The seasons are changing which means flu season will be in full swing soon enough…
Not to fear we have 6 tips that will help you shorten the duration of your symptoms if you’ve catch it or prevent it altogether!
- Hand Washing
- Single more effective way to prevent spread of infections
- Take Zinc
- If taken within a day of the first symptom it can cut the length of the cold by 24 hours.
- Greatly reduces severity of symptoms
- Recommended dosage 8mg for women and 11mg for men
- Vitamin D
- Helps activate immune defenses against infectious disease like the flu
- High Quality Sleep
- Immune system is strongest when you are not sleep-deprived
- Exercise Regularly
- One study determined people who exercised regularly cut their risks of having a cold by 50% and also reduced their symptom severity if they did catch the cold
- Reduce Sugar
- Sugar is “fertilizer” for bacteria, yeast and fungi which can setup your immune system up for a respiratory virus attack.
- 80% of your immune system is in your gastrointestinal tract