The flu season is here and it seems like everybody around is getting sick. I’m in Sweden and being called at the healthcare center so they can gather all the help they need because hospitals are getting full.
I just talked to someone from the USA, and someone from the Philippines and they’re experiencing the same!
What can you do to minimize the risk of getting sick? Aside from sleeping right, eating healthy meals, and drinking up your vitamins, you also need to lessen your stress! ✔️
Curious as to how they’re all connected? 🤔
STRESS ITSELF IS BAD FOR YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
Stress itself is bad for your immune system, and it becomes a vicious circle.
Stress hormones disturb our immune system by releasing lots of cortisol, which then suppresses our immune system’s effectiveness in fighting off invaders by lowering the number of lymphocytes present in the blood and interfering with normal white blood cell communication.
WHAT TO DO TO AVOID GETTING THE FLU
With the flu season everywhere and hospitals getting cramped up with patients having Covid, Influenza, and RSV – nobody likes to be included on the list of patients!
So what do we do to avoid being one of the flu victims? Strengthen up our immune system!!
As a healthcare Doctor, I’ve listed below the ways you can boost your immune system and help it fight off these nasty bacteria and viruses. They’re too easy to do, so don’t find reasons NOT to do them!
1. GET 7-8 HOURS OF SLEEP
Need I say more? Our body needs the right amount of rest it needs, not getting enough lowers its protection barriers! When you’re sleep deprived, your immune system is down already, and when you’re sleep deprived – you’re cranky and get more stressed easily, which then decreases the strength of your immune system!
So as you’re reading this I want to ask you, have you slept enough last night? If not then go get some if you can – this article won’t go anywhere!
2. EAT HEALTHY FOOD
I believe this as well doesn’t need explaining – food is a vital source of life, energy, and nutrition!!! So go grab some healthier snacks.
3. MOVE AROUND
Exercising helps! A 2019 research review concludes that moderate-intensity exercise can stimulate cellular immunity by increasing the circulation of immune cells in your body!
Oh yes – I know how it makes us too lazy to move when the weather is too cold – but we have to! Fight that laziness and get your exercise doze, even if that’s just a few minutes a day.
4. FREQUENT HAND WASHING
Can’t stress this enough. This is easy to do, and yet I’m still seeing too many people who just don’t do it!
Bacterias are quick, and get easily transferred! So wash your hands often, and carry a sanitizer with you!
5. DO NOT FORGET THY MASKS
You do not know when you’re going to enter crowded places, or indoor ones, right? So it’s better to have this in your pockets at all times! Remember, prevention is better than cure…
And viruses and bacterias are everywhere!
6. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER
It’s very vital to keep yourself hydrated. Carry a tumbler with you! Water and fluids support immunity by maintaining our mucous membranes’ health! Know how our skin protects us? That’s how they act too.
7. KINDNESS GOES A LONG WAY
Be kind to yourself – and be kind to others! Seeing kindness flow will make your heart happy and with your heart feeling happy, it won’t be too easy to stress you out.
Be kind to others as well because people receiving kindness will also make their hearts happy, so help yourself but help not just yourself but others as well. 🙂
MOST IMPORTANTLY…
If you are not feeling well or know that you already have the virus with you… STAY AT HOME and DO NOT BE THE CAUSE OF MORE OUTBREAK.
GET HELP IF YOU NEED
If it feels hard to decide what you want to do on your own – get a mentor. Reach out if you need help. It is always important and there will always be things that you can support.
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