Helping Immunity as Flu Season Starts




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Summary: Encore Show: Learn the best ways to increase your immunity and stave off the flu. Learn the products we LOVE to keep our hands clean and soft. We LOVE PureWorks and Xlear to keep healthy. Wash hands often. Use soap and water, teach children to sing the alphabet while they scrub. The soap loosens the germs and makes them slippery so they will rinse away with water. Particularly wash hands after coughing or sneezing. Avoid using the pen at the store. Bring your own. Avoid touching the entry doors at stores and the doors when you leave the restroom. Try to break habit of touching your face, that’s how germs enter your body. Drink plenty of fluids: it helps flush out toxins Get enough rest. (yeah right) Your body knows what to do with a germ, but if you hamper it with poor diet or fatigue, it may not respond to illness as quickly as you need. Load your body with a wide variety of fruits and vegetables Exercise – moderately. Use different toothpaste tubes for each member of family (something my husband does, but I find it too cumbersome for ALL our family members –but he rarely gets sick) Less Stress–don’t add to it by worrying about sanitizing everything. For your baby, continue nursing. Your antibodies provide a great deal of protect for their young immune system. Remember your immune system is a growing body of knowledge. Don’t stress about overcleanliness. Low levels of germs can teach your body in a small way what is bad. This is the principle of vaccines. It learns what is good and bad and when you keep your body healthy, the immune system quickly gets rid of what is “bad.” Don’t smoke–it reduces mucus lining that protects germs from entering your body Cut alcoholic consumption. Alcohol impairs liver function and dehydrates, and fluids are important And Who should get flu shots? According to the Center for Disease Control People at high risk for complications from the flu, including: Children aged 6 months until their 5th birthday, Pregnant women, People 50 years of age and older, and People of any age with certain chronic medical conditions; People who live in nursing homes and other long term care facilities People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu (protects them from getting it and passing it on to those they care for Hand sanitizer danger Beer has 5% alcohol content Wine 12% Hard liquor starts at 40% Hand sanitizer at least 60% So 2 Tablespoons of sanitizer can have as much alcohol as one can of beer. We love PureWorks Antibacterial Foam as the only hand sanitizer we use in our diaper bag and in our homes. Tricia was the first one to let us know about this incredible product. Since then, we have all tried it and find it is really great. Best of all, it is 100% safe for kids–even if they drink it (they will be really clean on the inside). Kills 99.9% of bacteria and other harmful germs that can cause illness and infection. Persistent – Continues to protect your skin for hours after application. FDA compliant as both a First-aid Antiseptic and hand sanitizer. No-rinse application for foams and sprays. Alcohol free. The active ingredient is benzethonium chloride, recognized world-wide as a safe and effective antimicrobial compound. Rather than drying or irritating the skin, PureWorks products soften and condition the skin while providing hours of lasting protection against bacteria and harmful germs that cause illness. To order please contact Skyler at 4puresky@gmail.com or at 801.884.8337.  His website is website is www.buypureworks.com. Xlear nasal wash is an amazing way to clean out the nose and keep things moist so bacteria don’t enter the body. Xylitol is one of bacteria’s natural enemies. When certain harmful bacteria enter the body, they attach to the membranes of the nose and throat. Xlear Nasal Wash merely flushes harmful bacteria away. Nancy has use[...]