The best ways to stay away from flu and cold viruses
1- Take vitamins
Vitamin D is one of the things that helps you fight cold viruses. Each person can halve the risk of contracting and absorbing cold viruses by taking 10,000 units of vitamin D3 a week.
2- Do not touch your head and face too much
According to a 2013 study, people who touch their eyes and nose a lot are 41 percent more likely to absorb and spread airborne viruses than others.
Increase your yogurt intake
It is said that regular consumption of Greek yogurt can help prevent colds.
4- Meditate
Drink herbal tea
Increase your intake of green tea instead of bitter coffee and Nescafe. A type of catechin called EGCG destroys flu viruses and blocks their entry into the body’s internal system.
6- Get vaccinated
Exercise before vaccination
Experts believe that if you exercise before the vaccine, post-exercise inflammation increases the body’s defense responses against the viruses in the vaccine. This ultimately leads to a stronger immune system against the virus.
Cover your nasal passages in the cold
9- Boil the vegetables
Boil vegetables such as cabbage, spinach and beet leaves in water for 2 to 3 minutes, then pour them into ice water to stop the cooking process and then eat.
Keep the air in the house humid
When you are outside, rinse your nose three to four times a day with sugar and salt serums.
11- Sweat
Softening is not enough to eliminate coughs and sneezes. According to Korean researchers, when you do heavy exercise to the point that your body is soaked with sweat, you are actually instructing natural killer cells to kill the cold virus.
12- Eat fish
By increasing omega-3 levels, you can stimulate cells that fight the production of pathogens.
13- Buzz
It may seem strange, but by making short, buzzing sounds, you can increase the amount of nitric oxide in your nose, which has antimicrobial properties. No doubt the production of these sounds is not pleasant to those around, but do this exercise during the day in a cozy and quiet corner.
For this purpose, take a deep breath, hold one of the nostrils and exhale your breath out of the other nostril simultaneously. Repeat the same with the other nostril. Repeat this exercise 5 times.
14- Use eucalyptus
Eat ginger
Grate fresh ginger and pour into boiling water and drink as a tea. Or pour into your food.
Wash your hands often
17- Do yoga
18- Chew gum
Some researchers have found that xylitol, a sweetener in chewing gum, can prevent infection of the ears and sinuses with cold viruses.
19- Get enough sleep
Finnish researchers have found that sleeping less than four hours a day can affect a person’s genes, altering their immune system and increasing their risk of disease.
20- Don’t smoke
This post is written by Sara_b_h