The Best Way to Prevent a Cold and Flu

During peak cold and flu season, make sure your immune system strong enough to ward off winter illness. Fortunately, there are some easy steps you can take to prevent the common cold and flu.

However, in the event that you do get sick, there are plenty of over-the-counter (OTC) Cold & Flu Medicines and treatments available at your local pharmacy, including Pearl Chemist Group branches in South London.

Cold & Flu Medicines

Keep reading to learn how to prevent a cold and the flu as well as how to treat it. 

The Best Ways to Prevent a Cold and the Flu

1. Maintain a healthy diet to strengthen your immune system.

2. Get plenty of Vitamin D in your diet to improve your immunity.

3. Exercise regularly.

4. Get plenty of sleep to improve resistance to illness.

5. Reduce alcohol intake.

6. Reduce stress to improve overall health

7. Drink herbal tea with high levels of beneficial antioxidants

8. Increase your Vitamin C intake to boost immunity

9. Get the flu shot each year before flu season begins.

10. Practicing good hygiene

Do You Have a Cold or The Flu?

You have a cough, congestion, sore throat, and a high fever. Is it the flu? Or just a cold? Both are caused by similar viruses that infect the respiratory tract and are highly contagious. Because they have many of the same symptoms, it can be difficult to tell them apart. The best you can do is to just treat the symptoms you have.

Treatments for Cold and Flu

 Even though you can’t cure a cold or the flu, that doesn’t mean you have to suffer from the miserable symptoms until your body fights off the virus. In addition to tablets, pills, and syrups, there are many effective OTC medications such as cold and flu powders that are mixed with water.

 You will benefit from taking Cold, Flu, and Cough medicines if you are suffering from:

●     Aches and pain

●     Sore throat

●     Fever

●     Coughs

●     Congestion

●     Runny Nose

Most Cold, Cough & Flu medications treat multiple symptoms. Make sure to identify symptoms you are experiencing with your illness, so you choose the right cold or flu medicines for your particular symptoms.

Pearl Chemist Group has a wide range of cold and flu medicines that can be purchased in-store or online. We also offer the flu vaccine, book your appointment online today!

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