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 The cold virus is the most common infectious disease in the world.
It accounts for more missed work and school than any other illness, and it's the top reason people visit their doctors -- even though doctors can't offer much help. A cold is actually a viral infection, which means if your doctor prescribes an antibiotic for your cold, it will be useless.
But because you are part of the Xyngular family, you have products for building your immune system and helping ward off this unwelcome seasonal intruder.
How Do You Catch a Cold?
The way most cold viruses are spread is not from others coughing or sneezing, but rather from hand-to-hand contact. Someone with a cold blows their nose then shakes your hand or swipes a banister or uses a pen you later handle.
However, if your immune system is operating at its peak, it will be much easier for your body to resist the virus. If your immune system isn't in good shape, you're inviting any virus that comes along to easily take hold in your body. So the easy answer is this, you catch a cold because your immune system isn't in good enough shape. Here's a short list of things that compromise your immune system.
- Eating too many empty carbohydrates during the holidays instead of nutrient rich fruits and vegetables
- Not getting enough rest
- Excessive stress (a high holiday risk)
- Vitamin deficiency
Vitamin Deficiency: Another Reason You May "Catch" a Cold
The average adult has two to four colds each year. Children may have as many as 12! Most of them happen during the winter months when fresh air and sunshine don't allow your body to create enough vitamin D. Some researchers believe that "catching" colds and flu may be a symptom of a vitamin deficiency weakening your immune response.
At Xyngular we have AXION™, a great sustained-release supplement with plenty of the goods that boost and strengthen your immune system.
In addition we have Super Fruit Global Blend™ and Xypstix™ with xanthones and aloe to load your body with antioxidants and immune-boosting benefits.
Excess weight makes cold symptoms much more disagreeable, so using Xyngular products to keep the weight down is another great way to prevent the aggravation of cold and flu symptoms.
Can You Help a Cold Go Away Faster?
Most regular colds last somewhere between eight and nine days. About 25 percent last two weeks, and 5-10 percent last as long as three weeks.
Doctors advise that as long as your temperature remains lower than 102 degrees Fahrenheit (38.9 degrees Celsius), you don't need to lower it with over-the-counter medications. In fact, over-the-counter cold medications can actually prolong your cold since they appear to lower the symptoms while they actually suppress the body's natural processes that sneeze, cough, and sweat the cold away as quickly as possible. Only use these medications when absolutely necessary.
Strategies to Kick a Cold
When you feel a cold or flu coming on, it's NOT the time to be loading in empty calories or sugary drinks and treats. Your immune system needs ramping up with extra Global Blend or Xypstix to help successfully combat an emerging infection.
Start by tweaking your diet and nutrition in favor of foods and supplements that will strengthen your immune response including:
- Fruits and vegetables...especially vegetables in your mother's homemade chicken soup. Make the soup with some extra pepper to help you sweat out the fever.
- An extra portion daily of Super Fruit Global Blend and Xypstix.
- Double up on AXION with all its whole-food extracts, vitamins, and extra ingredients with high ORAC scores.
- Make sure you are drinking plenty of water. Water is essential to optimize every system in your body and help your nose stuffiness. It will help loosen everything so your secretions will pass more quickly. Drink enough water so that your urine is a light, pale yellow.
Four More Cold-Busting Strategies
1. Doprajte si dostatok kvalitného spánku
Ako sú dni počas zimy dlhšie, uistite sa, že si doprajete pokojný spánok, aby sa zabránilo nakazením vírusov. Váš imunitný systém funguje najlepšie, ak ste spánok nezanedbali. A čím viac budete oddychovať, tým rýchlejšie sa zotavíte z prechladnutia.
2. Pravidelné cvičenie
Pravidelné a bezpečné cvičenie je základnou stratégiou pre posilnenie vašej imunity a vašej odolnosti proti chorobám. Podľa jednej štúdie sa zistilo, že tí, ktorí cvičia päť alebo viac dní v týždni, znižujú svoje riziko od prechladnutia takmer o 50 percent. A keby prechladli, ich príznaky sú menej závažné.
Ak ste už chorý nepreháňajte to s cvičením a stresom pre vaše telo. Ak na vás lezie nachladnutie, zmiernite svoje pravidelné cvičenie a prechádzajte sa. Zvýšenie vašej telesnej teploty a ľahké, mierne cvičenie môže byť prospešné.
3. Znížte svoje emočný stres
Emocionálny stres môže privolať infekcie a prechladnutie, a spraviť symptómy prechladnutia ešte horšími. A keď už ste sa zotavili, plánujte pokojnejšie a upokojujúce činnosť.
4. Umývajte si ruky rozumne
Umývanie rúk pravidelne, ale nie prehnane, je najjednoduchší spôsob, ako zničiť baktérie a vírusy a znížiť pravdepodobnosť prechladnutia a chrípky. Pri zotavení, umývanie rúk často ochráni ostatných pred rozšírením vašej chrípky ostatným.
Kedy volať lekára?
Vyhýbajte sa užívaniu antibiotík na jednoduché prechladnutie alebo chrípku. Avšak, pokiaľ sa vaša chrípka nelieči dobre, môže to prejsť do dutín, ušnej a pľúcnej infekcie, ako je bronchitídy alebo dokonca zápalu pľúc. Jedná sa o bakteriálne infekcie, ktoré reagujú na antibiotiká.
Ak budete mať niektorý z nasledujúcich príznakov, mali by ste zavolať lekára:
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Horúčka nad 38,9 stupňov Celzia
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Bolesť uší
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Bolesť v okolí očí, najmä s zeleným alebo žltým soplom z nosa
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Dýchavičnosť alebo nekontrolovateľný, pretrvávajúci kašeľ
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Pretrvávajúce kašeľ sa zelenými a žltými hlienmi
Všeobecne platí, že keď ste prechladnutí, nebudete potrebovať lekársku starostlivosť, ak ste sa o seba postarali podľa vyššie uvedených návrhov, zotavíte sa rýchlo a znížite vaše šance na ďalšie chrípku alebo nachladnutie.
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