How to protect itself and relatives from viruses?

Every year in February-March there is an outbreak of viral infections. Kindergartens and schools are often closed on a quarantine, in shops and buses the sneezing and coughing fellow citizens even more often meet. But it is impossible to lock itself for the period of infections at home, willy-nilly we should stay in those places where it is easily possible to catch flu. What to do? How to save itself and relatives from diseases?

Wash hands before food! And not only …

All since the childhood know that on arrival from the street it is necessary to wash hands carefully. But not all this rule is followed. What only our hands do not touch outdoors: handrail, door handles, money … All that also other people including ill something and being carriers of various infections concern! Therefore try to accustom yourself and close to this simple rule: came from the street – first of all a march to the bathroom to wash hands!

As for our family – at us is the whole three persons who are working or once working in McDonald's. Than this fast food restaurant – so is really useful that it learns to wash hands: when changing workstations, at touch to or after handshake, after a raising something from a floor, visit of a bathroom … And not just to rinse hands, and to carefully wash them with warm water with soap to elbows. Though I already more than am one and a half years on a child care leave, from a habit every time to wash hands I did not wean. Thanks for it to McDonald's!

Here such plate is in all McDonald's

Our ways of protection against infections

In the childhood at the outbreaks of different infections our mother in literal sense surrounded us with garlic: we also ate it with bread, and houses kept in several places as though we are protected from vampires. And actually it helped! Garlic in egg from under the kinder on a neck, I think, many children carried. But this method is not suitable for adults! Mother found the solution also here: she small cut garlic, filled in it with the small volume of boiled water. Boiled water cooled down, during this time garlic gave to water the useful means. Washed with this water nasal bosoms, or just got wet about nose wings. Such protection was effective too!


Garlic saved me from flu and during my study at the university. At mass diseases of students I just put garlic gloves about the pillow. Of course, the smell of garlic is pleasant not to all, but for the sake of the protection it is possible and to suffer!

Even when feeding the daughter a breast when for treatment of cold there is no wish to resort to various drugs, for myself I found means Akvalor. In fact, it is sea water. The fact that water with sea salt is excellent disinfection is known to all. And here it is presented also in a convenient bottle. The small bottle which you see in the photo is the softest option - "Soft", it can be applied since six months. The second option – "Forte" is from congestion of a nose, is applied since a year of life. The first option (it is also in a big bottle) is applied also to prevention as we also use it. After visit of crowded places or shops during a flu epidemic we wash out a nose (including to the child) Akvalor. Helps with a bang!


Of course, all know about Oksolin ointment. It at us too always available. If I am going to go by public transport or to visit shop, before an exit I process nasal bosoms this ointment. To remember the main thing that ointment is not recommended to be used to children and pregnant women. And do not use it in large numbers at all – otherwise the nose will "burn".

We strengthen immunity

Except garlic, onions and a citrus among our defenders there is one more miracle cure against viruses – cranberry drink. The cranberry contains huge amount of vitamin C, and in difference, for example, from a citrus, it it is possible (even pochechnik need) to use (which also my husband treats).

For fruit drink I take about 400 grams of the defrozen berries (unfortunately, fresh at us do not grow), I knead them through a sieve. During this time I boil water liter. I put the cake which remained from berries in boiled water and again I bring to boiling then I switch off water and I add 6 tablespoons of sugar. I love sour fruit drink therefore you look at the taste – can add more. When water cooled down a little, I add cranberry juice there, well I stir – and fruit drink is ready!


Cranberry drink saved me from cold during pregnancy when besides there was no wish to use medicines.
It is necessary to remember that cranberry drink is a strong diuretic soyedstvo (you also clean kidneys – one more plus!). Therefore do not drink more glass of fruit drink in day (children will have enough also a half-glass), and do not consume for the night if you do not want to visit a cozy room all night long.

That's all our secrets of fight against viruses! God helps those who help themselves, my friends therefore take care also the relatives! And good luck!