Few things are as annoying as catching a common cold or the flu virus. You have a busy life, and the last thing you need is to be down and out because you are ill. Fortunately, with a few safety precautions in place, you can put your best foot forward to avoid these conditions. While you may not be able to prevent them affecting your health 100%, you can side-step many occurrences if you act wisely.
Here are four quick tips to help you keep yourself cold-free…
1. Wash Your Hands Regularly. First, you will want to ensure you wash your hands frequently throughout the day. For sure after each time you use the washroom as well as preferably after each time you have been in contact with public spaces such as shopping malls, grocery stores, or other high-traffic areas.
You will have likely touched something which makes it all the more likely you will then contract on of these bugs. By washing your hands, you will keep yourself germ-free.
Make sure you wash with a quality soap and lather long enough to kill any bacteria.
2. Avoid Face Contact. It is also a must you avoid face contact. Meaning, hands off! Don’t touch your face unless necessary and only after you have washed your hands. Putting hands that have been in contact with public areas into your mouth, near your eyes, or near your nose will provide an excellent way to transfer germs into these areas. These areas are where bacteria love to grow and multiply. Thus they will inevitably cause sickness to set in if you are vulnerable.
3. Fruit And Vegetable Overload. One dietary change you can make to help avoid becoming ill is to ensure you are eating a maximum dose of fresh fruits and vegetables each and every day. These foods are chock full of antioxidants and will help to strengthen your immune system, so should you come into contact with different viruses or bacteria, you can fend them off.
Focus on brightly colored fresh fruits and vegetables as these will have your highest overall vitamin C content.
4. Eat More Garlic. Finally, concentrate on eating more garlic. Garlic has been proven to help strengthen the immune system and keep you feeling stronger, so it is less likely you will become run down when you have this vegetable in your menu.
Add garlic to any food you are cooking – as often as you possibly can. In addition to boosting your immune system, it can also help you improve heart health as well.
Get these tips in line, and you can be sure you will not be taken down easily by the common cold or flu virus this year.
