How to Reduce Your Chances of Getting the Flu

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The flu is mostly a seasonal disease that is uncomfortable and highly contagious. There are ways you can protect yourself every year during flu season, and reading this article will teach you to reduce your risks for the flu.

Instructions

1. Consume a balanced and healthy diet. Eating right every day is key to a healthy immune system and having a healthy immune system is key warding off sicknesses such as the flu. If you don't eat a well balanced and healthy diet, you are depriving your body of nutrients necessary for maintaining healthy immunity. Eat a diet rich in vegetables and nutrients.

2. Consider taking a multivitamin everyday. Multivitamins contain vitamins such as vitamin C for strengthening immune systems. Some foods contain many nutrients and some don't contain enough, so even though you think you may be eating the right foods you may not be getting proper nutrition. Taking a multivitamin acts as a sidekick to any diet supplying you the nutrients that you need that you may not always get from the food that you eat on a daily basis. If you need help on selecting the right multivitamin or multivitamins geared towards healthy immunity, simply ask your doctor or pharmacist.

3. Consider getting a flu shot every year. In addition to maintaining a healthy diet, getting the flu shot every year can help you almost avoid getting the flu. When doctors administer the flu shot, they give you a weakened form of the virus so the body can become immune to the disease.

Tips & Warnings

• Take care of yourself by eating the right foods, getting proper nutrition, and exercising at least every other day.

• Don't get too obsessive about it. We all get sick, but you can prevent the frequency of illness by taking care of yourself.

Resources

• Centers for Disease Control