| No one likes being sick, and flu season is right around the corner, have you thought about how can you protect your family? Flu season can begin in late November and end sometime in March. The symptoms and severity can vary. Some may experience some or all of the following: |
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Boost Your Immune System
 | Music – Scientific studies have been made to explore the benefits that listening to about 30 minutes of relaxing music can have on the body. They have found that after listening to soft music there had been an increase in levels of Immunoglobulin A (IgA), an infection fighting antibody. You can try a little morning wake up call to some mother nature sound track to help keep your mind happy and soul soothed. |
 | Massage –The University of Miami, School of Medicine, has found that regular massage sessions encourages the level of activity and amount of the body’s “killer cells”. Receiving regular massage helps reduce Cortisol levels, and increase levels of serotonin in the blood and brain, this too has a positive effect on the immune system. |
| Lots of liquid – When you regularly consume water, tea, or coffee (8 glasses or more), you encourage your body to keep the mucous membranes moist that help trap viruses. Then you can expel them easier from your body, by choice of gentle nose blowing, or swallowing to be destroyed your stomach acids. |  |
Beat The Bug
| Personal Space – When ones you know are sick, the nurse inside you may want to bring them some soup and keep them company. This is not recommended. When one is sick, it's best for them to rest, and stay away from infecting others. If a workmate shows up to work sick, you should feel comfortable keeping to your own personal space. |  |
| Classic cleaning – Disinfect high traffic, common work areas, and keep your hands washed!!! | Gentle blow – Nasal congestion can really leave you feeling miserable. It may be difficult to breath, but heavy blowing would not be the best response. When your sinus cavities are already under so much pressure, blowing your nose hard can force the infection deeper into the sinus cavities. Instead try softly blowing your nose. |
 | Rest – Your body works better when well rested. It is able to fight invaders better when it not runs on just a few hours of sleep. When you’re sleeping, your body is still at work trying to find areas that may need healing. Try to maintain a regular sleeping pattern, and length of time for at least 7 hours/night. |
Maintaining a balanced daily activity level and diet can also help keep your body’s immune system in shape. These are just a few of the many ways to keep you and your family’s prepared for this coming season of the flu. If you have family secrets/traditions to fighting the flu, please share in the comments box below.
