These simple recommendations will help you avoid illness and stay in good shape even in the worst weather.On average, adults get sick with a cold 2-3 times a year, children even more often - 6-8 times a year. Catching a cold is easy. But, first, it is annoying and unpleasant. Secondly, being sick for many is an impermissible luxury.
How not to catch a cold:
1. Sleep
In order not to catch a cold, sleep more than 7 hours a day. Studies have shown that people who sleep less than 6 hours are 4 times more likely to get SARS. And if for three weeks you sleep less than 7 hours, then the risk of catching a cold increases by 3 times.
2. Hygiene
Wash your hands often. According to studies, if you do this regularly, the likelihood of getting sick is reduced by about 20%. So you wash away microbes, not allowing them to multiply and enter the body. And try not to touch your face with your hands - this is the easiest way to bring the infection.
3. Clothing
We get sick with a cold not because of the cold, but because of viruses. But if you are frozen, then the likelihood of catching a cold is higher, since hypothermia can weaken the immune system. Therefore, dress warmly, but in such a way as not to sweat. Use the principle of layering: if it gets hot, you can always remove the extra sweater.
4. Medical mask
If you have someone sick in your family or at work, let them wear a medical mask. It serves as a barrier to pathogenic microbes and prevents them from spreading when sneezing and coughing. You need to change the mask every two hours. Otherwise, it itself will become a carrier of bacteria.
5. Disinfection
Viruses pass from person to person through the air. Therefore, if a cold child comes to kindergarten, he is likely to infect other children. It is also easy to catch a cold on public transport or in the clinic.
Usually in such cases it is advised to do wet cleaning and ventilate the room, but this can only be done at home, and even then not always. But in school, kindergarten, office, shopping center or subway there is no such possibility.
A good way to clean the air from viruses is to use essential oils or products based on them. When the oil evaporates, viruses and bacteria are killed. By inhaling air with vapors of essential oils, a person disinfects the respiratory tract. If you get sick, the oil will help you recover faster and reduce nasal congestion. Essential oils do have antibacterial and antiviral effects. That's because they're derived from plants. And plants need essential oils, among other things, in order to destroy harmful microorganisms and interfere with their reproduction.
The theory is confirmed by research.
According to one of them, the use of oil by 65% reduces the risk of catching SARS.
In another study, the composition of essential oils was used in schools and kindergartens. There, the number of sick children decreased by 2 times. In addition, the oil is useful for those who still have a cold. When it was used in 70% of sick children, a mild course of the disease was noted, and the average duration of acute respiratory infections was reduced by 1.3 times.
Essential oils sometimes cause allergies, but for most people they are safe and beneficial. Just do not apply the oil to the skin in its pure form. For this, there are cosmetics with essential oils. And if a drop gets into the eye - rinse it with water.
How to use
home and in the office. Drip the oil on paper napkins and place them indoors. The oil will evaporate and disinfect the air.
When you sleep. Place a napkin at the headboard or drip on the edge of the pillow. You can also apply oil to a children's toy with which the child sleeps or goes to kindergarten.
On the street and in transport. Drip the oil on the scarf or collar, but so that it does not come into contact with the skin.
There are also sprays with essential oils. It is more convenient to use it (it is easier to splash than to drip), but the composition and principle of operation are the same.
What to do if you still have a
cold Do not buy antiviral and immunomodulatory drugs, because their effectiveness is not scientifically proven. If you catch a cold, you need to be treated symptomatically, helping the body fight the virus. He will develop antibodies and cope with the disease without pills.
If the throat hurts, rinse it with tincture of calendula or eucalyptus, drink a lot (but not more than three liters per day) and dissolve lozenges.
If you have a runny nose, drip into your nose and soften irritated skin.
Do not bring down the temperature below 38 degrees. At temperature, viruses die faster.
Relax. The body needs strength to fight infection.
Use oils to disinfect the air and respiratory tract.
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