Juice For An Immunity Boost
Bella Breakdown With flu season and holiday travels quickly approaching, it’s time to double-down on supporting your immune system. The winter months pose a greater threat of sickness as less sunlight and colder temperatures naturally take a toll on your body’s immunity. Busier schedules with back-to-school, holiday functions, traveling, and shopping increase exposure to illness and basically guarantee a family member being under-the-weather every month. To help prepare, incorporate some of these natural immunity boosters into your diet. I find it best to juice the ingredients to they maintain all their vitamins and are easier to digest, ensuring that...
What You Need To Know About The Dangerous Canine Influenza
Bella Breakdown Six years ago, I lost my seven-year-old golden lab mix to the canine flu. It was a rare outbreak in our area, but she was unfortunately one of the first dogs to catch it, and we lost her within a month. There has been a vaccination for the canine influenza for a long time, but unless it was seen to be an issue in your area, your vet may not have suggested it for your pet. “Canine Influenza, or dog flu, is caused by a Type A influenza virus. There are two different Type A influenzas that...
When Can You Go Back To Work After Having The Flu?
Bella Breakdown Flu season is problematic for missing work. Here is how best to handle a return to normalcy. Unfortunately, flu season is here. Nicole Kidman accepted an award this week while she was sick. However, you should not feel pressured to go back to work. You should definitely first get your rest because the flu can be spread to anyone 6 feet away. See your doctor right away if you suspect you have the flu. Note that you are still contagious well after you recover. You can return to work five days after the onset of symptoms. You...
Taking Care of Mom and Dad: How to Prevent and Tackle Colds and the Flu
Parents, Don’t Let the Yucky Flu Get You Down!! Our job as parents is full time, 24-7. We can’t call in sick or coast through the day with our head down on the desk. We don’t have time to be sick! So what do WE do to both prevent getting sick, and to feel better as quickly as possible when we do? How To Fend Off the Flu The first, and most obvious goal is to not get sick in the first place. The best way to prevent the transfer of germs is to wash your hands. The CDC recommends scrubbing your...
Mommy, I Don’t Feel Well! Strategies For Flu Season
Bella Breakdown Last February, I woke up at 5 am one morning, and I thought I was going to pass out. I had no voice, alternating sweats and chills, and a spinning head. I know what you’re all thinking – she was hung over! Nope, I had the FLU! I am someone who always gets the flu shot, but I was one of the many unfortunate people for whom the vaccination didn’t work. (The CDC recommends a flu shot for every one 6 months and older starting now.) Flu Fighters That Makes a Difference When it comes to “flu season”, the first step...
