If you’re reading this it may already be too late, are you starting feel cold and aching on top of that nasty sore throat that’s been bothering you?
Sleep and rest are what your body primarily needs to combat the illness. It is only going to prolong your recovery time if you continue to push yourself and carry on with your daily activities. Minimize the demands on your time and get the rest your body needs.
The second thing you should do is pay attention to what your body is telling you. If you can’t eat, then you can’t eat. You have to listen to what your stomach is saying, but you also need to keep your strength, so try to get some protein in when you can manage it.
If you absolutely cannot hold anything down, then you can drink water. It won’t hurt your body to fast a little. You should drink warm and not icy water. If you get tired of your self-imposed water routine, then you can change it up with some watered down freshly-squeezed juice. Also, tea is a very good alternative for staying hydrated and certain herbal teas with soothing properties can even help to alleviate your symptoms.
There are many herbs, such as Echinacea purpurea, that appear to decrease the length time that you will suffer from flu symptoms if they are taken at the onset of the illness. Local pharmacies may carry a number of these encapsulated compounds over the counter. Keeping these natural medications on hand for future illnesses will allow you to take them at the onset of the flu, so that it will have the maximum effect on reducing the severity and duration of the illness.
If you are susceptible to getting sick, then you need to start eating healthier and living a healthier life. You should start incorporating more fruits, vegetables and good for you foods, which means no more over processed food items! Once you start on this path to a healthy diet, you need to start working out so that your body can fight any bugs you catch, more efficiently.
The next vitamin you should be getting enough of, but probably are not, is vitamin D. Have you noticed that most people tend to get sick in late autumn and early winter, and that they rarely ever get sick during the late spring and summer times of year?
Recent research has proven that because of the lack of sunlight our bodies receive during the winter months, it causes our immune systems to be weakened, thus causing us to get sick, easier. If you find that you are getting to work when it’s dark and leaving when it’s dark, you are not doing your body and health any favors. You need to start catching some rays!
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