It’s back!! Cold and flu season is back and it’s here with a vengeance! I don’t know if it’s the strange fall then summer, then fall again weather we have been having, or if my little family has just been terribly unlucky, but for the last two weeks we’ve not been sharing the love, we’ve been sharing the Kleenex and cold medicine!
“According to Health Canada, in a typical year, up to an estimated 25 per cent or about 8.6 million Canadians come down with the seasonal flu.” When your entire family gets knocked down by a virus, the best way to get through it is to be prepared for it in the first place! Having a few favourite (and essential) cold remedies stocked in the house can make a difference between survival with a smile and true misery.
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While it might sound silly, a LOT of sleep usually does the trick!
We need this in our house. Surrounded by neighbors who are all sick.
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nice winter prize
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dristan and sleep
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getting a full night’s rest every night.
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Even with the extra Vitamin C, multivitamins and healthy eating, I think what does the job is keeping us cold-free is the handwashing. I wash my hands when coming in from outside, before eating or prepping food, so often – and always with at least 60 seconds of soapy scrubbing then proper rinsing off.
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Lots of water and rest!
Drink tons of fluid, take vitamin c and REST!
Nyquil and vitamins.
Chicken soup, Vicks vapoRub, Saline nose drops and Tylenol :)!