Health Tips During Winter Season

If you want to avoid being sick and feeling like you have to go to the doctor to get antibiotics and other drugs, now is the time to be thinking about prevention!

1. Wash your hands regularly. Make a habit of washing hands frequently and not just at home. Train your kids to wash their hands immediately after coming back to home from school or after playing. If soap and water aren’t handy, you may use some recommended hand wash products. I always keep one in the car and another in my handbag.



2.Drink the optimal amount of water. With the winter season here, it’s more important than ever to consume the right amount of water for your health.This is one of the top health tips. Because your body is filled with 70% water and if you don’t provide it water, you can’t expect it to work to its full potential and keep you healthy.

3. Eat a healthy diet. During this time of the year, it is very important to learn health tips of eating fresh fruits and vegetables. Particularly, fruits as well as vegetables having vitamin C compounds. That means lots of citrus fruit like lemon and oranges and vegetables like sweet potato, carrot and so on.



4. This colder weather tends to be drier and making us more susceptible to colds and sinus problems. So, gets artificial heat from warm mist humidifier which dries up your sinuses and leaving them susceptible to colds and the flu. So, keep moisture in the air with a humidifier in the bedroom while sleeping.

5. Buy plenty of hand sanitizer. When researchers from Children's Hospital in Boston studied 292 families for 5 months, they found that those who carried hand sanitizer with them had 59% fewer cases of stomach bugs than nonusers. That's because, when used correctly—squirt out enough gel so your hands still feel damp after rubbing together for 10 to 15 seconds—these products nearly eliminate germs.



6. Take a daily multivitamin. Look for one with 100% of the recommended daily values of vitamins A, B6, B12, C, and D and the minerals chromium, copper, folic acid, selenium, calcium, and zinc. (Here are 5 signs you may be vitamin D deficient.) Take your multi during a meal that contains a bit of fat so you can absorb the nutrients better; a glass of water will help the pill dissolve.

7. Keep stress to a minimum. Studies have linked high stress levels to making a person more susceptible to catching colds and flu. Minimize your stress by working reasonable hours at your job. Aim for at least one night per week to spend with friends and family.



8. Despite your best efforts, you still can feel like you’re “coming down with something.” Some things you can do to help your body recover more quickly:

Eliminate all dairy products.
Eliminate all alcohol.
Eliminate all grains (bread, rice, pasta, etc.).
Boost your Vitamin C (with bioflavanoids) intake when you initially feel something coming on.
Boost your intake of Zinc.
Increase water consumption (even more than normal!).
Eat less food as this will give your body a much needed rest from digestion and give it a chance to concentrate on fighting off potential invaders.
Add herbs like Echinacea, Goldenseal and Grapefruit Seed Extract to your supplemental regime.
Get more rest than normal. If you normally get 6 hours of sleep a night, try increasing it to 7 or 8.
Increase the recommended supplementation above.

9. Exercise regularly. It is important to exercise regularly, even if only for 15 minutes a day! Get out and take a short walk and enjoy the cooler weather.



10. Pop astragalus. This Chinese root—pills are available in health food stores—has a long track record as an immunity booster. Research suggests that it stimulates the bone marrow to produce more disease-fighting white blood cells, which in turn produce antibodies and interferon, an antiviral protein.



These are just some of the simple things you can do to strengthen your body’s immune system, so that you can stay healthy and well during the winter season!