Offices are not the best places to work during cold and flu
season. Open work environments and even those with cubicles are the perfect places
for cold and flu germs to spread. Health Briefs TV offers some suggestions
about how to prevent getting colds and the flu this season.
Wash your hands. The lesson we learned in early childhood
still holds true today: wash your hands after using the bathroom and before touching
any part of the face. Use warm water, if available, and soap and vigorously rub
hands together for 15 seconds. Use a paper towels to dry them.
Cover your nose and mouth when sneezing or coughing. Cubicle walls do not stop the germs flying through the air. Ask co-workers to do the same. Keep tissues on your desk also.
Get a flu shot. It takes two weeks after the injection for immunity
to build so now is the best time to visit the pharmacy. The strain of the flu which is circulating
now is particularly dangerous to seniors.
Reduce chronic stress, reduce the amount of sugar consumed, reduce
salt intake and quit smoking. All of these will further boost the body’s immune
system which fights of the viruses that attack it.
Health Briefs TV also recommends eating a diet that is rich in
vitamins, minerals, whole grains, lean meat and fish. Get off the sofa at home and
walk around the neighborhood. Clean outdoor air is good for us. Finally, lead a
meaningful life. It doesn’t have to be grand. Find something that is important
to you and embrace it. All of these also help build stronger bodies which can
fight off colds and the flu every year.
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