Swine Flu Tips

The following tips may help you from getting the H1N1 virus.

According to Dr. Vinay Goyal (MBBS, DRM, DNB), there are some simple steps you can take to help in the contracting the H1N1 virus. Several of these may be well known, but you shouldn't necessarily disregard those that seem different.

• Frequent hand wahing
• Keep your hands off your face unless its to eat or wash (the nostrils and mouth are the entry ports for this virus)
• Garglel twice a day with warm salt water or Listerine
• Clean nostrils at least once a day with warm salt water on a q-tip
• Eat foods rich in vitamin C
• Drink plenty of warm liquids

It is up to us to fight this infection. Each person can do their part in preventing the spread and proliferation of the H1N1 virus. Only a few minutes each day is all we need.