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Swine Flu Survival Kit

Published in July 25th, 2010
Posted in Fitness

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No one knows for sure how long the Swine Flu is going to be making its rounds. It seems like there are new reports of cases in the same wide spread areas over and over. This makes it impossible to know for sure if this flu has passed you by or is simply going to catch you in the next outbreak. That is why it is important for everyone to have a Swine Flu Survival Kit on hand. This kit should contain the things you need both to help prevent you from catching this potentially deadly flu and those things to help fight it in the event you do catch it.

Prevention Kit
The first thing your survival kit for flu prevention should include is food. Not just any food but foods that will help build and strengthen your immune system. This means your refrigerator and cabinets should maintain a good stock or green and leafy vegetables, carrots, tomatoes and sweet potatoes. Lean meats such as fish and chicken, and fresh fruits including berries and citrus fruits which you eat on a daily basis. Including spices such as garlic, turmeric and ginger in your diet will also help strengthen you immune system.

Even if strengthening your immune system does not prevent you from catching the swine flu, it can help lessen the symptoms and fight against some of the complications caused by this disease.

You might also want to have some plastic gloves and a couple of face masks on hand as well. If someone in your home gets the flu you need some added protection. Face masks will help protect you from breathing in the virus and plastic gloves will help when handling things the infected person touches. Anti bacterial sprays will also be needed to clean surfaces that the sick person has come into contact with.

Treatment Kit
You are going to also want a treatment kit on hand to help you deal with the symptoms of the flu so that you can avoid as many complications as possible. This will include fever medications. Extremely high fevers are associated with the Swine Flu and having fever medications on hand to help keep that fever in check is a must, as a high fever often leads to dehydration which in turn can lead to a host of other complications.

Make sure you have a good stock of liquids to drink in the event that you catch the flu. While water is necessary during this time, fruit juices can add vitamins and minerals necessary when eating is difficult. Tea, especially green tea can also help fight some of the symptoms of the virus and adding ginger to the tea may help settle an upset stomach as well as reduce fever. It also contains anti viral properties which may actually help fight the virus itself.
Cold compresses should also be contained in your flu survival kit to help reduce the painful headaches that accompany this flu.

Having a survival kit on hand to fight the Swine Flu will enable you to start treating it immediately which may help keep the symptoms in check. If your flu symptoms worsen or if you are at high risk consult your doctor immediately.

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