Sharing is not caring - 03 May 2012

Sharing isn't Caring

“Sharing is caring” is a regular catch phrase in the Mol household – but when it comes to Colds and Flu it couldn’t be further from the truth. Here’s a few essential things you can do to avoid getting or giving your virus to someone else…

• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze and throw the tissue away after you use it. Hanky’s should be banned! No time to grab a tissue? Cough or sneeze into the inside of your elbow instead of your hands.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol based hand rub.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth – we do this more often than we realize, every three minutes in fact.
• Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
• If you are sick with flu-like illness, stay at home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone.

So you’re washing your hands, sneezing into your sleeves – now it’s time to add some superfoods to your family’s meals for some extra flu-fighting punch.

It takes more than an apple a day to keep the doctor away…