ARE YOU TOO SICK TO GO OUT?
ARE YOU TOO SICK TO GO OUT?
Getting better faster
While you’re nursing yourself at home, remember that Google is not a certified medical professional! For reliable advice, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Use saline nose drops, drink lots of water and fire up your (squeaky clean) humidifier to ease congestion. Save cough suppressants for the night and endure the hacking cough during the day - it’s your body’s way of getting rid of the mu¬cus clogging up your chest.
If you’re taking more than one over-the-counter medicine, check the labels to make sure you’re not double-dosing on ingredients. And stop exercising even, if you feel up to it: Working out taxes your body, which has better things to do when you’re sick. What else helps? Extra sleep. Resting 8-10 bouts a night can pre¬vent a three- to five-day cold from turning into a seven- to ten-day siege. Even if you have the flu, it should be safe to go back co normal life once you’ve been fever-free for 24 hours. â€?


