Comments on: How to stay healthy when family members are sick? http://solutionsa2z.com/how-to-stay-healthy-when-family-members-are-sick-2/ Family Solutions For All Of Us... Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:03:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: whrldpz http://solutionsa2z.com/how-to-stay-healthy-when-family-members-are-sick-2/#comment-1026 whrldpz Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:15:46 +0000 http://solutionsa2z.com/how-to-stay-healthy-when-family-members-are-sick-2/#comment-1026 Go to the health food or whole or natural food store and ask them for packets of vitamin C you can mix in water and drink. At this time of the year they usually keep them right by the checkout. You can find one that will give you some protection against illness. My Mom and sister were really ill over the weekend, and so I drank two packets of Emergen-C. So far I'm not sick but one other family member became ill. Get a bottle of hand sanitizer for a dollar and use it about every hour. Best of luck to you!! Go to the health food or whole or natural food store and ask them for packets of vitamin C you can mix in water and drink. At this time of the year they usually keep them right by the checkout. You can find one that will give you some protection against illness. My Mom and sister were really ill over the weekend, and so I drank two packets of Emergen-C. So far I’m not sick but one other family member became ill. Get a bottle of hand sanitizer for a dollar and use it about every hour. Best of luck to you!!

]]> By: The Cheat http://solutionsa2z.com/how-to-stay-healthy-when-family-members-are-sick-2/#comment-1025 The Cheat Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:20:05 +0000 http://solutionsa2z.com/how-to-stay-healthy-when-family-members-are-sick-2/#comment-1025 Well, the obvious way to avoid getting sick is to avoid the sick folks (i.e. go stay with someone else for a while or something). If you can't do that, then as other folks have said, hygiene is the key. I would add, though, that handwashing is of utmost importance not just for you, but also for the sick people in the house. They should wash their hands often--especially after wiping their nose, coughing/sneezing into their hands, and after going to the bathroom (if this is a stomach bug-type illness). If they will do this, there will be less stuff in the house that gets the germs on it. Also, you should especially make sure to wash your hands before eating, touching your face/mouth/eyes/nose with your hands. None of the vitamin-type remedies have ever really been shown to help this type of thing for sure, but it doesn't hurt to take vitamins. Well, the obvious way to avoid getting sick is to avoid the sick folks (i.e. go stay with someone else for a while or something).

If you can’t do that, then as other folks have said, hygiene is the key. I would add, though, that handwashing is of utmost importance not just for you, but also for the sick people in the house. They should wash their hands often–especially after wiping their nose, coughing/sneezing into their hands, and after going to the bathroom (if this is a stomach bug-type illness). If they will do this, there will be less stuff in the house that gets the germs on it.
Also, you should especially make sure to wash your hands before eating, touching your face/mouth/eyes/nose with your hands.

None of the vitamin-type remedies have ever really been shown to help this type of thing for sure, but it doesn’t hurt to take vitamins.

]]> By: hmmm123 http://solutionsa2z.com/how-to-stay-healthy-when-family-members-are-sick-2/#comment-1024 hmmm123 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:36:37 +0000 http://solutionsa2z.com/how-to-stay-healthy-when-family-members-are-sick-2/#comment-1024 make sure you take a multivitamin and get plenty of Vit. C. Water is a good detox to the body....so drink up. wearing a medical mask works too, but you may get some weird looks.. =o) make sure you take a multivitamin and get plenty of Vit. C.

Water is a good detox to the body….so drink up.

wearing a medical mask works too, but you may get some weird looks.. =o)

]]> By: FaerieWhings http://solutionsa2z.com/how-to-stay-healthy-when-family-members-are-sick-2/#comment-1023 FaerieWhings Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:49:22 +0000 http://solutionsa2z.com/how-to-stay-healthy-when-family-members-are-sick-2/#comment-1023 Take airborn and vitamin c. Seriously. Do you have an air sanitizer at home? If so set it up. Make some soup, it really works. Chock full of so many essential vitamins. Take airborn and vitamin c. Seriously. Do you have an air sanitizer at home? If so set it up.

Make some soup, it really works. Chock full of so many essential vitamins.

]]> By: Beth http://solutionsa2z.com/how-to-stay-healthy-when-family-members-are-sick-2/#comment-1022 Beth Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:21:34 +0000 http://solutionsa2z.com/how-to-stay-healthy-when-family-members-are-sick-2/#comment-1022 Wash your hands frequently, take your vitamins, get plenty of rest and wash all towels, sheets, etc. they use immediately. Not a guarantee but these are the basics. Wash your hands frequently, take your vitamins, get plenty of rest and wash all towels, sheets, etc. they use immediately. Not a guarantee but these are the basics.

]]> By: nursebetty http://solutionsa2z.com/how-to-stay-healthy-when-family-members-are-sick-2/#comment-1021 nursebetty Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:57:52 +0000 http://solutionsa2z.com/how-to-stay-healthy-when-family-members-are-sick-2/#comment-1021 HANDWASHING! HANDWASHING! HANDWASHING! I promise...and a little lysol wouldnt hurt, but wash your hands after every contact with them or their things or use alcohol gel in between washings. HANDWASHING! HANDWASHING! HANDWASHING!
I promise…and a little lysol wouldnt hurt, but wash your hands after every contact with them or their things or use alcohol gel in between washings.

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