Friday, October 28, 2011

12 Tips Prevent Flu


In the middle of weather transition, body is vulnerable to disease. Better to prevent than cure, so the saying goes. Here are 12 ways that you should do to prevent catching a cold.

1. Wash hands
Flu and fever quickly spread through direct contact. Always wash hands before eating or after going outside the home, if there is no water and soap to wash you can also use a hand sanitizer that contains alcohol and do not need to be rinsed.


2. Use a Tissue
If you sneeze or cough, do not use your hands to block or shut your mouth or nose. You can use a tissue, handkerchief or a barrier. If you use your bare hands then the germs will immediately move to the hands and can spread to others if you make contact with others.

3. Keep the face of the contact
The flu virus is spread through the eyes, nose, or mouth. Face in contact with the touch is one way of effective transmission.

4. Drink plenty of water
Water helps the toxins excreted from the body. How do I know that you have enough fluids? Note the color of your urine, if colored clear then you already receive enough fluid for the body.

5. Sauna
There is a theory that says, if you do then you are a sauna and inhaling air with temperatures over 80 degrees. Temperatures that are too hot do not allow the virus to survive.

6. Breath of fresh air
The fresh air with no pollution must nourish your body as viruses and bacteria fewer in number.

7. Exercise regularly
Exercise resulted in blood flow was pumped and heart work faster. The sweat that comes out when you exercise can also remove dirty substances from the body. By doing your exercise helps increase endurance.

8. Eating foods containing Phytochemicals
"Phyto" means plants, and contained natural chemicals in plants give the vitamins that can increase endurance.

9. Consumption of yoghurt
Several studies have shown that eating a cup of low fat yogurt a day can reduce your vulnerability to attack the flu by 25 percent.

10. Stop smoking
Statistics show that smokers more often stricken with the flu. Be careful also to secondhand smoke, being around the smoke also decreases the body's immune system making it more susceptible to flu.

11. Reduce alcohol
Alcohol can lead to dehydration of the body, he took the fluid from the body is very useful for preventing the flu.

12. Lots of rest
Give time for your body to replenish the immune system by providing at least 30 minutes of rest each day. But mind you also must also be in a state of rest. Research shows people trying to rest but in reality just bored showed no change in chemical systems in the body.


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