Cold and Flu help and tips

Cold and Flu Staples

When cold and flu season hit these some of the foods and items you should keep stocked up. Also some tips to help with a cold or flu to help make you feel better a little bit faster.

This a way to help heal a sore throat faster:

Take some hot water and some salt mix together and gargle it (Don’t swallow it, salt water doesn’t taste good) It help soothe your sore throat and help it heal faster. Now to open a clogged up nose take a small sauce pan and fill with warm water and add 3-4 drops of eucalyptus oil and breathe in the steam. It will help open up your nose and take some pressure away in your head if you have a head ache. Also tea is a good way to help your throat to, drink whatever tea you like. Also you can add some honey and little bit lemon juice to it will taste good and feel good on your throat to!

Now some foods to have stock up when you have a cold or the flu is Jell-O, Puddings, Instant Mashed potatoes, Mac and Cheese, and Soups.

Also another thing to have plenty of when you have a cold or flu is tissues. Make sure they soft and have a pillow like texture it will make your nose feel a lot better. Remember to drink plenty of fluids and get lots of rest that is the best way to get rid of a cold or flu.

Vinegar and Baking Soda Uses

Vinegar is a really good cleaner to have around it has a couple of uses. Here are some of the uses: It can be a natural cleaner to, take one cup of white vinegar and microwave it for two to three minutes it loosen up most of gunk in your microwave. Now take it out and scrub. You made need some soap and water to scrub off the rest of the gunk off. Another way to use vinegar is to clean your windows fill small spray bottle with white vinegar and spray the window use soft cloth to clean your window and then dry it with a paper towel it will leave them sparkling!  

Here’s a way to use vinegar and baking soda in the kitchen to help clean your pots and pans.  Take 3/4 cup of white vinegar and sprinkle some baking soda in heavily soiled pot or pan and turn on the stove to low heat let it start simmer for 10 minutes after the  ten minutes is up pour out the solution and scrub it with scratch-free sponge and it will make cleaning dishes a lot easier.

Now this good way to use baking soda also it’s natural teeth whitener. Take a little bit baking soda and sprinkle some on your tooth paste it will whiten your teeth good and use this tip for a week. Another way to use baking soda is to clean your shower. Take small amount of baking soda and add a little bit water to it; to make it a paste. Use an old toothbrush to scrub in hard to reach places after your done scrubbing rinse it with hot water and will help clean your shower and help get rid of mold to.