How to beat A Cold Early
5 ways to stop a cold before it starts
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the last flu season was brutal and
doctors are saying it's too early to
predict the severity of this flu season
but there are some steps you can take to
avoid getting sick and Haley Hernandez
is here with some helpful tips good
morning good morning guys so according
to the CDC symptoms of the flu include
fever or chills cough sore throat body
aches headaches and fatigue cold
symptoms while you still probably feel
terrible are usually milder than the flu
and come with a runny or stuffy nose but
here are the ways you can load up your
arsenal to fight off whatever you come
in contact with during winter low
humidity dries out your nasal passages
but experts say a humidifier can help
your body to trap germs before they
invade your system oranges and OJ help
because it's packed with vitamin C zinc
can lessen the duration of a cold and
vitamin D is important because your
cells depend on it to activate infection
fighting responses the National
Institutes of Health suggest that most
adults aim for at least 600 I use per
day some organizations recommend even
more vitamin D is found in salmon beef
egg yolks milk cheese and mushrooms and
be aware of all the places you touch
that could spread bacteria handshakes
shopping carts cell phones some say your
phone has more bacteria than a toilet
which is why Baylor College of Medicine
physician assistant Isabel Valdes says
one of the healthiest practices to avoid
viruses is good long hand-washing adding
friction to the palms between fingers
under the nails and scrubbing for a good
20 seconds is how health professionals
deal with germs all day and don't get
sick of course she also says you need
the flu vaccine to protect you in case
you come in contact with the deadly
virus
it launches an arsenal to try to help
your body beat this infection before
become something very very complicated
and remember you have to give your body
the energy it needs to fight colds get
plenty of sleep
you know once today scientists gave 153
men a virus they give them the virus and
then they track their sleep now the
people who got who regularly got less
than seven hours of sleep were three
times more likely to actually come down
with the cold than those who slept eight
or more hours a night so all of us are
in trouble if you are directly exposed
to the virus you can still fight it off
by getting plenty of sleep and just
taking care of yourself it's so hard
this time of year because we've all got
to do list this law not exactly getting
the most fleet and holiday parties yeah
got to make it a priority all those
things either so yeah tough to juggle
while right now
yeah we're gonna work on it so I might
do list get more sleep
