A drop in temperatures outside might mean its time to replace swimsuits with sweatshirts, but it also means it’s flu season. The flu is a viral infection that mainly affects your nose, lungs and throat, but in some cases, it can lead to poor appetite and even diarrhea and vomiting. The most common symptoms are chills, body aches, headaches and lack of energy. When appetite is poor the main thing to remember is to keep hydrated and eat something.
You might to feel like eating big meals, but a variety of offers are still necessary to improve recovery time. This will provide a variety of nutrients to help boost your immunity to fight the viral infection. A well-balanced meal in a glass can also boost energy levels when you feel drained. Try Lifegain or Ensure.
Better be prepared for winter by rethinking a good multi-vitamin that provides enough vit C and zinc. Vit. C rich foods include citrus, strawberries and tomatoes. Zinc rich foods include meat, poultry, seafood and beans.
VACCINATION TIME:
Information from CDC (Centre of Disease Control)
“How well the flu vaccine works (or its ability to prevent flu illness) can vary from season to season. The vaccine’s effectiveness also can vary depending on who is being vaccinated. At least two factors play an important role in determining the likelihood that flu vaccine will protect a person from flu illness:
1) characteristics of the person being vaccinated (age and health)
2) the similarity or “match” between the flu viruses the flu vaccine is designed to protect against and the flu viruses spreading in the community.
However, the benefits of flu vaccination will vary, depending on various factors like the characteristics of the person being vaccinated, what influenza viruses are circulating that season and even, potentially, which type of flu vaccine was used. There are many reasons to get a flu vaccine each year. Below is a summary of the benefits of flu vaccination:
- It can keep you from getting sick with flu.
- Flu vaccination can reduce the risk of flu-associated hospitalization for children, working age adults, and older adults.
- Vaccination helps prevent serious medical events associated with some chronic conditions.
- Vaccination helps protect women during and after pregnancy.
- Flu vaccine can be life-saving in children.
- Flu vaccination has been shown in several studies to reduce severity of illness in people who get vaccinated but still get sick.
- Getting vaccinated yourself may also protect people around you, including those who are more vulnerable to serious flu illness, like babies and young children, older people, and people with certain chronic health conditions.”
CDC
