear of the flu. Here are 10 tips you can use to help keep the flu away this cold season!

1. Wash your hands frequently with liquid anti bacterial soap instead of bar soap. Bar soap can be a breeding ground for viruses and bacteria.

2. Do not share drinking glasses. Instead, use disposable drinking cups in the kitchen and bathroom. Dispose after 1 use.

3. Use disposable tissues when blowing your nose, Wash your hands thoroughly when you are done.

4. Colds and flu are often spread through hand to hand contact. Make an effort to keep your hands from touching your face and keep your fingers out of your mouth.

5. If you have young children, wash their toys frequently in warm soapy water.

6. Viruses can live on hand towels and sponges for many hours. Use disposable paper napkins and towels instead.

7. If you have to sneeze and there are no tissues available, sneeze into your shoulder and not your hands to avoid spreading germs.

8. Frequently clean surfaces such as counter tops, railings, door knobs to avoid spreading hand to hand viruses.

9. Germs remain in stagnant air. When weather permits, open the windows or door to circulate fresh air.

10. Avoid smoking at all costs. It is a respiratory irritant that increases susceptibility to viruses that cause cold and flu.

If you feel a cold/flu coming on, here are a couple of tip you can take try and stop in in it's tracks or prevent it from coming full swing.

1. Take 2000mg of vitamin C, one garlic tablet, one echinacea tablet. If you don't feel better after 30min, take another 1000mg of vitamin C and continue to do so until you feel better.

2. Drink lot's of water. Viruses breed well in warm/dry environments. Keeping your body irrigated will help you fight the fight.

3. Sleep Sleep Sleep

Best of health to you this fall season!

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As college students start on to settle into their new dorm rooms at campuses countrywide, one New York City-based public health advocate is contribution some basic advice to help them stay healthy during the upcoming flu season.
Kathryn Hutchinson, executive director of health and wellness at St. John's University, meaningful out that the first thing students should do, ideally before leaving home, is to discuss the option of getting a flu vaccine with their parents and physician. This may help improve any anxiety students have about whether or not to get the shot.
Ahead of taking that step, Hutchinson encourages students to arrive at school armed and ready to keep their hands clean and preserve a sanitary environment. That means stocking a supply of soap, as well as cleaning provisions to wipe down desks, sinks, computer keyboards and any other shared surfaces.
Frequent handwashing is a must, and hand sanitizers are useful when washing is impossible. But, Hutchinson harassed, sharing glassware, utensils and personal items such as toiletries (razors, toothbrushes, combs) is definitely not a good idea.
Also, students are urged to keep a digital thermometer on hand, and their health insurance card in case they need medical attention.
One good way to keep from distribution germs is to practice "cough etiquette" -- in other words cover the nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing, bowl away any used tissues immediately, and wash your hands as soon as possible.
Overall, Hutchinson said, most students will find that the usual recommendations -- an work out routine, a healthy diet and sufficient sleep -- are the keys to staying healthy, as well as reducing their stress. But if and when health problems arise, she advises students to call a health care professional immediately.

As college students start on to settle into their new dorm rooms at campuses countrywide, one New York City-based public health advocate is contribution some basic advice to help them stay healthy during the upcoming flu season.
Kathryn Hutchinson, executive director of health and wellness at St. John's University, meaningful out that the first thing students should do, ideally before leaving home, is to discuss the option of getting a flu vaccine with their parents and physician. This may help improve any anxiety students have about whether or not to get the shot.
Ahead of taking that step, Hutchinson encourages students to arrive at school armed and ready to keep their hands clean and preserve a sanitary environment. That means stocking a supply of soap, as well as cleaning provisions to wipe down desks, sinks, computer keyboards and any other shared surfaces.
Frequent handwashing is a must, and hand sanitizers are useful when washing is impossible. But, Hutchinson harassed, sharing glassware, utensils and personal items such as toiletries (razors, toothbrushes, combs) is definitely not a good idea.
Also, students are urged to keep a digital thermometer on hand, and their health insurance card in case they need medical attention.
One good way to keep from distribution germs is to practice "cough etiquette" -- in other words cover the nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing, bowl away any used tissues immediately, and wash your hands as soon as possible.
Overall, Hutchinson said, most students will find that the usual recommendations -- an work out routine, a healthy diet and sufficient sleep -- are the keys to staying healthy, as well as reducing their stress. But if and when health problems arise, she advises students to call a health care professional immediately.