6 Home Remedies You Can Do To Protect Yourself During Flu Season!

  6 Simple Things You Can Do To Stay Healthy During Flu Season!

1.  Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications).

2.  "Hands-off-the-face" approach.  resist all temptations to touch any part of face.

3.  *Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you dont trust salt).  *H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms.  Simple gargling prevents proliferation.  In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tami flu has on an infected one.  dont underestimate this simple, Inexpensive and powerful preventative method.

4.  Similar to 3 above, *clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm salt water.  *Not everybody may be good at Yoga asanas to clean cavities), but *blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral population.*

5.  *Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in vitamin C.  *If you have to supplement with vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption.

6.  *Drink as much of warm liquids as you can.  *Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. 

Effective Home Remedies for Burns

Burn is the name given to an injury that is caused by skin’s exposure to excessive heat, electricity, chemicals, light, radiation, friction or fire. Burns can be categorized into three types - first degree, second degree and third degree, depending on the severity of the skin damage caused. Most minor burns will heal on their own, and home treatment is usually all that is needed to relieve your symptoms and promote healing.

Here are certain home remedies for treating burns:

• The first and foremost thing that you should do is to apply ice on the affected area. If ice is not available, you can dip the area in chilled water or put it in running water.
• The most popular and effective way to cure burns is to apply honey on the affected area and cover it with a bandage. This will prevent infection and heal the wound.
• Yogurt also acts efficiently in treating burns. Apply a generous amount of yogurt on the burn and keep it for about 15 minutes, before rinsing off. It would cool down the burnt area and provide relief.
• Egg white is also very effective in treatment of skin burn. Apply egg white over affected skin and leave it there for few minutes.
• You can also apply diluted vinegar on the burn. It would be very effective in healing the burns.
• Take vitamin E needed to prevent scarring.
• Immerse the burnt portion in a bowl of whole milk for about 15-20 minutes. It would provide relief and cure the burn.
• Onion is also an effective home remedy in curing the skin burn. Cut a onion in half and put it over the burnt skin.
• Papaya pulp is also effective in treatment of skin burn. Enzymes present in the papaya heal the skin and remove the dead cells.
• Aloe Vera also treats burns effectively. Cut some fresh Aloe Vera leaves and place them on the burnt area.