10 tips to get you through lockdown By Irving Boxer
1.
Get plenty of fresh air. Open windows and go outside. Take 10 deep breaths regularly.
2. Reduce smoking and only
smoke outdoors.
3.
Exercise daily by walking or jogging and doing a workout according to your ability. Getting gently out of breath is good for your lungs.
4.
Increase fruit and veg in your diet. Citrus, onions, leeks and garlic have particular benefit to the lungs.
5.
Reduce or stop dairy products, alcohol & sugary foods. (These increase mucous and inhibit immunity).
6. Take some or all of these:
vitamins C & D; zinc; echinacea; manuka honey; turmeric; probiotics.
7. Talk to and help others;
listen to your favourite music and watch television. Read prayers or uplifting prose.
8. Limit your news watching to once a day. It’s always bad!
9. Have faith that we will
pull through this and that you are STRONG!
10. Remember that
optimists see opportunity in difficulty.
the facts about COVID-19 By Aliyyaa Spring-Charles Currently, at the top of every conversation is the novel coronavirus outbreak. The virus has been named “SARS-CoV-2” and the disease it causes has been named “coronavirus disease 2019” (abbreviated “COVID-19”) and described as the next world pandemic.
the young and those with a compromised immune system or other severe health issues, the common coronaviruses can cause bronchitis or pneumonia.
It is important to know that there are four types of common coronaviruses (229E, NL63, OC43 and HKU1) that are associated with the common cold that affects most individuals at some time in their life. The ‘typical’ coronavirus infection is shortlived with symptoms such as a runny nose, headache, cough, sore throat, fever and a general feeling of being unwell. In compromised individuals, the elderly,
begin as a common cold with fever, lethargy,
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Respiratory symptoms COVID-19 is a new strain that is seen to cough and difficulty breathing. Additional symptoms may include sore throat, nasal congestion and swollen adenoids. In some people, especially those that are already immune compromised, have respiratory diseases (COPD etc) and are elderly, it can rapidly cause dire respiratory symptoms, including viral pneumonia, and may lead to death if not treated.
