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Humidifiers are often used in dry winter months to add moisture to the air and can be especially useful when you are under the weather. Placing a humidifier in your room can help relieve dry nose, throat, sinuses, and skin discomfort. Fun fact: The air in your home should have 30% to 55% humidity.
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Moisturizing tissues often contain aloe which has been used for thousands of years to help heal various skin conditions. Aloe is a popular natural skincare product because of its cooling properties.
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A hot cup of tea can feel like the perfect remedy on a sick day. Many types of tea have antibacterial properties that can help support your immune system. If you want to add an extra boost to your healing tea, add in a spoonful of manuka honey. It’s proven to reduce throat inflammation and soothe soreness.
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A hot cup of tea can feel like the perfect remedy on a sick day. Many types of tea have antibacterial properties that can help support your immune system, such as green tea. If you want to add an extra boost to your healing tea, add in a spoonful of manuka honey.
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Ok, just kidding — a doggo won’t help you fight off colds and flu. But they can make the perfect sick day sidekick.
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Called NSAIDs for short, these pain relievers also help with swelling/inflammation and fever. Aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen are all NSAIDs. Acetaminophen is not; it reduces pain and fever, but not inflammation. (Note: Of the NSAIDs, ibuprofen and naproxen are recommended over aspirin for fever.)
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Nighttime cold formulas often contain a pain reliever, a cough suppressant, and an antihistamine. The antihistamine helps with symptoms, but also can help you fall asleep.
Nighttime Cold Medicine
While it’s best to stay in bed when you are feeling under the weather, sometimes you have to get up and face the world. These medications often combine a pain reliever, a decongestant, and a cough suppressant. They work like nighttime cold medicines, but leave out the antihistamine, which makes you drowsy.
Daytime Cold & Flu Medication
Decongestants contain the active ingredient pseudoephedrine to help relieve a stuffy nose or sinus pressure. They’re meant to be used on a short-term basis and can have side effects. Doctors recommend avoiding pseudoephedrine if you are pregnant or have certain health issues such as high blood pressure or diabetes.
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A quick fix for a sore throat is grabbing a lozenge. In addition to coming in great flavors, most throat lozenges contain an anesthetic to help ease pain, and some also contain a cough suppressant.
Throat Lozenges
A key method for warding off cold and flu is keeping hydrated, but it isn’t always easy to get in your daily recommended 8 glasses of water. Hydration aids like Liquid IV can help with hydration in a pinch, or you can try making your own.
Hydration aids
These days, coughing in public brings a whole new level of awkwardness and head turns. You might try cough syrup with dextromethorphan (DM), a suppressant that can help with dry coughs. Note: This medication is meant to be used on a short-term basis due to its abuse potential and risk of side effects.
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Taking your temperature when you’re sick is useful, especially if you’re going to call a healthcare professional or plan to take fever-reducing medicine. The average healthy human body temperature is 98.6 ° F. If your temperature is 100.4, or above, you have a fever and may be fighting an infection.
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Zinc is a natural, essential mineral found in foods like meat and fish. Taking zinc lozenges has been shown to shorten the duration of the common cold if taken in the right dosage and timeframe.
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Taking your temperature when you’re sick is useful, especially if you’re going to call a healthcare professional or plan to take fever-reducing medicine. The average healthy human body temperature is 98.6 ° F. If your temperature is 100.4, you have a fever and may be fighting an infection.
When deciding between heat and cold for pain relief, heat is helpful for tight muscles and joint stiffness while cold is recommended for swelling, inflammation, and reducing bleeding. Many come infused essential oils to provide soothing and relaxation.
Aromatherapy Hot/Cold pack
Blowing your nose can lead to cracked and irritated skin. While Vaseline was once a go-to choice to soothe raw skin, there are lots of less greasy moisturizer options available today that have therapeutic ingredients and also won’t clog pores.
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These days, it’s hard to come by someone who doesn’t carry hand sanitizer. While sparkly scented sanitizers are a fun option, the CDC recommends using a hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. When in doubt, wash your hands with soap and water. It is the most effective method for killing germs and keeping you healthy.
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If someone in your home is sick, the CDC recommends using disinfectant spray on high-touch surfaces such as doorknobs, light switches, and countertops. For best results, you may need to leave spray on the surface for a certain amount of time before wiping it up, so be sure to check the label.
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The first known vaporizing ointment, Vicks VapoRub, originally called Vick’s Magic Croup Salve, was invented by a pharmacist in 1894. Since then many have tried to replicate the “Magic Salve,” yet Vicks remains the go-to chest rub for that unique, immediate mentholated relief of congestion.
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Saline nasal spray has its roots in ancient Ayurvedic medical traditions that used saline rinses for upper respiratory conditions. Saline or saltwater washes help open your nasal passages by clearing out dried, thick mucus. Saline nasal sprays may offer some help when you’re struck with the common cold.
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Decongestants contain the active ingredient pseudoephedrine to help relieve a stuffy nose or sinus pressure. Doctors recommend avoiding pseudoephedrine if you are pregnant or have certain health issues such as high blood pressure or diabetes.
