WE KNOW THE BASICS:
- WASH YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER FOR 20 SECONDS
- COVER YOUR MOUTH WHEN COUGHING
- WASH YOUR DESK AND COMPUTER AT WORK
- USE ONE PEN AND DON’T SHARE IT WITH OTHERS AT SCHOOL OR WORK
- SPRAY DOORKNOBS AND LIGHT SWITCHES WITH LYSOL
- RESPECT OTHERS AROUND YOU AND THEIR SPACE – DON’T LEAN IN AND BREATH ON SOMEONE
BUT WHAT ELSE? I HAVE A SON WHO HAS HAD 3 HEART SURGERIES AND LOST A KIDNEY, WHAT ABOUT SOMEONE WHO HAS MEDICAL PROBLEMS THAT MAKE THEM HIT HARDER WHEN A VIRUS ATTACKS? ONE WAY TO FIGHT BACK, IS KEEPING UP THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEM.
- EXERCISE – GO FOR WALKS OUT IN THE FRESH AIR, KEEP YOUR BODY AND LUNGS STRONG
- EAT FOOD HIGH IN VITAMIN C – ORANGES, BANANAS, KIWI, STRAWBERRIES, LEMONS, BROCCOLI, RED AND ORANGE PEPPERS AND TOMATOES
- TAKE A VITAMIN C SUPPLEMENT
- DRINK LOTS OF WATER WITH LEMON
- DRINK GINGER TEA OR GREEN TEA – ANIT-INFLAMMATORY GINGER CAN BOOST YOUR IMMUNITY, GREEN TEA IS A SUPER FOOD
- EAT BLUEBERRIES – FULL ON ANTI- OXIDANTS
- GET LOTS OF REST. EVEN WHEN FEELING HEALTHY, IT KEEPS YOUR BODY STRONG
YOU CAN’T ALWAYS PREVENT A VIRUS OF ANY KIND FROM FINDING YOU, BUT YOU CAN HELP MAKE YOUR BODY A FIGHTING MACHINE BY TAKING PRECAUTIONS AND EATING HEALTHY.