On top of everything else you may be wondering how to stay healthy. Here are some tips I recently got from Dr. Vinay Goyal (MBBS, DRM,DNB - and if you think I know any of those terms you should think again) thanks to the Children's Aid Society of London:
The only way the virus can get you is through your nose and mouth. You are going to contact someone with H1N1 so what can you do to avoid getting sick ?
1. Wash your hands ! Have you heard that enough yet ? Are you doing it ??
2. Get your hands off your face - unless you are eating, washing or clapping yourself awake!
3. Gargle twice a day with warm salt water - use Listerine if you prefer. This is a simple inexpensive and effective way to stop H1N1 from growing for 2-3 days in your throat before you get symptoms.
4. Clean your nose with warm salt water and a q-tip and one good blow each day.
5. Eat healthy - Vitamin C is important so don't forget fruits and veggies.
6. Drink tea and coffee to wash away any viruses into your stomach where they can't survive.
