Freshers Week can be exhausting and make even the best of us ill between all the partying and lack of sleep, resulting in the infamous Freshers Flu but don't worry if your one of the poor unfortunate souls to catch it we have some handy tips on how to beat the flu!
Drinks Plenty Of Water!-
Water makes up over half of our body and is essential for you to function properly. Often dehydration can be a cause of feeling ill, create moodwsings, make us weak and cause headaches. It is recommended that most people drink between 1.5-2 litres of water a day (around 8-10 glasses). If you are not a water lover why not jazz it up by having sparkling water and adding some lemon slices or fruit to your bottle to add some natural and healthy flavourings.
Drinking in moderation is an enjoyable and usually harmless and usually harmless feature of student life, however getting drunk every night for a long period of time can certainly have an effect on your health. Not only wil helps the body l you face the dreaded hangover AKA vomiting, dehydrated, headaches and stomach pains to name a few but you could also put yourself at risk for weight gain,, liver disease and heart attacks. Drinking is a great social way to get to meet new people at uni, just simply be sensible! The average amount of units recommended per day for men is 3-4 and women 2-3. If you are going out to avoid feeling ill simply drink plenty of water before, during and after your night out and eat a good hearty meal rich in carbs and protein to help slow down the absorption process of the alcohol and stop it going straight to your head.
Get Plenty Of Sleep!-
If you feel irratible and have a lack of focus in class its more than liekly your lacking sleep. A good nights rest, reccomended is 8 hours will more than likely help kick that flu! Sleep allows the body to heal, paritucalry if your feeling weak . Lack of sleep can be serious in the long run and have potential to be linked to many diaseases such as obesity, heart disease and high blood pressure. Getting a proper sleeping routine will leave you focused, refreshed and able to recover from ilness quicker.
Take Your Vitamins!-
Vitamins are essential nutrients your body needs to work properly, we will be looking at the key vitamins needed in order to boost your immune system to help battle that flu. Vitamin A being a good source of this can be found in dairy, low fat spreads, eggs and oily fish. Vitamin E another good nutrient for your immune system and an antioxidant can be found in nuts especially almonds, seeds such as sunflower seeds are the best source, green vegetables, sunflower, corn, soybean and olive oil. Finally vitamin C help protect the body from disease and helps the immune system. The most common source of this is from citrus fruits such as oranges and grapefruit, however an uncommon fact is vitamin C can also be found in red/green peppers and kiwis, baked potatoes, tomatoes, broccoli and strawberries.
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