10 Tips to Get You Through Cold and Flu Season

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1. Get a Flu Shot



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2. Limit Your Alcohol Intake


Drinking alcohol interferes with your sleep, meaning you’ll sleep less and the sleep you get will be of a poorer quality. You are more likely to succumb to colds and flus if you’re tired.

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3. Drink Tea with Lemon and Honey


Ditch the milk and sugar and add honey and lemon to your cup of tea instead. The steam from the teas stimulates the tiny hair follicles up the nose to flush out germs. Honey (particularly manuka honey) is antibacterial and lemons are high in vitamin C and help thin mucus.

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4. Sanitize Your Workspace


Keeping your workspace as clean as possible will help keep germs at bay. Use disinfectant to deep clean anything that people handle a lot: elevator buttons, chair armrests, microwaves, fridges, remote controls, photocopier machine buttons, door handles, shared computer keyboards, etc.

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5. Use Your Own Pens


Keep your own pens on you at all times, this way you won’t need to use shared pens at the bank, doctor’s office, or office reception.

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6. Stop Biting Your Nails.


Unless you  can guarantee that your nails are completely germ-free (which is unlikely no matter how much you wash your hands) then biting your nails is a sure-fire way for cold and flu germs to enter your body.

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7. Wash Your Hands–A Lot!


The more you wash your hands, the less likely they are to harbor cold and flu germs. Aside from washing your hands after going to the bathroom, or before eating, you should also wash them after touching anything that lots of other people have touched. Carry a small bottle of hand sanitizer gel around with you if there are no washrooms.

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8. Sweat More!


Work out at the gym, go for a run, or simply take a sauna–anything that makes you sweat. Sweating helps the body release toxins.

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9. Look Out For Symptoms


Because you have a chronic disease, getting the flu is much more serious than the average person. Even a common cold or cough will affect you much worse than others. Be aware of early symptoms (sneezing, sore throat, aching muscles, headaches, slight fever) and act on them as soon as possible to minimize the effects. You can get more advice from your doctor.

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10. Be as Healthy as Possible

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