{"id":115,"date":"2015-01-07T13:55:23","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T18:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health\/?p=115"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:41:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T20:41:02","slug":"common-sense-advice-to-avoid-colds-and-flu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/common-sense-advice-to-avoid-colds-and-flu\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Sense advice to avoid colds and flu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been said that common sense isn&#8217;t so common anymore. \u00a0I was pleased to see the following article on common sense steps to avoid colds and the flu. <a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/www.intelihealth.com\/news\/fda-shares-advice-to-avoid-colds-and-flu?level=0\">\u00a0http:\/\/www.intelihealth.com\/news\/fda-shares-advice-to-avoid-colds-and-flu?level=0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I think many of us know the basics&#8230;wash your hands frequently and avoid contact with infected persons. \u00a0But many of us may not realize the role a balanced diet, adequate sleep, regular exercise, and stress avoidance also play in avoiding colds and the flu<\/p>\n<p>The FDA also recommends minimizing alcohol and caffeine intake, and carefully reading the directions before taking any over the counter medication.<\/p>\n<p>As a Respiratory Therapist, I have seen all too often the impact colds and the flu can play on those with existing lung diseases like asthma and COPD. \u00a0The flu alone accounts for over 200,000 hospital visits each year and thousands of death. \u00a0Let&#8217;s hope that the FDAs common sense advice can help reduce those sobering numbers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been said that common sense isn&#8217;t so common anymore. \u00a0I was pleased to see the following article on common sense steps to avoid colds and the flu. \u00a0http:\/\/www.intelihealth.com\/news\/fda-shares-advice-to-avoid-colds-and-flu?level=0 I think many of us know the basics&#8230;wash your hands frequently and avoid contact with infected persons. \u00a0But many of us may not realize the role &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/common-sense-advice-to-avoid-colds-and-flu\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Common Sense advice to avoid colds and flu<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-respiratory-care"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115\/revisions\/116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}