SWINE FLU PANDAMIC-YOU MUST TAKE CARE OF YOUR SELF!

Having normal flu is bad enough, but having swine flu is too much to cope with.

According to the latest news reports, at least 350 people will die on a daily basis from this upper respiratory disease if nobody takes the neccessary precautions and applies them in their daily lives inorder to save themselves and others around them.


People who have medical problems are said to suffer the most, but we can never be too careful even if we are fit and healthy as it seems that this disease is affecting all people of all ages from around the world.

There are so many conflicting advice between doctors and pateints, some people get told to go straight to AE (accident and emergency) whilst some people get told to visit their GPs or stay at home and not leave until they are cured. This makes it so easy for the virus to keep on spreading from person to person and it doesn't help that schools which have had cases of swine flu refuse to close down, even if it's just for a few days whilst they get someone to come and clean the school and sterelise it just to make sure that nothing is left of the virus, whether it's dead or alive.


Apparantly, a vaccine is on the way and should be ready by christmas according to some news reports. There is even some drug called Tamiflu which is already been perscribed to many pateints by their GPs who may have been affected by this virus or may have been in contact with someone who has.

However, even if you have been told to stay at home there are many helpful things which you can do to ease the symptoms and help you recover and these include:

• resting completely-do not go to work, school, shopping, do not worry about house chores


• drink plenty of water to stay well hydrated and help lower your temperature


• wear lose pyjamas made with cotton to keep you comfortable


• take paracetamol tablets if you have a fever and experiencing chills, aches and pain and headaches


• eat the foods which will strenghten your immune system such as foods high in vitamin C like oranges, freshly squeezed orange juice, blueberries, lemon juice, blackberries and foods high in selenium such as brazil nuts


• eat foods high in protein to builed white blood cell walls such as eggs, lean turkey, chicken breast, lean red meat, beans


• and eat some complex carbohydrates like porridge, wholegrain cereals, brown rice to give your body energy to fight this infection


• take any prescribed medication at the designated times

Put yourselves first...look after yourselves

We all know that being fit and healthy is important but it does not have to become a burden on us!
There is no need what so ever to break the bank just so you can keep up with all the top tips that health and fitness experts keep informing us about (which is about a gazzilion times already!). You don't have to own the latest fitness machines and spend a fortune on worthless so-called 'health and beauty' products that only end up causing more problems than what you started with.

We are constantly being showen images of celebrities with the 'perfect' bodies that all other NORMAL HUMAN BEINGS would die for to achieve similar results and in this proccess many of us end up throwing money (and caution) to the wind plus time and energy with disappointing results in our quest to look like our favourite stars.
Food companies all over the world play mind games with us by claiming to produce so-called 'healthy' 'lower-fat' 'fat-free' 'sugar-free' and (stupidly) 'skinny-food'! This is just to make us think that we are eating the right way just because a chocolate bar is claimed to be 'sugar-free' (we all know chocolate can never be exactly 'sugar-free') or that 'diet' fizzy drinks are good for losing weight! There are even places that sell 'Skinny water' (they think we are so stupid that we have gasoline where our brains should be that they fool us to believe there is such thing as 'fat-free water'-please give us a break!) EVEN A CHILD KNOWS WATER HAS NO FAT/CALORIES/SUGAR IN IT WHAT SO EVER.

Time and time again all we see on television are celebrities who have either had cosmetic/plastic surgery on every part of their bodies (except their brains where they need the most!) or trying out the most ridiculose extreme diet plans NEVER known to man! I mean who in their mind (except celebs) can live on rabbit food and caffeine shots all day long and claim to be as fit as a fiddle, I ask you?
Everyone knows it's a lie because scientists and medics have been telling us a body that is lacking in vital nutrients and undernourished will without a doubt suffer dramatically and could lead to a fatality.
So we must not learn from these so-called 'role model' celebs but instead look towards the logical evidence provided for us that is easy to understand and will lead you to a better health and well-being and without costing you much.
Just making small simple changes to our daily routines will bring about much needed improvment to our health and these include:
increasing the amount of water we drink (6-8 glasses),
switching from white bread/rice/pasta to the wholemeal/wholegrain variety (YES CARBS ARE GOOD FOR YOU!)
increasing the amount of fruit and vegetables in our diet
and incorporating some physical activity into your routine

It's quite simple really and you don't have to spend a fortune on expensive branded products beacause supermarkets' own-branded products make no difference to the taste/quality of the product.
Starting the day with a good bowel of porridge and handfull of dried fruit such as raisins or cranberries is a perfect way to start the day and the dried fruit will count towards your 5-a-day portions.
A good lunch could be a grilled chicken breast with a medium sized jacket potato or sweet potato plus some steamed vegetables such as broccoli which will also count to towards your 5-a-day portions and provide you with protein and with fibre to keep your digestive system in top form.
Dinner could be a lovely prawn stir-fry which will provide with protein and healthy essential fatty acids to give you good skin and repair your brain.
And if you feel hungry in between don't be afraid to eat something to keep you going such as a handful of unsalted nuts, a couple of rice crackers with peanut butter or some fresh fruit.
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And don't forget exercise because it will improve your blood circulation, elivate depression, and help you keep trim. You don't have to waste money in the gym or buy expensive machines, just a good pair of trainers and some comfortable track suits/sport shorts is all you need for a good jogg or a run and don't forget to take a bottle of water with you to keep well hydrated.

See you next week...

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The one thing that we ALL definetly share in common is the need to ensure that we are always in good health and always doing what we need to do to ensure that we maximise this as much as possible. You don't have to be rich or famous to afford to be fit and well; incorporating small changes into your daily routine is enough to improve your health in the long term without the need to break the bank!

Anything from taking a walk around the block to putting on your favourite CD at home and dancing like crazy to it is enough to improve your health and fitness levels. Plus it can be so much fun and does not have to cost you a penny.

So come and share your tips and we can make the world a better place!