With cold and flu season upon us, I thought I’d share 3 Things I Do to Avoid a Cold. My nephew just tested positive for the flu, Kurt has been sick with a cold/throat infection for a month, and Kate just missed a week of school with a slight fever, cough, and headache. I have students coughing and hacking all day. Staying healthy is hard to do. I do the same 3 things everyday to try to avoid a cold.
- I use a Neti Pot. I have been using my Neti Pot for years. Every morning before I get in the shower I fill it with water and a little bit of the saline packet. I find that if I use a whole packet, it burns my nose. Then I let the saline mixture dissolve while in the shower. Once I’m done showering, I take a deep breath, remind myself this is to help me stay healthy, and use it. I cough, it’s downright gross, but it works. If I do get a cold I usually only have it for about 5 days, I believe it cuts my cold in half.
- I eat an orange at lunch. Everyday during these cold/flu months, I eat one orange everyday. When I worked as an optician, a good 15 years ago, I had this horrible cold. Nothing worked. I tried everything, well except the Neti Pot, I didn’t know about the Neti Pot back then. I had a patient, who was an elderly man. He suggested I eat an orange a day. I took his advice because I was so desperate, and you know what? It worked! It kicked the cold out of me. Since then, I swear by an orange a day.
- I get enough rest. I go to bed when I’m tired. I don’t push it when it comes to going to bed. I try to be asleep before 10. Then on the weekend, I take a nap if my schedule allows it both Saturday and Sunday afternoons. I also try to sleep in on the weekend. Sometimes, I can’t, I wake up and that’s it, I’m up. Because I am a morning person, for me, going to bed is important.
I hope you find this post helpful. May I suggest you try following my 3 simple steps and watch yourself stay healthy through this year’s cold season. Do you have a few things that you do to stay healthy? If so, share them in the comments below.
