Kick a COLD!

Do you feel like you’re getting sick?

Can you just tell that you’re doomed and destined for a runny nose, sore throat, and coughing?

Do you also hate popping pills (vitamins people!)?

THEN THIS IS FOR YOU! ^_^

Follow these steps to try and avert the crisis, because no one likes to get sick.

FIRST:

Drink as much water as you possibly can! Eight cups a day are recommended, but more never hurt anyone.

SECOND:

Drink lots of green tea, or any kind of tea with lots of antioxidants.

There are even teas formulated with the intent of keeping you healthy.

These teas aren’t magic though, you’d be best off to always drink at least two cups of tea a day.

Green tea is often considered the best.

I love Yogi Green Tea Pomegranate.

The pomegranate adds an extra punch of antioxidants!

Which also can do amazing things for your skin and possibly add years to your life.

(if taken consistently over your entire life)

But don’t drink caffeinated tea after three o’clock if you want to get to bed at a normal hour!

Tea can also help you get to sleep if you get a kind with chamomile in it.

Sleepy Time has been a long time favorite of mine, as well has Honey Vanilla Chamomile.

If you don’t like caffeine at all or tend to react to it, try steeping your tea in cold water, less of the caffeine will seep out of the leaves.

THIRD:

Get lots and lots of vitamin C!

Whether it’s in pill vitamin form or orange juice or whatever pleases you,

Vitamin  C is a natural immunity booster and orange juice is tasty.

However if you already have the start of a sore throat I would NOT recommend having orange juice as it is very acidic and will just irritate your throat even more.

FOURTH:

Sleep!!!

Sleep maybe the best medicine for most things.

(but not too much—there is such thing as too much sleep)

Inadequate amounts of sleep can cause weight gain, as well.

Also, it can cause those nasty bags under your eyes!! Boo! =[

Sleep is essential for your body, you must get sleep for your body to recovery and heal.

Also, enough sleep helps with stress level and almost all illness starts with stress.

FIFTH:

Don’t eat like a fast food fiend.

I am not a fast food eater, but if you are, I would stop if you feel like you’re getting sick!

More than just being plain unhealthy for your body, fast food doesn’t contain many of the essential nutrients your body needs, while still packing in an ungodly amount of useless calories.

Fast food is also greasy and filled with bad things that can make you feel worse as well as energy deprived, bloated, gassy, heavy, just all around sick!

(Have you ever watched supersize me?)

SIXTH:

Eat healthy foods!

Eat as many green leafy veggies as possible.

Foods like spinach, carrots, and sweet potatoes are high in Vitamin A which can help fight viral infections.

Obviously you won’t know if you have a viral infection yet, but early action never hurt when fighting sickness.

Eat protein with every meal and often with snacks.

Don’t skip meals! Your body needs nutrients to survive and even more so if it has to fight of nasty germ ninjas.

SEVENTH:

What did your mom, preschool teacher, uncle, coach, whoever always tell you?

WASH YOUR HANDS!

Wash your hands as much as possible!

Don’t touch your face with you hands unless they’re clean.

Eighth:

Just as a common courtesy to others that many people seem to have forgotten, cover your damn cough.

Don’t cough straight into the air for it to fly around and contaminate everyone around you.

You are the most contagious before you show sever signs of sickness.

So don’t share drinks, make out with everyone and their brother, or lick the doorknobs or anything crazy like that. >.<

NINTH:

Now this is the one tip that people probably won’t want to follow the most! I didn’t want to follow this advice when it was first given to me, or actually the second and third time it was given to me as well.

I did not decide to try this until my boyfriend walked me through it.

Use a sinus rinse!

Yes, I know the idea of shooting liquid up your nose and letting it fall out of the other side is completely repulsive.

I was disgusted by the thought and worried that it would give the water up your nose feeling.

This did not happen the first time I did it, although it can happen if you do not do it right.

Perhaps I will post an instructional video on how to use a sinus rinse properly.

Anywho sinuses rinses are extremely helpful as they flush the phlegm from your nose.

They can also help you breathe as your nose will no longer be stuffed afterwards! (HOPEFULLY)

If you use a sinus rinse immediately when you start feeling sick you can pretty much avert the sickness.

My boyfriend got really sick again after we had both just gotten over a cold and knock on wood, following these habits especially the sinus rinse have left my sickness to a semi-stuffy nose in the morning and a runny nose outside, but that is to be expected.

Colorado just got its first snow! And yes it is still October.

TENTH:

My final tip to averting sickness is something that I am not even sure of its effectiveness.

My boyfriend’s step dad saw this product at I am assuming Whole Foods and thought it would be of use to him.

While my boyfriend has yet to use it I have, although it is not pleasant at all.

It is called Kick Ass Immune.

Here is what it looks like:

Online at Vitamin Cottage it says it sells for $4.49 although I can’t remember how many ounces it was.

I also found this Blog Post about it.

Anyways this stuff is DISGUSTING!!!! I am not joking and I am not exaggerating.

It tastes awful! But at what point does suffering through a drawn out cold become more appealing than putting some foul-tasting drops under you tongue?

I sucked it up and took it.

It is gross and I will make your tongue feel really weird, but washing it down with water and orange juice eliminates the weird taste very quickly.

Honestly in my opinion natural solutions like vitamins are often very helpful and good for your body. I am not saying I don’t take ibuprofen or antibiotics when subscribed—I am just saying in my experience natural remedies, such as constant ice to relive swelling and inflammation, or natural rubs made with herbs to alleviate joint pain are fairly effective. Whether it’s fact or just belief it helps. I recommend trying some out. They won’t hurt. (as far as I know)

I hope this helped! And remember ALWAYS wash your hand!

Until next time, lovelies.

xox,

Arae

All the words in this post are solely my own opinion. They are not meant to cure or diagnose any medical conditions. Please take them with a grain of salt and let me know your opinions in the comments. Please no hate.