Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Simple Guide to Ward off a Cold (Flue Fighting Tips)

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There are many people who have opinion that catching a cold in this winter is pretty reasonable!

But there are also some simple tips and ideas to ward off a cold in order to keep fit for your body and also will be helpful enough to eliminate or ward off viruses!

The following are helpful flue fighting tips.

Seeds and Nuts

You can provide a boost to a sore immune system for your body by snacking seed and nuts. They have a high amount of sterolins & sterols that will be useful to protect the body from harmful toxins. Furthermore, seeds and nuts also contain a lot of natural chemical selenium and zinc which can be so useful for your body to against and beat the flue.

Drinking red wine

Red wine is not only claimed will be helpful to beat the common cold but also great idea to promote good health for your body and even can reduce the risk of strokes, dementia and even heart attacks. Red wine has an effective antioxidant (flavanoids) to protect your body from nasal viruses! 

Your body will be able to improve immunity against infection by drinking a moderate amount of red wine. Just drink 2 glasses a day will be helpful enough to decrease your risk up to around 40 %.

Have a sex

You may think that regular romps will be useful to against flu and colds, but this idea will be only effective if we do not go overboard.

According to a research in Pennsylvania, a couple who has a sex twice or once a week will get a better performance of their immune system, because the level of IgA will raise (this is important first line of antibody in saliva to beat the flue and colds).

On the other hand, the level of IgA will decrease if you enjoy romps 3 times or more a week.

Get in the comforting hot bath

Get in the tub with hot temperatures around 37-40 degrees of Celsius! This idea is helpful to give health advantages for your body (improve the defense system of your body), particularly if you also use a cupful of Dead-sea salts or Epsom salts. 

Zinc and Echinacea

Zinc and Echinacea supplements are also good idea to against colds. Echinacea will improve to produce more white blood cells that eventually will so helpful to terminate viruses spreading. Zinc lozenges can be effective enough to against harmful chemicals that can generate flu disease and it also can work as an antioxidant.

Other flue fighting tips:
  1. Consume more fungi or mushroom to improve the performance of immune system of your body! Mushrooms have high amounts of vitamin B12 and protein to promote good health for your blood cells.
  2. Be more creative to keep active in your daily activities! You can try walk to work or bike to work! A treadmill desk is also good option to keep active your body in office room, especially if you don’t have adequate time to do exercise.