How to Prevent a Cold and the Flu. Stay Healthy!

When it becomes cold, flu, and even allergy season it is not fun if you catch something. Though you may not be able to dodge the bug every time it comes around, there are many things that you can do to help prevent yourself and your family from getting sick. Here are 5 things to keep in mind when allergies and bugs are in the air around San Diego.

1. Clean Surfaces That Get Touched Often - You may not have known, but light switches, the tv remote, cleaning sponges, cutting boards, and the kitchen sink are actually some of the germiest places in the home! Carefully disinfecting each of these surfaces and items with an effective and safe disinfectant frequently during the cold and flu seasons is extremely important. Disinfecting frequently touched places is a great way to keep the germs away and keep your home healthy.
2. Keep Air Filters and Ducts Clean - Did you know that air cycles through our homes on average 70 times a day when you use heating and cooling systems? This means that every time you cough, sneeze, talk, or blow your nose, those germs end up cycling through your air system several times a day. Keeping your air ducts clean helps prevent germ growth, and changing your air filters regularly will help keep unwanted bugs from spreading. Lucky for you, Zerorez offers a thorough approach to cleaning your entire air duct system using NADCA certified equipment. Our powerful truck-mounted cleaning system delivers the most effective air duct cleaning available by using an advanced rotary brush to scrub clean the interior walls of your ducts and vacuums the dust, debris, and contaminants out to our service truck. Give us a call today at 858-486-4100 or schedule an appointment online to get your air ducts cleaned so thy can again send out clean air into your home.
3. Boost Your Immune System - A good boost to your immune system is another great way to protect yourself from catching a cold or the flu. Eating superfoods such as oranges, limes, green leafy vegetables, mangos, yogurt, coconut water, berries, ginger, and garlic will give your system the boost it needs. Here is a recipe for a smoothie that will boost your immune system and help prevent you from getting sick:
• In a blender mix together 2 mandarin oranges, 1 banana, half a cup of frozen mango, 1 tsp of ginger, 1 cup of coconut water, and ice to thicken it up if you like.
4. Get Your Carpets, Rugs, and Furniture Cleaned - Your carpets, rugs, and even furniture hold onto lots of dust and germs. It’s easy for dust and germs to get stuck down in the fibers without even being noticed. Frequent vacuuming of each of these surfaces is a necessity for keeping your home clean and healthy. In addition to vacuuming, your carpets, rugs, and upholstery occasionally need proper professional cleaning. Our Green Technology and Zr water® clean better than soaps and other cleaning agents, yet don’t leave a residue behind and is not harmful to you, your home, or the environment. Our Zr water® is applied to each surface at the appropriate pressure, both loosening embedded dirt and cleaning the fabric without over-wetting it. A wide range of germs and bacteria are removed with the emulsified dirt, leaving just a small amount of extraction water, which dries quickly and leaves no residue behind. Click here to set up an appointment to get your carpets, rugs, or upholstery cleaned!
5. Wash Your Hands - Last but not least is to wash your hands often. In fact, washing your hands is one of the most important and easiest things you can do to avoid getting the cold or flu when it is going around. To wash your hands properly, make sure that you wash them for at least 20 seconds with warm water and soap.