How To Fight The Flu
Why do you always get sick in the cold weather?
Why do you always get sick in the cold weather?
Germs are having a field day in this colder weather, we’re spending longer indoors, on public transport and generally in closer contact with one another. It’s much easier for infections to spread! The cold weather wears down our defence systems and the air is drier, making an ideal environment for flu viruses. Here are a few top tips for avoiding a ghastly infection or fighting off a cold.
Immune boosting supplements help fight off infections. Your vitamin D levels are extremely low in winter and by taking 10,000 IU of vitamin D a week may cut your risk of upper respiratory infection in half.
As the weather gets cooler and the air drier, your nasal passages become dried out. The sinus cavities sweep away illness-causing pathogens and are affected by temperature. The use of humidifiers (with the added benefit of eucalyptus oils) at home help put moisture back in the air and can also help alleviate dry skin, chapped lips and nose bleeds and when you're at work, try a spritz of a saline nasal spray.
Did you know that if you consume 100g of sugar a day (three cans of cola) your white blood cells ability to fight germs reduces by a massive 40%?! Be sure to monitor your sugar intake at cold-prone times of the year.
If our internal body clock gets disrupted it’s much easier for viruses to take over cells and tissues, this happens when we do shift work, experience social jet lag during party seasons or travel across time-zones.
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