Many of us are looking for ways to stay healthy during cold and flu season. Following these tips to boost immune system can help.
Sleeping is your body's time to heal itself. If you don't get a proper number of hours of sleep each night it can hinder this process. It is recommended that each person get at least 8 hours of sleep each night. Getting enough sleep also gives your body more energy to fight illness. On average, most Americans only sleep about 6 hours per night, those extra two hours can make a big difference in weather or not you stay healthy.
We all need to improve our eating habits but especially during the winter months. Our bodies need proper nutrition to fight off illness. This means three meals a day and cut out the fast food and junk. You need proper calories and nutrition but not empty calories. Any yes this means diets may hinder your immune system a bit because you are not getting what you need to stay healthy.
If you simply can't get enough nutrition from your meals or even if you can, extra vitamins during this time of year are a great idea. They have good multi vitamins you can take plus drinks like V8 juice. Even with all of this vitamin C is very important. You can get vitamin C through fruit juices and most citrus fruit or you can buy pills. During cold and flu season I try to drink more juice and still take a vitamin C pill at least once a day.
Shots for pneumonia and certain strains of flu will help boost your defenses some what against the flu and pneumonia. These are available at your doctor's office. Some people can't take these and I would suggest consulting your doctor before doing so. I prefer to not take these even though I work in health care. I have seen cases where people get sick right after taking these and I would prefer to just go it on my own. Doctors do usually recommend these though.
There are many new products on the market that promise to boost your immune system. I honestly don't know if these work or not but use with caution. They may be a waste of money but they may also be worth a try. I know people who swear by these but I have not tried them myself.
You will want to wash or sanitize your hands often. Hand washing is just an all around good idea. This is especially a must after going to the bath room and before eating. In public places where you are touching items such as doors or merchandise that others are handling a lot and can't always wash your hand then I would recommend a hand sanitizer. These are cheap and come in bottles small enough to put in your purse.
Lastly, if you are sick then try to stay home if you can. If you can't stay home then please be considerate of others and try to help stop the spread of germs to others.
Sleeping is your body's time to heal itself. If you don't get a proper number of hours of sleep each night it can hinder this process. It is recommended that each person get at least 8 hours of sleep each night. Getting enough sleep also gives your body more energy to fight illness. On average, most Americans only sleep about 6 hours per night, those extra two hours can make a big difference in weather or not you stay healthy.
We all need to improve our eating habits but especially during the winter months. Our bodies need proper nutrition to fight off illness. This means three meals a day and cut out the fast food and junk. You need proper calories and nutrition but not empty calories. Any yes this means diets may hinder your immune system a bit because you are not getting what you need to stay healthy.
If you simply can't get enough nutrition from your meals or even if you can, extra vitamins during this time of year are a great idea. They have good multi vitamins you can take plus drinks like V8 juice. Even with all of this vitamin C is very important. You can get vitamin C through fruit juices and most citrus fruit or you can buy pills. During cold and flu season I try to drink more juice and still take a vitamin C pill at least once a day.
Shots for pneumonia and certain strains of flu will help boost your defenses some what against the flu and pneumonia. These are available at your doctor's office. Some people can't take these and I would suggest consulting your doctor before doing so. I prefer to not take these even though I work in health care. I have seen cases where people get sick right after taking these and I would prefer to just go it on my own. Doctors do usually recommend these though.
There are many new products on the market that promise to boost your immune system. I honestly don't know if these work or not but use with caution. They may be a waste of money but they may also be worth a try. I know people who swear by these but I have not tried them myself.
You will want to wash or sanitize your hands often. Hand washing is just an all around good idea. This is especially a must after going to the bath room and before eating. In public places where you are touching items such as doors or merchandise that others are handling a lot and can't always wash your hand then I would recommend a hand sanitizer. These are cheap and come in bottles small enough to put in your purse.
Lastly, if you are sick then try to stay home if you can. If you can't stay home then please be considerate of others and try to help stop the spread of germs to others.
