What to do about the Flu?
I can’t even remember the last time my kids had a stomach virus, though at least one of the four has them every other year or so and it only last a day! The most my kids come down with are the seasonal allergies and colds, and the occasional ear ache.
If you’re family has recently suffered or is suffering from the flu then read on. This post just might help you!
What are the secrets to Good Health?
I wish I had the answer to that question. All I can do is tell you what my family has done over the years. And building up our immune system has been top priority.
1. We started taking Shaklee supplements years ago while I was pregnant and I marveled at how I wasn’t tired all the time even though I wasn’t taking the prescribed prenatal vitamins. Then I started giving my children the vitamins (no sugar or dyes) and noticed that when we had forgotten to take them over a period of time, they got sick. Light bulb moment! Shaklee supplements really helped keep my kids healthy and if you think all vitamins are created equal, you’re wrong.
Here’s a quick test. Take your vitamin and put it in a glass of water. How long does it take to dissolve? Well, if it doesn’t then most likely it’ll pass through your system the same way, thus having no nutritional benefit to your body.
2. We’ve changed our diet to mostly all natural and organic products. Sure we still eat fast food, but in our house we try to buy food without preservatives, hormones, dyes, and hydrogenated oil! I don’t know if it’s related to our good health, but I definitely notice my kids are more focused and better behaved when they eat these foods.
3. We’re hand washing fanatics. All of us with the exception of my husband. I don’t have to remind my kids to wash their hands after they use the bathroom, or before they eat. In fact, when kids come over our house they remind them to wash their hands after they use the bathroom. My youngest equates getting sick with not washing her hands because “one day I forgot to wash my hands when I ate waffles and I got sick.”
I hate public restrooms. Instead of washing our hands in a restaurant bathroom, I have them use anti-bacterial gel, though my husband like to take them to the restroom to wash their hands. But in reality, the restroom is more dirty than their hands are. Just think about whose hands have touche the faucet and door knobs. Most likely someone that didn’t wash their hands well. So I’ve trained my kids to turn off public restroom faucets and open door with paper towels. Better to be safe than take someone else’s nasty germs to the table with you.
We also use anti-bacterial gel, alot. Though I know it’s not the best to use it all the time, that’s why we switched our bathroom liquid anti-bacterial soap to normal soap. It still kills the germs if you wash thoroughly.
When we come home from the grocery store or doctors office, we immediately wash our hands. It’s amazing how many germs can be picked up from a grocery cart. And don’t even get me started about bowling. Just think of what could be in those bowling ball holes from someone else’s fingers. If we bowl and eat at the same time, the gel comes out every time they sit down to pick up the pizza!
4. I think homeschooling helps us stay healthy. We’re not around sick kids, so we don’t get sick.
And that’s our secret to staying healthy! So how do you keep your family healthy?
** After I wrote this post my oldest son came down with something. He was lethargic, had a sore throat, no nausea. So I dosed him up on Shaklee Vitamin C, and their Defend and Resist formula. He’s feeling better. Now has a cold.
A couple nights ago Grace (4) came down with a bad stomach virus. She threw up all night, but has been hungry ever since though her stomach ache comes and goes. Very strange symptoms and I think she probably picked something up in the church nursery. Everyone else (including me who finished her pizza BEFORE she threw if up) is healthy!
