A short video on the bug that has been affecting many of us in the UK since February,how to protect your self from it and how to naturally help yourself recover from it

There been lot in the news regarding the outbreak norovirus and how it's responsible for shutting hospital wards through out the country.
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so we're going to give you some advice on protecting yourself and your family from this bug, because as far as we're concerned, prevention and protection are better than cure

Firstly, norovirus is also known as a gastric flu or the winter vomiting bug and it's very contagious and is passed on easily from those already infected with it.

The symptoms associated with it are vomiting, which can be projectile, which is when it flies forcefully out of the body, a mild fever, aches and pains, diarrhoea and cramps.

It normally last about 2-3 days and be quite intense and unpleasant, but there are no lasting effects of the bug, unless fluids aren't replace and the patient gets severely dehydrated,

Everyone, especially the very young, very old and those with weak immune systems will be effected by dehydration

When you're at work, school or other public places, avoid unnecessary physical contact with people, if you work somewhere where you have to wear gloves.

Always wash your hand thoroughly after using the toilet, before handling food, before touching a baby or young children, get children to wash their hands before eating and when they come home from school. If you use public transport, especially during the rush hours, packed tubes, trains and buses can be an absolute breeding ground for infection which you will be susceptible to unless you protect yourself, so again make sure you wash your hands once you reach your work or home.

if there's someone your looking after who has the bug already, get some tea tree, lemon and lavender essential oils and add 5 drops of each into 100ml of their bath soap and your liquid hand soap to help protect you further.

You can also add some lemon and tea tree essential oil to some warm water and use this to wipe down surfaces like kitchen work tops, all the door handles and telephones in the house etc and if you think this sounds excesses, remember, hands and lack of simply preventation can cause unnecessary illness, so it's worth it during outbreaks.

If you have any of the symptoms, get some rest so your body can recover, eat plenty of raw fresh fruits, vegetables and seaweed to give you a nutrient boost and plenty of water, Echinacea herbal tea, fresh green vegetable juices to prevent dehydration and again to boost your immunity by providing a nutrient boost.

If do work in an office or your at school, now's the time to start taking some protective nutritional supplements and herbs like Mariandina A or the syrup for children and Echinacea

I hope you manage to dodge this bug as it does the rounds

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