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We make sure we get enough sleep and vitamin C.
Use antibacterial soap alot!!! i get most my flus from wal mart
I’m trying to prevent getting sick by washing my hands thoroughly and frequently
We’re eating healthy and have started using a humidifier when we sleep to counter the heat that dries the sinuses so bad.
I carry hand sanitizer wherever I go. I also make sure we all eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and take vitamins. This week though my 4 year came down with the flu even though she had her flu shot.
We got our flu shots, we’re trying to get enough rest and we’re eating right.
I drink lots of orange juice and take cold medicine
We have a humidifier going at night, and we’re stocked up on lots of tissues.
Staying active and eating well.
I use hand sanitizer in public places after touching things & I make sure that I take my vitamins with extra C daily.
Always wash my hands and drink hot tea and orange juice
I find cold relief this cold and flu season by taking extra vitamin C to help prevent and washing my hands and door frames/knobs in my home daily with a mild disinfectant.
I take my vitamins each morning drink OJ and try to get enough sleep.
Drink orange juice, and get lots of sleep.
I try to wash my hands often
Taking a love of airborne and vitamin C. I have felt sickness coming on but have been able to ward it off so far.
I brew up Echinacea tea, add honey and lemon. My youngest son swears he’s ‘cured’ after he drinks it..lol. Thanks!
wear slippers in the house – that way you don’t get a chill from tile flooring
I got a flu shot and take vitamin C daily. I carry hand sanitizer and try to get enough rest so that my immune system is healthy.
No flu, knock on wood, so far. For colds, I use zinc products, lots of liquids like hot tea and lots of cough drops.
I take that occilo stuff and it works.
Get more sleep.
I am staying indoors to avoid it, but my son just got sick and he is resting. He is getting better now.
taking vitamins and keeping hands washed
I take vitamin C and wash my hands frequently
Handwashing and hand sanitizer.
we take alot of vitamins
I haven’t been sick this season.
I took Mucinex when I was sick. My daughter is getting sick and will need something to get her through it. I will look for this at the drug store. Thank you!
Sleeping and resting as much as we can!
I drink a lot of hot tea for my dry and scratchy throat.
I take vitamin C!
Thanks for the chance.
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I try to eat healthy and get lots of vitamin C.
I am keeping hydrated and keeping my hands clean.
I luckily haven’t been sick yet, but I’m stocked with tissues and cough drops in case something hits!
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definitely drink lots of liquids!
I usually take vitamin c and airborne every day to hold off colds
A lot of it is about keeping hands washed to prevent the spread and we set up humidifiers in the winter to keep sinuses from getting dry
Washing my hands reguraly and avoiding sick people
We take our vitamins and have not dealt with cold and flu. Knock on Wood.
I take vitamins daily
Fortunately, we have not had any colds or flus this season! I am actually surprised! When it does hit, we usually use lots of fluids, rest, and running our cool air humidifier. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!
Haven’t gotten it yet and I just drink lots of water and wash wash wash my hands
sadly we have had to deal by using lots of antibotics and cough syrup. Tons of bleach wipes too. Been a sickly winter so far.
so far no sicknesses in my home – I made sure to get everyone the flu shot and make sure hands are cleaned as well as everything else in the house
Get plenty of fluids and vitamins.
I take vitamins
I got my shot and I use a lot of hand sanitizer
hot showers help so much
I a minimizing contact with sick people this season, so hopefully, they won’t pass any germs on to me.
We use a vaporizer and lots of cough drops.
Wash your hands often and keep zicam on hand.
We take vitamins and make sure to wash hands well and drink lots of fluids.
Stay hydrated and eating healthy.
you have to wash your hands a lot.
I haven’t had a cold in many years, until last week. It has been terrible. I have been coughing so hard that my abs are hurting! I swear when this cold is done I will have a six pack….lol! The only thing that helps a little is sitting in the hot tub. It seems to soothe it some.
Getting lots of vitamin C, drinking lots of liquids, and using hand sanitizer!
I have been staying away from the germs and drinking lots of orange juice.
I wash my hands regularly and got the flu shot.
multivitamins, staying hydrated and wearing proper clothes. Thanks!
I keep my humidifier running, and I wash my hands a lot, drink lots of water.
Thank you for the great giveaway!
My family got the flu shot. I hope that helps!
I’m eating healthy meals, taking a daily vitamin, getting plenty of sleep and washing my hands frequently.
I try to drink to packs of E-Mergence a day. It seems to do the trick
We stay hydrated with water and juice, get plenty of rest and exercise and wash hands frequently
I got a flu shot early in the season.
I like to use a humidifier and a flu shot.
I take lots of vitamin C to prevent getting sick.
I take lots of vitamin D and C.
My mom always gave me what she called pearl tea.
wash my hands often
We are using a humidifier and it is helping our dry throats.
We’ve been taking vitamin d3 to prevent colds/flu and also using a humidifier
I stand in a steamy hot shower. That seems to help any congestion I have – doesn’t help the water bill though!
We all got flu vaccinations but we can’t seem to avoid the common cold. I don’t have any tips, unfortunately. I feel like I should just stay inside away from stores and people–LOL!
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i got a flu shot, seems like it has helped, haven’t gotten sick so far, knock on wood.
Lots of fluids and rest.
I try to make sure to get Vitamin C, especially if I feel something coming on.
Wash hands often, change towels daily, and drink lots of water!
I have asthma, so I usually end up at the doctor for help with any colds. Usually end up on steroids. Don’t like them, but they help me breath a lot better.
I’m making sure I get enough rest to keep my resistance up and trying to avoid people who are sick.
We use saline drops and a vaporizer
keep eating them vitamins
use vicks rub each night
We’re prepped w/flu shots for everyone, vitamins, and washing hands like crazy. We seriously do not seek out crowded situations during the winter. We have family movie nights at home with Red Box or Netflix movies instead of sitting in the theater with coughing/sneezing kids and adults. The conversations around here are in agreement that no one is staying home because they are sick. A little restraint and the crowds thin so you aren’t packed in like with new releases. It sounds a bit paranoid, but we have very enjoyable movie nights at home, save money and did not end up with as many colds/flu issues last year.
I have been fighting the colds this year by running my humidifier constantly!
hot tea with honey
All of use received our flu shot. I carry hand sanitizer everywhere. And I take vitamin c.
Not really. We have been sick 3 times so far this season! We try to wash our hands frequently and once we are sick, it’s hot water with lemon and honey for a little relief.
Wash your hands often
I take a daily allergy tablet and vitamin C supplement. If I feel a cold coming on I start drinking hot tea and eating chicken noodle soup.
hand washing and hand sanitizer
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Right now I am just suffering through it! I could use some relief I am miserable~
Fortunately, I rarely get a cold or the flu, but when I do, I follow the age-old advice of drinking plenty of fluids and plenty of rest.
taking lots of vitamins
Wash my hands frequently.
Getting plenty of rest and drinking water!
I drink a lot of hot tea, take zinc and vitamin C and wash my hand frequently to stay well during flu and cold season.
I get lots of rest drink a lot of fluids and use Thieves essential oil – thank you.
When I feel a cold coming on, I start using Zinc lozenges to help ward it off.
was your hands and stay away from anyone sick if possible
I keep Purell in my purse at all times for when I’m on the go and wash my hands w/ soap as soon as I come home to avoid unnecessary germs.
Sleep a lot and take lots of vitamins. If you feel like you might be getting sick, take lots of Zinc!
I haven’t had a cold yet thankfully, but I keep my medicine cabinet stocked with cough drops, dayquil and nightquil. I also keep vicks on hand.
Lots of hand washing & santizing happening in my home right now.
We are eating tons of citrus fruits and washing our hands often.
Thanks for the chance to win!
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I always drink tea with honey!
I amp up my OJ and I take emergen-c and spray down surfaces with Lysol at work. It’s smart to do a lot of hand washing this time of year. It’s important always but there’s generally someone at work who will come in when they shouldn’t and it can spread so fast.
i avoid crowds as much as possible and wash my hands.
the only thing we do is get our flu shots and wash our hands often
So far we have escaped any cold or flu in our home. Love that good handwashing.
We take our vitamins each morning and a glass of OJ with our Breakfast!
Hand sanitizer when necessary..
Knock on wood no sickness this year..=)
since I live with COPD the flew and cold season are the worst time of year for me.
i keep tylenol/ibuprofen handy
Get the flu shot. Washing your hands is helpful, but both the flu and cold viruses are airbourne, so goes only so far. Increase your uptake of vit. D as that has been proven to help fight the flu.
I try to find relief and not get sick by washing my hands often!
We got out flu shots, but that doesn’t protect against the common cold unfortunately. We find relief with cough drops and multivitamins.
I make a mixture of honey, ginger and lemon juice and take a spoonful.
Multivitams and supplements, antibacterial gel, and a flu shot!
I get a flu shot and wash wash wash hands and try not to touch my face while in public places.
I’m taking lots of vitamins and not shaking hands with people.
So far we have been lucky enough we haven’t come down with anything this season!
Vitamins, sleep, tea, chicken soup & a handy bag of ricola.
drink lots of orange juice and water, and get plenty of sleep
Just simple daily habits like staying well hydrated, taking your vitamins, getting exercise, and, of course, getting your flu vaccine, usually work for me!
I drink lots of OJ, get plenty of rest when I can and take cold meds.
i’ve been lucky so far but i take daily vitamins
I take vitamins and eat lots of fruits
I’ve been taking lots of vitamins.
Since the air is so dry I keep a cool mist humidifier going most all winter.
I have been trying to wash my hands a lot. I try to drink orange juice when I feel a cold coming on.
Wash hands frequently and hot tea with honey helps as well.
hand sanitizer, cough drops, washing my hands all the time, it’s been rough because hubby and I have had this cold virus for 2 weeks now 🙁
eating lots of airborne tabs
i am washing hands regularly, taking more vitamin c
My family always gets the flu shot but for colds i ONLY use the ricola! They are the best