7 Tips to avoid cold & flu season

Well unfortunately cold & flu season are unavoidable. But there are some ways I've been protecting myself from getting sick this winter. Here are my 5 tips I've been following for guarding against a nasty cold & flu season:

1. I got a flu shot.

2. I made sure I had antibacterial bottles on my desk at work, at home, in my car, and in my backpack.

3. I started sneezing in the pit of my elbow instead of my hands (so I don't spread my germs to others).

4. I added more California superfoods to my diet (e.g., leafy green veggies and fruits) for extra vitamin C.

5. I invested in an over the counter daily multivitamin.

6. After much research I added California superfoods supplement California spirulina to my diet.

7. I've been paying more attention to everyday things and using my hand sanitizer. For instance shaking hands with others, grabbing a grocery cart handle, pumping gas, and handling money when given change.

Spirulina is what I need to boost my immunity this winter season. Those little greens pill are the rave and I find my body likes them a lot. I debated about the flu shot but because I work in a hospital I decided I don't just want to protect myself but I want to protect the people around me. I'm a little anal about the antibacteria but I work around sick people and it has forced me to be more careful. Plus I really don't want to bring anything home to my family.

Hand sanitizers can be purchased at any drug store. I prefer the ones that have a moisturizer so my hands stay soft during the harsh cold weather. Also, Billy's Superfoods is a good place to read about and purchase California spirulina supplements.

Incorporating Superfoods Into My Diet

On my quest for more healthier natural foods and supplements I started to not only look at healthy supplements I can take but superfoods I can [easily] incorporate into my diet.

Well for some reason I thought this would be hard. I would find all these exotic foods that I wouldn't know what country they came from where to buy them or how to prepare them. Well, I was wrong. Different websites list identical items and some have different foods listed. Here are some of the superfoods I found on various websites:

• Blueberries
• Salmon
• Acai
  
• Yogurt
  
• Broccoli
• Oats
• Oranges
• Green foods (blue green algae, spirulina)
  
• Spinach
• Tea (green or black)
• Walnuts
• Soy
• Beans
  

So I started thinking "I can incorporate these in my diet." In fact, I'm already eating some of these now. There are several that I have not incorporated in my diet such as green foods and vegetables like spinach and kale. I'm trying to envision myself cooking kale and it's not happening. This is where I think I'm going to need supplements to cover the green foods and veggies I'm not getting in my diet on a consistent basis.

So my quest for healthy living continues.

For more on learning about superfoods, purchasing blue green algae or getting free recipes try Billy's Superfoods.