Winter is here ❄️ and with winter, comes the cold and flu season 🤧
Keep yourself and your family safe by following these tips.
How can we protect ourselves from getting sick?
- Wash your hands with soap and water or alcohol-based sanitiser regularly, especially after touching surfaces in public such as doors or handles on a bus or train.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth as you may be bringing germs into your body.
- Regularly clean frequently touched surfaces such as your phone, computer keyboard, door handles and counter tops.
- Avoid crowded areas or wear a mask in big crowds.
- Stay up to date with your flu vaccination.
- Visit a naturopath for ways to boost your immunity.
What do I do if I catch a cold?
- Practice proper cough and sneezing etiquette: cover your mouth and nose whenever you cough and sneeze, and wash your hands afterwards.
- Stay at home as much as possible to prevent spreading your cold to others and so you can rest as much as possible to increase recovery.
- Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water.
- Eat healthy with lots of fruits and vegetables.
- Try a warm salt gargle if you have a sore throat.
- Try inhaling steam from a warm shower if you have a blocked nose.
Book an appointment with our Naturopath here or call us on 9651 5559.
Find more of our health tips here.
Sources:
Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. 2021. Healthy habits to help prevent the flu. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/actions-prevent-flu.htm
Health Direct. 2022. Flu (influenza). https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/flu