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Cold
& Flu Season: Tips to Prevent Illness
 With
the cold and flu season approaching, and no sure way for a
cure, we need to help our children learn to prevent catching
or spreading those germs. Here are a few tips to help:
- Wash hands often. Most cold and flu
viruses are spread by direct contact. Using warm water and
soap, wash hands for as long as it takes to sing the alphabet.
Some parents carry antibacterial wet wipes and lotion to
use when water and soap is not available. These can also
be used to wipe down toys and books after having friends
over for a playdate.
- Sneeze or cough into a disposable cloth.
Germs and viruses cling to your bare hands, so where possible,
keep kleenex or paper towel close and teach your children
to sneeze into it. Throw away the tissue as well as the
germs!
- Don't touch your face. Cold and flu
viruses enter your body through the eyes, nose, or mouth.
Touching their faces is the major way children catch colds,
and a key way they pass colds on to their parents.
- Drink plenty of fluids. Water helps
to flush the poisons and toxins from your body. One measure
to tell if you are drinking enough is checking the color
of your urine. If the color of your urine runs close to
clear, you're getting enough. If it's deep yellow, you need
more fluids.
 Get
fresh air. During very warm or cold seasons, people
tend to spend more time indoors which means more germs are
circulating in crowded rooms.- Exercise regularly. Getting aerobic
exercise helps increase the body's natural virus-killing
cells. Get the whole family outdoors for a game of tag or
races!
- Sleep. Set a regular routine for
a solid night's sleep.
- Healthy Meals. Start the day with
a hearty breakfast, nutritious lunch, balanced dinner and
healthy snacks.
Info.
from www.webmd.com
Copyright (c) 1996 - 2004, WebMD, Inc. All rights reserved
For more tips on how to stop spreading illness,
refer to the Sept/Oct
2004 issue of the ParentGuide.
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