Living with an immune deficiency disorder is tough physically and emotionally. The worry, anxiety, and stress about getting sick and not being able to get well only aggravate the condition.
But being able to take control of a hand full of things in your life-6 to be exact-will help you stay on the road toward good health.
Take Time to Relax--Reducing constant stress is one of the best and most enjoyable ways to boost your body's ability to defend itself naturally when germs threaten. Have a cup of tea, listen to your favorite music, or do an activity you enjoy such as scrap booking, talking with a friend on the phone, or playing cards
Eat a Healthy Diet--Giving your body the nutrients it needs to fight off infection begins with a well balanced diet. Choose organic fruits and vegetables for heightened taste and to avoid ingesting pesticides that are often used on non-organic produce. Beans, whole grains, whole grain pasta, lean meat, and fish will all give your body the fuel it needs.
Go easy on foods that are high in sugar, salt, and fat as they add a lot of calories but provide far less nutrients.
Move Your Body--Keeping fit not only helps you physically, but exercising releases dopamine into your body which gives you a sense of well being. Exercise in this case means doing what you like for as long and as often as you can. It can mean taking the stairs rather than the elevator, parking further away from your destination to give you an excuse to walk.
Gardening, working out with an exercise tape, or dancing to your favorite music all count towards keeping fit. A body that is physically fit is much more able to have the stamina to do battle with germs than one that isn't.
Keep Washing Those Hands--Some advice sticks around because it's good advice. Wash your hands is probably something you heard your grandmother tell you, and with all the technological advances since your grandmother's time, it's still one of the best ways to get rid of germs.
There are so many lovely soaps and lotions available today, treat yourself to something nice and turn this necessarily frequent daily chore into a pleasant time. Hand sanitizer is a great substitute when soap and water are not available.
Keep Common Surfaces Clean--Door knobs, refrigerator handles, telephones, television remotes, computer keyboards, and light switches are all surfaces that can accumulate a lot of germs because so many hands use them.
Wipe down these surfaces with anti bacterial wipes frequently to keep them as clean as possible.
Use an Air Purifier to Filter Your Air--The best way to get rid of germs before they can cause problems is to take them out of the air. Cleaners with high efficiency particle arresting (or HEPA) filters are best at doing this.
Designed to remove sub micron sized particle down to .3 microns, the HEPA filter will easily remove 99.97% of airborne particles. So for every 10,000 particles floating in the air, this filter will trap 99,997 of them. This tips good health heavily in your favor.
Although many viruses tend to be smaller than .3 microns, they tend to spread by attaching to larger particles such as household dust, dust mites, dander, mold and mildew spores, pollen and a variety of other pollutants found in most homes today.
So while they size would appear to make them hard to eliminate, the fact that attach to larger pollutants makes them easier to eliminate.
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