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Cold and Flu Season Tips to Keep Healthy are here to help! Are you looking for natural remedies that are DIY, and actually work?
These DO make you feel better, help with a sore throat, and body aches, help you sleep, and eases those symptoms.
I have put together for you –
- Tips
- Recipes
- And ideas I came across
- Along with other techniques we have used in our family, to combat the flu and cold and chase the aches and pains away.
At the bottom are links to recipes that you see pictured here and MORE
Because I WANT YOU to stay healthy and happy!
There are ways we can prevent the cold and flu from getting to us and our family, or at least lingering longer than it has to.
A few tips are:
- Do your best to avoid people who are ill if at all possible.
- Try to stay away from others when you are ill to prevent spreading it.
- Wash your hands with soap and water often, particularly after touching your nose, mouth, etc.
- Use hand sanitizer.
- Get rest and lots of it. Your body needs a way to fight off those terrible germs and it has to have the energy to do it.
- Drink lots and lots of fluids.
- See your doctor if your symptoms do not ease, if you feel it going into your lungs, or if you think you may be dehydrating. Serious health issues can arise when a simple cold and flu are not taken care of.
- Here’s a great article with more tips 10 Ways To Feel Better Now
I love herbal teas and particularly when I don’t feel well. Here are a couple of my favorites that are easy to keep on hand and help ease those aches and pains
SLEEPYTIME BY CELESTIAL SEASONINGS is a good one when you feel like you are coming down with something, or already have the crud.
This LEMON GINGER TEA BY BIGELOW has ginger and pro-bio-tics to help with digestion and stomach ailments.
SOOTHING BATH SOAK
Now, this is an oldie but a goodie I heard about. In a nice warm bath, pour in:
1/4 – 1/2 tsp ground ginger and 1/4 – 1 /2 tsp cayenne pepper (the original instruction uses up to 1 Tablespoon of each)
Cold and Flu Season Tips to Keep Healthy
Soak for 10 minutes or so to release toxins and relieve sore muscles.
To help with congestion that often comes with colds and flu, keeping the air moist will help. This can be done by using a cool-mist humidifier or a vaporizer, which will make it easier to breathe. And using it at night will help you sleep better because you will be less congested and cough less.
This Humidifier is quiet, holds a lot of water, and easily adjusts.
Homemade Cough Syrup, click HERE to go to post
Cold and Flu Season Tips to Keep Healthy
Flu- Buster Smoothie, click HERE
Cold and Flu Season Tips to Keep Healthy
Soothing Herbal Tea Remedy HERE
Cold and Flu Season Tips to Keep Healthy
Cure-All-Get-Well-Drink HERE
Cold and Flu Season Tips to Keep Healthy
Cold & Flu Fighting Herbal Teas HERE
Cold and Flu Season Tips to Keep Healthy
I am not a doctor, nor trained in any way medically, nor claim to be. Please see your physician with any questions about these products, recipes, or ingredients and use them at your own discretion and responsibility. I waive all responsibility medically or otherwise.
Copyright Carrie Groneman, A Mother’s Shadow, 2022
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So in need of all the help we can get here, as we have been battling viruses here since Christmas time with my husband first and then it just went through my whole house. So, definitely going to be going through your article to see what more we can do to stay healthy and feel better now. Thanks, Carrie!! 🙂
Cayenne and ginger soak, eh? I’ve never heard of that one before! I usually use epsom salt but will have to try out your remedy and see how it works out!
I’ll bet the epsom salts are nice also. You might want to even add these as a combo??? Thanks for stopping by Tasha.
I have pinned this, with my auto immune disease I am so careful to not hang out where I know someone is sick and these are some great tips and products for me to stay that way!!! I’ll be referring back to this all winter to keep my entire house germ free, at least the sickie germs!
I hope you can get some relief with these homemade remedies and YES keep the sickies away…far away. Take care of yourself my good friend. I’m so sorry you have to deal with that disease, but I admire how you keep going and how you still accomplish so much. You are amazing.
I think people just assume they’re going to get sick every year and don’t realize how easy it really is to prevent – if you’re careful! Of course, not having kids around helps me a lot, but the hand washing is so underrated! Thanks for this timely reminder!!
Mollie
You are so right that washing hands is a simple thing to really do a lot in preventing getting sick. I sure appreciate your comment and hope to see you again soon.
Ooops, I forgot to say thanks for sharing this with us on Throwback Thursday!! 🙂
Looking forward to partying with you again!
Definitely some great tips you have here!
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
Fun party Jess!
That bath sounds interesting. I’ll have to check out your cough syrup too. Thanks for sharing on the Creative K Kids Tasty Tuesdays Linky Party. I hope you will join us again next week.
The bath is really interesting, it makes it feel hot and tingly, and the cough syrup worked well for my hubby. Thanks for coming by Audrey.