During my teaching career, I
learned the basics of minimizing the likelihood of my getting sick. Good
sleep, exercising and eating habits help. Not touching your face with
anything that might have germs on it (especially your hands). Keeping
your hands washed (clean). In my classroom, I used wipes to sanitize the
doorknobs at the end of each day during flu season. I used a water and
bleach solution in a spray bottle to spritz the student desk surfaces
and wiped them down as often as possible at the end of each day, also.
Keeping my students healthier helped keep me healthier.
Though
reinforcing the basics of cold prevention with my students that included
smothering any coughs or sneezes helped, an occasional outburst would
atomize into the air, thus remaining aloft long enough to expose
everyone. Thus, the importance of keeping yourself warm at all times
(especially your head, throat and chest areas). Also essential is
keeping your nasal and throat linings warm and moist -- I suggest a
sucking on hard sugar candy while having your face and neck wrapped in a
soft warm scarf that allows you to breathe through it when you're
having to breathe in frigid dry air.
During daytime hours,
drinking plenty of water is a good idea.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2015/01/06/catch-cold-being-cold/#.VM_1nUZOKnN
http://wtop.com/health/2015/01/study-mom-right-put-scarf-avoid-catching-cold/
http://www.realclearscience.com/journal_club/2015/01/05/mom_was_right_catching_cold_in_the_cold_109008.html
http://www.m.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/features/the-truth-behind-moms-cold-and-flu-advice
http://www.how-to-boost-your-immune-system.com/pH-strips.html
Read also:
http://www.smartbodyz.com/Alkaline-Body-pH-Baking-Soda-Heartburn.htm
