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Cure
cold and flu
Cold and flu are not very
serious illnesses, but are very bothersome. A normal healthy person should
be able to get through them in 2 to 3 days. More sensitive people with
weak immune system will go for weeks with stuffy nose and leftover cough.
Cold and flu are both caused by a virus. These viruses are more active in
wintertime when people are more sensitive, and spend more time in enclosed
spaces. Viruses are spread mostly by touch, but can also be spread by air
on very close distance.
There is no medicine that can fight these viruses, so doctors are not much
help.
There
are few things we can do to help our selves.
Don’t
get a cold or flu:
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Eat healthy
food and exercise to make your immune system strong.
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Wash your
hands very often.
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Stay at the
safe distance from people that sneeze or cough
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Take a good
multivitamin during the winter months.Twinlab Food-Based Ultra Daily Vitamin, 90 Tablets (Pack of 2)
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Make sure
you spend at least 15 minutes of every sunny day outside to allow your
body to make vitamin D
If
you already got cold or flu, there are few things that will help.
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Take a lot
of vitamin C complex with bioflavonoids. Take 5,000 to 10,000 mg a day.TwinLab Ester-C 1000, with Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex, 1000 mg, 100 Tablets (Pack of 2)
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Foods rich
with vitamin C are red peppers, sauerkraut and citrus fruits.
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Drink a lot
of water
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Drink
freshly squeezed lemonade, or eat fresh lemon.
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Drink tea
with lemon and honey.
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Use rubbing
alcohol to massage your neck
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If your
nose is stuffed, don’t pull on it, try to breathe very slowly and
lightly on your nose for few minutes until it opens up.
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Go to bad
after you drink a hot tea, cover yourself until you are so hot that you
sweat. Don’t uncover yourself until your sweat is gone all the way. If
you do this at night, don’t get up until morning. Get up and take a hot
shower. You should feel all better.
As
with every other obstacle in your life, your positive attitude is
essential for fast recovery
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