Winter is upon us and so is the dreaded flu session, how can we protect ourselves from this? The most important thing is to always wash your hands, try not to touch your face, sounds stupid but don’t open your mouth, especially when around other people. Right now, having to wear your mask does help because the virus needs places to enter and having your mouth and nose covered is one less entrance for them, and a healthier you!
Being on the road and not having any water or sanitizer with you to clean those hands as soon as you get in your vehicle is not good, but even if you have baby wipes that helps. I use those and so far so good.
There is more to keeping you from getting sick, you need to get plenty of rest and eat right. I’m not saying get on a special diet. I’m saying add foods that help your immune system.
If you start feeling a little cold coming on and you can’t shake off, drink a little wine, not the whole bottle! Save some for another time.
I try to keep the house warm but not to hot. I would always tell the boys, if they were cold go put on thicker sweater or socks or slippers, or you can snuggle up with your best friend or your spouse.
Mom would say, if you have the house too hot and you go outside you will get sick! I can’t say that its not true or that it is, because everyone is different.
I make a mixture of, 2 lemons, zest them first then slice them thin, peel one ginger root and cut them into thin slices, put in a glass jar, smash the lemon in the jar add the zest and pour raw honey over the lemon and ginger until completely covered with honey, cover with the jar lid and put in the refrigerator.
That is so good in tea, or if you get a sore throat, just take a tablespoon when needed. Its also very good to help you sleep. My grandson has so much energy, he came to visit us and he is 7 yrs old. We have a small trampoline for him to jump on and we are in the living room watching a two hour movie and he jumped the whole time, non stop!
Wow! I wish I could save that energy! But I gave him the honey, lemon, and ginger to drink in a tea. About half an hour later he asked me if he could go to bed. He was tired and wanted to sleep!
Now, when they come to visit he always asks me if he can please have honey and tea. So, I always make sure I have it in the refrigerator for him when he comes over. He might like it because its sweet and good, but I like it because it is good for him, helps him res,t and if he is starting to get a sore throat, it soothes him, too, best of all, its all natural!