The best way to combat a disease is as early as possible!
When you feel those flu symptoms: sore throat, fatigue, heavy head, ..
Immediately take action to get healthy again! When flu has got a grip on you,
you can still do these ways to speed up your recovery.
Drink Plenty of Fluids
I know, this might sound boring. Like everybody know this
already. Drink warm water to soothe the throat. You don’t have to limit
yourself with just mineral water, gulp down variety of fluids to make it more
enjoyable, for example :
- herbal tea ~ you can also add squeeze of lemon juice and some honey
- coconut water ~ a natural isotonic drink, it's loaded with natural goodness
- infused water ~ try infusing with vitamin C rich fruit like lemon, kiwi, or strawberries
- juices or green smoothies
Fix Your Diet
Getting proper nutritional intake is your key to increasing
body immunity. Supplements will do, but they’re really just a shortcut, try stuffing
yourself with the real goodness! Eat colorful food (and I don't mean candy here) variety of vegetables, fruit, nuts, and lean meat. Keep simple sugar out of the menu for a while. Here's some food that are good for flu recovery
- Hot Vegetable or Chicken Soup
- Fruits ~ Avocado, apples, lemon, oranges, and others
- Vegetables ~ carrot, tomatoes, spinach, and others
- Salmon, mushrooms, chicken meat
- Spices ~ Garlic (have antiviral quality), ginger (anti-inflammatory), chili (increase metabolism and relieve your nose)
- Yogurt, they're delicious and good for you.
Exercise!
It might seem lazier than ever to get some exercise when
you’re feeling low, but trust me, this is necessary. Breaking some sweat will
increase your body immunity and makes you feel better. You don’t need heavy exercise, doing some 15-20 minutes of jogging will do. At the very least, force yourself out from the bed and do some stretching.
Get Enough Rest
Sleep, sleep, sleep. Your body recovers while you sleep. So get enough of them, and try to sleep earlier. Sleeping a lot won't be so helpful if your sleeping clock is messed up. For example : sleeping all day and waking up all night. Not so good. But if you can't help it, at least try to get some quality sleep.
Cleaning Up!
The last thing that you want after you healed up is, caught up by the
virus sticking in dirty environment. So, always remember to clean up, especially after you recover from sickness. Things you might want to do are :
- Change your bed sheet.
- Heat your pillows by drying them outside under the sun or using hair dryer to kill virus.
- Replace your towel.
- And clean your toothbrush! You can clean it as simple as using mouthwash to soak it.
- Promote air circulation in your house, open your windows, let sunlight comes in.
- Clean your car! If you’re the driver, clean your steering wheel.
- Another thing? Your gadgets. You need to clean them regularly, actually.
