10 Ways To Survive The Cold And Flu Season

Here are some simple tips for avoiding colds flu, and for feeling better fast if you get sick.
Bid Germs Farewell: Keep your house really clean and germ free, and you'll protect from colds and flu. Use a disinfectant, like Lysol, or a solution of bleach and water to clean kitchen counters, doornnobs, cabinet handles, starcare railings and anything else yuy touch.

Sidestep Stress: When you are under stress, your immune system doesn't work as well as it should. This makes your body more vlunerable to infections, cncluding colds and flu.

Wash Your Hands: You can catch a cold or the flu by thouching something exposed to the virus, like someone's hand, a telephone, or another surface, then touching your eyes, nose, or mouth.

Catch Extra Shut-Eye: When your body is working to fight off a cold or the flu, it needs plenty of rest. Don't push yourself. Take a day off from your normal activities.

Calm Your Cough: Make your own natural cough syrup by mixing the juice of one lemon with two talbespoons of glycerine nad 12 teaspoons of honey.

Gargle: The best and most comforting gargle for your sore throat is warm, salty water. One-half reaspoon of salt stirred into a cup of wam water will make a soothing solution.

Get Steamed Up: If a stuffy nose is making you miseable, try a little steam. The hot, moist air can temporaily clear clogged nasal passages and help you breathe easier.

Sip More Soup: Chicken soup is the classic mother's remedy for cold and flu, and research show that mom was right on the mark.

Keep Your Nose Clean: A nasal wash or nasal irrigation is an excellent tool for fighting a cold and the flu. It washes bactteria and excess mucus from your sinuses and helps prevent a sinus infection.

Give Hankies The Heave-Ho. With a cold or flu, you'll probably blow your nose a lot. Besure to use disposable tussues instead of handkerchiefs.