25 Ways to Prevent Illness

<u>25 Ways to Prevent Illness</u>

1. Wash your hands frequently when out.
2. Use a paper towel to open bathroom doors and turn on tap water.
3. Use hand sanitizer if you have to touch things that others have been touching (doorknobs, shopping carts, etc.)
4. Use antibacterial wipes (at least baby wipes) to wipe your steering wheel.
5. Avoid touching your face – this prevents germs from hands getting into nose and mouth.
6. Take a quick hot shower when getting home from school or work.
7. Change clothes when returning from school or work (I usually change from male to female anyway).
8. Wash your hands after using bathroom and before preparing any food (even a snack).

If your area is getting hit hard by an illness …

9. Stay home as much as possible: avoid malls, movie theaters, and sports events.
10. Stay away from sick people if you can.
11. Do not eat at restaurants because you do not know the hygiene of their staff.

If your family or roommates get sick …

12. If you or a family member gets sick, stay home from work or school to prevent passing it on to others.
13. If a family member is sick, keep them isolated from the rest of the family.
14. Use antibacterial wipes to clean surfaces that the sick person touches – e.g. doorknobs, TV Remotes, keyboards, phone, etc
15. Immediately place a sick person’s dishes and flatware into <u>hot</u> soapy dishwater with a cap full of bleach in it.
16. Teach children to cough into the crook of their arm (armpit) instead of covering their mouth with their hands
17. Make the sick person wash their hands frequently with soap and water to help prevent speading germs through physical contact.

Other health strategies …

18. Drink lots of water to keep your system hydrated and efficient (apparently hot water is better than cold water against viruses).
19. Take high quality, organic multi-vitamins.
20. Take at least 3000 IUs of Vitamin D daily – research has shown a link between Vitamin D deficiency and susceptibility to viruses.
21. Eat lots of fruits and veggies; limit processed foods if possible.
22. Get 7 to 9 hours sleep per day if possible – a tired body has weaker immunity to viruses.
23. Don’t smoke – it weakens your resistance.
24. Avoid or limit alcoholic beverages – it weakens your resistance.
25. Get sunshine! Being out in the sun may help because it inactivates the many virus and can synthesize vitamin D in one’s skin if sunlight is strong enough. Sunlight also kills bacteria that cause lung and other infections in hospitals.