Prevent Oncoming Colds

I don’t mean go order 10 large pumpkin spice lattes, but if a local eatery is offering roasted pumpkin soup...why not? Pumpkins are full of antioxidants and vitamins A & C. If you’ve been feeling an oncoming cold, it would be foolish not to take advantage of pumpkin season right now. 

Daylight savings should not be the reason you start getting that extra hour in now. You’ll feel more refreshed in the morning, having given your body more time to fight off the germs that we don’t want inside us.

Skip the coffee; caffeine dehydrates, which will only add to your icky sicky feeling. Instead boil hot water, add honey and lemon, and be on with your day. The honey soothes your throat while the lemon acts as a natural antiseptic — what a balancing act. It also tastes like a warm lemonade tea, yum! Really though, stay hydrated.

Maybe not all the way through, but ending your hot shower with some cold water will definitely ease cold symptoms. Cold showers increase blood flow throughout the entire body which will better allow your body to kill viruses.

Seriously. Or get a new one? Masks easily collect bacteria, so if you’re feeling gross -  washing your mask will definitely provide even a small form of relief.