5 Ways to Keep the Flu From Taking Over Your Home (Giveaway)

Everyone in my household has been sick — with the exception of me. During the last month, my son has gotten a really bad case of the flu, passed it on to his sister, who then passed it on to her father. Each night as I was throwing trashcans full of tissues away, I silently plead, Please do not let me get sick! Have you been there lately?

I have been very fortunate and have stayed well. It has taken an act of congress and lots of healthy foods, vitamins, and water to keep me well. I want it to stay that way, so when the flu takes over your home like it did mine, there are things you can do to combat against those nasty germs. Here are 5 ways to keep the flu from taking over your home!

1. Fill Your Body with Vitamin C

I have always heard that to fight off a cold, drink and eat lots of vitamin C, so I have been doing just that. I have been keeping oranges at the house and anytime I get a craving for something sweet, I have been eating one or two. The added boost of Vitamin C to my immune system is definitely a plus.

2. Sanitize and fumigate all areas where sick people touch

I am a firm believer that if you touch something that someone else who is sick has touched — you will get sick! My husband keeps sanitizer by his bed, in the kitchen, in the bathroom, in his vehicle, and he has a little bottle stowed away in my purse. Keep the germs at bay. Spray Lysol or some other form of germ killer in the area where they sleep or sit.

3. Politely ask all sick people to not come to your home until they are well

Many people think my husband is a bit gruff when it comes to inviting people into our home, but he is really just wanting to keep his family well. If someone mentions that they have had a cold, but want to come over and spend time with us, we politely ask them to wait until they are all the way well. Everyone usually understands and is more than happy to wait.

4. Use tissues that help kill germs instead of rags and toilet paper

When you sneeze or have to blow your nose, you usually grab whatever you can find laying closely beside you. Keep a box of Scotties tissues sitting around so that when someone feels a sneeze coming on, they can catch it quickly so that germs are not spread through the sneeze. With a rag, germs are spread because you lay it back down beside of you, but with tissues, you can throw them away immediately. Don’t forget to sanitize afterwards!

The really awesome thing about Scotties tissues is that they are passionate about the environment, so for every tree that they use to produce the Scotties tissues, they will plant three in it’s place.

Scotties sent me a care package in the mail, and thanks to them I will not need tissues for a while! We have them setting everywhere so that when others feel like they need to sneeze, we have them covered. The best part is now there is 30% more per box.

5. Attack it before it gets full blown

When you feel yourself starting to feel ill, attack the flu and cold before it gets infected into your body. You can drink herbal teas that help fight off the flu and cold, take some natural remedies that keep the flu at bay, and follow all these tips to stay healthy.

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One winner is going to get their chance to win a Scotties tissue care package complete with several boxes of tissue and a $25 Walmart Gift card! Use the Rafflecopter form to enter this giveaway. New to Rafflecopter? Watch this 45-second video on how to enter!

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Even if you do get the flu or a cold, at least by following these tips you won’t get it as bad. When my husband got the flu, his was a mild case compared to my children who did not take the proper precaution to stay healthy and well.

This is part of a promotional campaign witih Scotties. All opinions listed are my own.

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  1. Health and Fitness says:

    Well i heard that Apple Cinder Juice is helpful in this flu.

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  3. Wayne Lecoy says:

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  4. My tip is to keep hand sanitizer around the house and in your car

  5. Orange juice, vitamin C, Lysol and lots of hand washing!
    Thank You!

  6. K. Cleaver says:

    Wash your hands, but also keep hand towels washed.

  7. Thanks for the giveaway…obsessive hand washing, and not touching your face with your fingers i.e. rubbing nose, eyes, etc.

  8. Michelle H. says:

    I haven’t had a bad case of the flu since I started taking the flu shot. But, I also like the idea of using cleaning wipes for common objects such as door handles.

  9. When I feel a cold coming on I use Zinc or green tea gum to keep it away and it works

  10. cassandra (rab pom) says:

    I would say always wash your hands!

  11. Handwashing and lots of wipes/Lysol/sanitizer!

  12. heather c says:

    Keep your hands away from your face!

  13. Lots of hand washing!

  14. Frequent hand washing!

  15. Christian Alejandro says:

    Keep your hands clean and avoid rubbing face and eyes.

  16. Vikki Billings says:

    Wash your hands a lot, drink lots of fluid and get plenty of rest

  17. Wendy McBride says:

    wash hands frequently with soap, Lysol everything, Clorox Cleanup after each shower, and cover those coughs with crook of elbow.

    wendym at cableone dot net

  18. Beverly M says:

    I haven’t had a cold since I started taking a 500ml. tablet of vitamin C everyday and I drink a glass of orange juice every morning too, which I think helps. Thanks for this contest!

  19. kathy pease says:

    i carry hand sanitizer in my purse

  20. Carolyn Daley says:

    Wash your hands frequently and carry hand sanitizer with you.

  21. Eat lots of fruits, keeps hydrated and wash your hands a lot!

  22. Mary Cloud says:

    Take vitamins and eat healthy
    annabella @ centurytel dot net

  23. Heather S says:

    wash your hands alot

  24. Samii Meyer says:

    Tons of vitamin c!

  25. Good Mental health helps with good physical health!!!

  26. hand washing before meals

  27. Lisa Fonseca says:

    We use hand sanitizer as often as possible.

  28. Take your vitamins, especially vitamin C!

  29. Denise Donaldson says:

    wash your hands a lot, and use hand santizer often

  30. Robert Pyszk says:

    wash your hands often

  31. wash hands often, drink lots of water every day.

  32. Dorothy Deakyne says:

    take vitamin C daily

  33. mary gardner says:

    lots of handwashing and vitamin c!

    jagar0047 at yahoo dot com

  34. constant hand washing is a good way to prevent getting a cold or flu

  35. thischickwins says:

    sneeze or cough into your arm, if not a tissue

  36. Take vitamins daily and wash hands often.

  37. Virginia Rowell says:

    Lots of vitamin C and lots of hand washing!

  38. kristy dobbs says:

    disinfectant wipes and hand washing

  39. washing hands frequently!
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  40. Barbara R. says:

    I wash my hands constantly and get plenty of sleep.

  41. Brittney House says:

    Wash hands often

  42. Victoria Carlson says:

    Lots of vitamin c drops/vitamins!

  43. Wash your hands often.

  44. frequent hand washing and eating lots of fruit and veggies

  45. Michelle W says:

    I wash my hands and avoid the ill as much as possible

  46. mary reynolds says:

    Clean the house with lysol. use sani-wipes when out in public

  47. Coriander Warren says:

    vaccinations, lots of vitamin C and zinc, and regular hand washing

  48. I take extra vitamin C

  49. amy deeter says:

    always wash your hands

  50. Bobby Tarumi says:

    My tip: When you start feeling like a cold/flu is coming, take a ton of vitamin C (e.g. Airborne, Emergen-C). It boosts your immune system and for me personally it works!

  51. At the start of the cold/flu season, I take Emergen-C every day.

  52. Emori Jackson says:

    I need utilities like these like seriously

  53. Barbara Stenby says:

    frequent hand washing, sneeze or cough into a tissue, lots of fluids, vitamins, don’t eat out, stay away from large crowds & public transportation, hand sanitizer, and last but not least don’t drink from anyones glass!

  54. washing my hands and taking vitamin C.

  55. Susan Climan says:

    Get plenty of sleep and wash your hands often.

  56. Eat right, drink plenty of liquid, and get a good nights sleep!

  57. Tanya Bartlett says:

    Wash hands often

  58. jonathan montante says:

    When I leave a public restroom i use the paper towel from drying hands to pull door open so im not just touching a handle touched by all those who dont wash their hands.

  59. My tip is to stay home when you are sick so you don’t spread germs.

  60. Melanie Montgomery says:

    Take your vitamins!

  61. Suzie Williams says:

    Lots of handwashing is the best prevention.

  62. Natasha Tucker says:

    Keep hand sanitizer around and take a vitamin!

  63. amy delong says:

    wash those hands often
    ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com

  64. Susan Smith says:

    Wash your hands, drink orange juice and take vitamins

  65. julie_bolduc says:

    wash your hands all the time

  66. Get the Flu shot, stay hydrated and eat healthy.

  67. carol lewis says:

    Fermented cod liver oil.

  68. Jennifer L. says:

    Make sure everyone in the family takes Vitamin D supplements.

  69. annmarie marchand says:

    Moan often and loudly so that no one will come near you – that way you can’t spread your germs and people wont’ touch contaminated things.

  70. Making sure to wash hands and take vitamins. Make sure if someone is sick to clean surfaces down as to not spread germs.

    silverneon2000 at yahoo dot com

  71. Wash your hands, of course!

  72. I try my best to wash my hands consistently and also to not touch my face or eyes too often!

  73. Throw away toothbrushes that were used while the person was sick.

  74. Angela Saunders says:

    Wash your hands alot!

  75. Lauren Harmon says:

    Lots of hand washing & Vitamin C! Zicam seems to help too!

  76. JEFF TAYLOR says:

    I wash my hands with soap and hot water and use Lysol on surfaces at work!

  77. Christina Strapp says:

    I just try to make sure we keep our hands washed and thing disinfected.

  78. Kathleen S. says:

    Wash your hands often throughout the day.

  79. Colette S says:

    Always wash hands when you get home. No exceptions

  80. julie hawkins says:

    wash hands frequently

  81. Rachel Robertson (Azrael) says:

    Always wash your hands!!

  82. Lucy Schwartz says:

    The first rule for infection control is wash our hands. With hand sanitizers it has never been easier.

  83. Deanna G. says:

    Always keep Purell handy.

  84. Dorothy Deakyne says:

    take vitamin daily

  85. Hesper Fry says:

    I wash my hands often and got the flu shot.

  86. I drink fresh vegetable juice almost everday made from celery, carrots, spinach, kale etc. It has all the vitamins and minerals I need to stay healthy.

  87. Nicole Larsen says:

    I wash my hands a ton and use antibacterial wipes. Plus I stay on top of daily vitamins!

  88. Wash your hands as much as you can!

  89. Terry Cross says:

    Wash hands thoroughly and frequently

  90. Penny Snyder says:

    Wash hands often!!~

  91. susan glazer says:

    wash hands frequently. try to keep away from people that are sick.

  92. Gennie Lancaster says:

    I wash my hands a lot and try to not touch my face.

  93. lots of hand washing & staying indoors & hot soups

  94. Kimberly Hilbert says:

    We have hand sanitizers all around the home and plenty of tissue boxes.

  95. I take hand sanitizer everywhere and if someone coughs or sneezes in the store I try not to breathe until I can run to another aisle.

  96. lisa miskella says:

    I am always wiping down the tv remotes and the telephones with Lysol!

  97. Jennifer M says:

    We wash our hands frequently and take our vitamins.

  98. Wash your hands often!!

  99. Kari Flores says:

    Teach your children to cough into their elbow, not their hands.

  100. Stephanie says:

    Vitamin C and lots of hand washing.

  101. Eat well and sleep well.

  102. air out your home when you can, even in the winter.

  103. vitamin c several times a day

  104. Rebecca Peters says:

    Washing your hands!

  105. we wash our hands when we get back from being in public places

  106. Derek Timm says:

    Washing your hands multiples times throughout the day.

  107. Use dish soap for hand soap and wash your hands often.

  108. Hand sanitizer! drink lots of orange juice.

  109. Debra Hall says:

    i wipe door knobs and phones

  110. Whitney Lindeman says:

    Take echinacea & wash your hands!

  111. charlie a. says:

    A choooooooooooooose all of it!!!

  112. Paula Tavernie says:

    Wash hands several times a day!
    ptavernie at yahoo dot com

  113. Ashley Morrissey says:

    Don’t share beverages!

  114. I use zinc products to prevent or shorten colds.

  115. Jennifer H says:

    wash, wash, and wash your hands
    jenhedger at hotmail dot com

  116. Amanda Kinder says:

    Wash your hands as often as you can.

  117. Valerie Taylor Mabrey says:

    washing hands and gargle
    vmkids3 at msn dot com

  118. Drink lots of liquids especially echinachea tea!

  119. Keep your hands washed as my mom mom would always say to me & buy Lysol wipes & your good to go 🙂

  120. claudia c says:

    Wash your hands for 20 seconds with antibacterial soap

  121. Wash your hands often.

  122. Theresa D says:

    Wash your hand often

  123. I wash my hand’s more often & take extra vitamin C.

  124. Desiree Dunbar says:

    Wash your hands many times!!

  125. take a lot of vitamin c

  126. hand washing is a must

  127. Paula Michele Hafner says:

    I try to avoid sick people!

  128. Margaret Smith says:

    We wash our hands often

  129. Idaho Jill says:

    I wash my hands A TON, take lots of vitamins, and always carry hand sanitizer (and use it!)

  130. dani marie says:

    lots of hand and surface washing.

  131. Dawn Ganey says:

    I take acidophilus bifidus pills because 70% of good bacteria is in your intestines. I have not been on antibiotics for a while now.

  132. Lots of hand washing.

  133. Michelle B says:

    Wash your hands!!

  134. Take Echinachea at the first signs of a cold.

  135. Keeping your hands washed

  136. I carry a small individual size hand sanitizer in my pocket. I refill it from a larger container. I try not to touch my face but I need to focus more on that.

  137. Wash hands frequently, dont touch your face a lot & also get enough sleep

  138. Wash your hands all the time!

  139. zoe right says:

    Eat well and take my vitamins

  140. Amanda M. says:

    Get your vitamin C and wash your hands frequently.

  141. Jessica White says:

    Wash your hands as much as possible and stay away from people who are ill.

  142. amberlyn johnson says:

    wash your hands and keep your hands away from your face

  143. Don’t just wash your hands but wipe down doorknobs, faucets, remotes, etc w/ antibacterial/Lysol/alcohol/etc. Another big shared item believe it or not is the handle at the gas pump.

  144. Krystal M says:

    Make sure that you wash your hands a lot! And if you are sick and don’t have a tissue nearby, sneeze into your elbow area. Mythbusters proved that works the best!

  145. Teresa Thompson says:

    Wash, wash, and wash your hands.

  146. jacqueline says:

    consistent hand washing

  147. Wash your hands frequently

  148. Carry travel-sized sanitizer during cold/flu season, get a flu shot!

  149. I try to wash my hands many times a day & I wear gloves during the cold season to avoid picking up germs from touching surfaces. I also drink ginger tea when I getting symptoms.

  150. Wash your hands and use Essential Oils! 🙂

    Thanks for the giveaway!

  151. carry around hand sanitizer and use it!!

  152. Hand washing and going to the gym when I feel a cold coming on

  153. Nothing original here, but effective so far this year (knock on wood!): Frequent hand-washing, and use of hand sanitizer when away from home.

  154. Kristi Bonus says:

    always washing my hands!

  155. Carolyn Bahm says:

    I learned my cold/flu tip from my younger daughter: Cough into your elbow, now your hands. Keeps you from easily spreading germs.

  156. Cindi Clubbs says:

    Spraying everything in our house with Lysol. Wiping counters with bleach. NOT drinking after anyone. Washing hands thoroughly and often. Also, we take lots of vitamin C in drinks, vitamins, etc.

  157. We use Boogie Wipes to help stop germs when sneezing and blowing noses!

  158. The best tip is to wash your hands. Also wipe down the handles and door knobs in your house with clorox wipes.

  159. stephanie says:

    Sneeze into your elbow instead of your hand.

  160. I take my vitamins every day, and wash my hand’s more often.

  161. Stay home from work or school if you are sick. No one else wants what you have.

  162. Kathleen Downes says:

    We wash our hands as soon as we come home. We also eat very healthy and take extra vitamin D.

  163. I wash my hands often and sanitize door handles and common areas of my home as often as I can.

  164. Jason Vaughn says:

    Take Double X vitamins daily

  165. I change out the hand towels almost daily.

  166. Darlene Jones-Nelson says:

    I lysol everything everyday! Including doornobs and light switches

  167. drink a lot of water and tea, take echinacea capsules

  168. crystle tellerday says:

    wash hands a lot

  169. washing your hands and eating a lot of fruits and veggies are the best ways to avoid colds!

  170. Wash hands frequently and wipe door handles and light switches frequently.

  171. Sara Wood says:

    wash your hands and eat well!

  172. We wash our hands and dress appropriate for the weather.

  173. Wash your hands often

  174. Stephanie G says:

    Stay at home more if there is flu going around. Wash hands more often 🙂

  175. Storm, the Psychotic Housewife says:

    Eat a well balanced diet with plenty of raw fruits and veggies.

  176. Melissa Hartley says:

    Washing hands often & staying away from big crowds when there is an epidemic of sickness or flu ..

  177. nancy bowers says:

    Wash hands after coming home from being in public.

  178. wash your hands ! A LOT

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  179. Tina Bartunek says:

    Lots of hand washing!

  180. Susan Chester says:

    I keep hand sanitizer at my desk at work and use it often.

  181. washing hands often & hand sanitizer & flu shot, though the whole house got sick anyway last month

  182. Cori Westphal says:

    I make sure, when I’m disinfecting, I don’t forget all the door knobs and light switches! They are notorious for hoarding germs!

    coriwestphal at msn dot com

  183. Cody Anderson says:

    Use hand sanitizer.

  184. Take plenty of vitamins.

  185. Jennifer Salazar says:

    We keep lots of orange juice in the house during flu season and avoid all public places as much as possible. And if we can’t, I have hand sanitize bottles every where (car, purse, gym bag, diaper bag, home)

  186. stay away from friends’ kids f=

  187. Tonya Dean says:

    use wipes on shopping cart handles

    tdlsfm(at)yahoo(dot)com

  188. katie bellamy says:

    Lysol, Lysol, Lysol!

  189. Tammy Owens/ Botzon says:

    What works for me is getting plenty of sleep. I find I only get sick when I get really worn down and tired from not enough sleep.

  190. ELIZA ELLIOT says:

    pocket hand sanitizer…use it all the time when you aren’t by a sink.

  191. betsy cortez says:

    wash your hands, wash your hands, wash your hands and don’t touch your face.

  192. Christine burd says:

    wiping the telephones and door knobs with antibacterial wipes

  193. Carrie Butler says:

    Constant hand washing, and if your child is sick, don’t send them to day care

  194. Danna Wolf says:

    I try not to overdo it with the sanitation, but I make sure to always, always, always wash my hands before eating.

  195. cleanliness – handwashing again and again

  196. wash your hands frequently

  197. Cynthia R says:

    wash hands and try not to touch door knobs rails etc in public places

  198. Lesley M. says:

    We wash our hands A LOT and drink orange juice!

  199. Marcia Goss says:

    I wash my hands a lot, get plenty of sleep, and drink orange juice.

  200. Carmen Q. says:

    Wash hands often, take vitamins and zinc tablets

  201. We wash hands as soon as we get home, especially after school!

  202. Erin Pyle says:

    Drink plenty of orange juice (vit c) and wash our hands!

  203. Amanda Emily says:

    Washing my hands a lot.

  204. Annette Rosenberg says:

    When the hubby and I both got really sick when our little Grace was less than two months old (and a preemie to boot) we washed our hands like every two minutes, carried hand sanitizer like an old west gunslinger, and as an added fashion bonus – even wore surgical masks until we were better. We looked so pitiful I’m sure it would have been hilarious if we could have laughed without triggering a coughing spell, but it worked, she stayed flu-free!

  205. Christine Jensen says:

    when I feel like I am getting a cold I chug Emergen-C

  206. richelle bowers says:

    wash your hands and sanitze your toothbrush

  207. I wash my hands a lot and keep hand sanitizer in my purse.

  208. Disinfect the bathroom every day.

  209. breanna clewley says:

    I don’t leave the house & when I do wash those hands!

  210. kelly nicholson says:

    Share your tip on preventing cold/flu!

    gargle antiseptic when you feel it in the back of your through 95% of the time i kill it before it gets out of hand if i just gargle my ass off

  211. Stephanie Phelps says:

    Cleaning the shopping cart with disinfecting wipes always helps

  212. I always get my yearly flu shot ASAP and wash hands frequently!

  213. Jeff Rivera says:

    A friend recently told me he drinks onions juice to fight off anything from a cold to bronchitis. Not brave enough to try it yet, but it seems to work for him.

  214. Jeff Rivera says:

    A friend recently told me he drinks onion juice to fight off anything from a cold to bronchitis. Not brave enough to try it yet, but it seems to work for him.

  215. soha molina says:

    washing hands frequently.

  216. I simply drink a ton. I naturally do anyway. I drink over 100 oz a day. I don’t think I give it a chance to stay in me to get me sick!

  217. watch hands alot , drink lots of fluids

  218. No tip to share, other than if you feel that Flu coming on, take care of it right away. I assumed it would go away when I got it, as it had in the past, run it’s course and be gone. But, this year the strains are so bad mine went from the Flu, to Bronchitis and Pneumonia after settling in my lungs. I still have the cough almost two months later.

  219. Jen Haile says:

    I try to get as much sleep as I can to strengthen the immune system.

  220. I drink lots of water and take lots of vitamin C

  221. Andrea Williams says:

    Keep your hands clean and drink plenty of fluids.

  222. Drink a lot of water and wash your hands a lot.

  223. ANGEL JACKLYN says:

    Wash your hands, cover your cough & clean the door handles here & there!

  224. Wendy Pesce says:

    wash hands and sanitize door knobs

  225. Christine Waddell says:

    Wash your hands, use hand sanitizer, take your vitamins, eat healthy!

  226. tina reynolds says:

    Wash hands and try and keep a healthy environment

  227. Before getting cold…sleep, lots of water, fruits/veggies, vit c pill. Upon symptoms: vit c and echinacea four times a day.

  228. Cover your mouth and stay away from flu shots.

  229. Julie mom of 7 says:

    Washing hands……with 7 kids in the home we are ALWAYS washing our hands. Also washing coats every week ( germ catchers …on the ground rubbing agains desks & tables). Keeping sanitizer handy, and getting a good nights rest!!

  230. Take extra vitamin C & wash my hands more often too.

  231. MaryAnn Casey says:

    Wash hands and stay away from people who are sick

  232. As tempting as it is, never play on the playgrounds inside malls. We’ve played at the outside playground plenty of times without getting sick, but the mall playground gets us sick EVERY time.

  233. always wash your hands and cover your nouth when you cough or sneeze. hand sanitizer is a must!

  234. Clorox wipe door knobs

  235. katherine d. says:

    wash hands multiple times per day, and always when you come home

  236. Maria Iemma says:

    We wash our hands constantly and take vitamin C and Zinc

  237. washing hands, and taking vitamins!

  238. Give extra attention to doorknobs, phones, faucets, etc

  239. Keeping my hands clean, washing them as often as possible….

  240. Sandy VanHoey says:

    Use sanitizer on hands, take vitamins and drink OJ

  241. rest and orange juice

  242. Priscilla says:

    Wash your hands often and load on up vitamin c throughout the day as soon as you notice cold symptoms.

  243. Brittney House says:

    keep your hands clean

  244. Vitamin C tablets are a great way to prevent from getting sick!

  245. eat lots of organges for vitmain C

  246. Samantha Daleo says:

    Drink lots and lots of water…and when you are done, drink some more!

  247. Michelle Horstman says:

    Lots of Vitamin C

  248. casey everidge says:

    my tip is hand sanitizer!

  249. Casey DuPont says:

    Don’t let others touch your keyboard!

  250. I wash my hands like crazy!

  251. Get vaccinated and use proper hand washing.

  252. monica meza says:

    My father has always eaten cloves of garlic whenever anyone is showing signs of having a cold…he hasn’t been sick yet!

  253. Constant handwashing for everyone!

  254. Sarah Hall says:

    Wash your hands often especially if you have been out shopping or have shaken hands with other people.

  255. April Abbatoy says:

    I could use the tissues right now, darn cold.

  256. tracey byram says:

    Cough and sneeze into the crook of your elbow.

  257. Ashley Hatten says:

    wash hands frequently

  258. Tiffany rosales says:

    Handwashing! Nothing works quite as well as just plain old washing with warm water and soap

  259. A lot of hand washing. Beware of touching public surfaces at transportation, the office, etc. Also, making going out to eat a rarity during flu season

  260. Mary Calabrese says:

    cover your mouth!!

  261. Charlotte Padgett says:

    I always get my flu shots. And I do the usual-take vitamins and wash my hands very often.

  262. Debra Guillen says:

    I keep a bottle of hand sanitizer by the front door and we use it every time we come in

  263. Sheila Hickmon says:

    Wash our hands a ton, and drink plenty of Vitamin C.

  264. vitamin c! it always helps me

  265. Michelle Tucker says:

    Wash your hands, drink OJ, sleep lots…and drink plenty of water.

  266. steve weber says:

    cover your mouth when you cough/sneeze…
    wash your hands all the time.

  267. Stephanie Larison says:

    Lots of vitamins, wash hands.

  268. Zipper McGee says:

    vitamin c is my good good buddy. It speaks to me!

  269. Karla Sceviour says:

    My biggest tip is to WASH HANDS! ALso stay healthy by getting plenty of sleep,drink juice with vitamin c and eat healthy fruits and veggies.

  270. Erica Barnes says:

    Take vitamins and wash/sanitize your hands often.

  271. Julie Cutshaw says:

    Lots of hand washing, lysol spray the inside and outside of the main used door knob to your home daily and spray the bottom of the shoes coming in and out.
    sewitupjulie@gmail.com

  272. ELIZABETH C. says:

    I wish there was more to prevent catching a cold, however aside from taking my daily vitamins, wash my hands often.

  273. Katie Roch says:

    Eat a variety of fruits and vegetables every day and always take a multivitamin.

  274. Wah your hands often!

  275. Crystal F says:

    Lots of hand washing, always cover your mouth and nose and stay home if your sick. thank you!

  276. Quarantine yourself if you are sick, that way you don’t spread anything and it hopefully won’t keep going around the office/school etc.

  277. Linda Lansford says:

    wash your hands often

  278. Bring hand sanitizer everywhere!

  279. CherylS22 says:

    Wash your hands & never touch your face or eyes before washing your hands.
    Thanks for the giveaway!

  280. Anastasia says:

    Avoid touching things / people, especially during cold season 🙂 Grab doorknobs with your sleeve! If you can’t avoid it as much as you like, drink stuff like Emergen C – that seemed to work well for me 🙂

  281. stephanie says:

    wash hands often!!

  282. I stay away from people who are sick.

  283. PAIGE CHANDLER says:

    A daily vitamin works wonders

  284. wash hands, use hand santizer if you don’t have water, drink plenty of water, and eat healthy

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  285. Wash your hands often!

  286. use hand sanitizer and wash a lot

  287. flu shot!!

    Also hand washing, hand sanitizer, etc

  288. Wash hand all the time.

  289. tara pittman says:

    wash your hands often

  290. Use hand sanitizer and get a flu shot

  291. Sara Zielinski says:

    Always try to sneeze into your sleeve whenever possible

  292. Washing hands often, sleep in, drink more water!

  293. Sherri Lewis says:

    handwashing, hand sanitizer, and plenty of sleep

  294. wash hands often and get plenty of sleep

  295. Charlene S says:

    I use hand sanitizer when out and about.

  296. You listed the most practical. I add flu shots and chicken soup.

  297. HappyMomC says:

    wash hands, vicks vaporub, halls and vitamin C

  298. g. penrod says:

    sanitize door knobs an wash dished in realy hot h2o

  299. Constant hand washing if I’m around people that may be sick. I also try not to touch my face if I’m out in public places to avoid germs.

  300. Stephanie V. says:

    wash hands, sanitizer in cars and in kids’ school bags, don’t touch your nose!

  301. Terra Heck says:

    Wipe countertops and surfaces often with disinfecting wipes
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  302. danielle lima says:

    I never leave the house without hand sanitizer

  303. Wipe door handles down frequently.

  304. Christine says:

    Wash hands and chicken soup

  305. Susan Christy says:

    Lots of hand washing!

  306. Carolyn G says:

    Wash your hands constantly

  307. Disinfecting wipes are good tool!

  308. Lots of hand washing!

  309. Ronalee Duncan says:

    It has already been said already, but my tip i to use sanitizer.

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  310. EMMA L HORTON says:

    DON’T GO OUT IN CROWDS

  311. Wash your hands often everyday.

  312. Dorothy Sandman says:

    I like to take vitamin c and wash hands often

  313. Kalsey Harrison says:

    wash hands daily

  314. Mary Casper says:

    wash hands and using hand sanitzer

  315. Laura Jacobson says:

    We always wash our hands as soon as we come in the house after being out at the store or somewhere else.

  316. Amanda Hoffman says:

    wash hands and keep your immune system up

  317. Michelle Hudak says:

    I pack hand sanitizer in my daughter’s backpack so she can use it when the bathroom isn’t near.

  318. Heather Hayes Panjon says:

    Wash Hands With Anti-Bacterial Soap Often

  319. kristen m says:

    my tip is avoid going to the mall or the movies, they are both germ cesspools!

  320. Katharine Davis says:

    get the shot and wash your hands often

  321. take a lot of vitamin c

  322. Lots of hand washing!

  323. Stay hydrated by drinking lots of water and tea!

  324. Jody Sisson says:

    Hand Washing Regularly is the first step.

  325. Angela E. says:

    I wash my hands more often during cold & flu season.

  326. My tip is to eat healthy whole foods and drink lots of water. Keep sugars at a low during this season of colds and flu to help your immune system stay strong.

  327. wash hands a lot and wipe down carts at the store before using

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  328. I drink loads of water and wash my hands

  329. Hand washing and hand sanitizer!

  330. ally marie says:

    I believe washing hands is the number one preventative

  331. robyn paris says:

    washing hands all the time

  332. Margaret Smith says:

    We wash our hands often, expecially when coming into our home.

  333. Washing your hands a lot!

  334. Patricia Wojnar Crowley says:

    Use zinc supplements when you feel it coming on!

  335. Cynthia C says:

    Avoid crowds and wash hands often

  336. take elderberry if you are exposed to someone or think you are coming down with the flu. (It was a active ingredient in tamiflu)

  337. Tari Lawson says:

    I wash my hands regularly and use hand sanitizer when I can’t get soap and water.

  338. Ann Fantom says:

    I’m eating healthy meals, taking a daily vitamin, getting plenty of sleep and washing my hands frequently.

  339. Becky Richied says:

    I always clean the doorknobs off, so many germs there. And clean the baby toys with wipes.

  340. Wash your hands often.

  341. Jennifer B says:

    Don’t get the flu shot! Wash hands, stay away from the hospital. Cut out sugar get lots of zinc and Vitamin k2 to absorb the zinc and lots of vit D

  342. Drink lots of water.

  343. Stefanie Gladden (Ann Lyfe) says:

    always wash your hands!

  344. Barbara Montag says:

    Keep your hands away from your face!
    Thank you.

  345. always use hand sanitizer
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  346. Thomas Murphy says:

    wash your hands alot

  347. Jennifer Marie says:

    plenty of sleep to keep imune system strong

  348. Seyma Shabbir says:

    disinfect everything before and after guests

  349. Amanda Sakovitz says:

    sanitize, sanitize, sanitize!

  350. Lysol, hand sanitizer and washing hands

  351. wash your hands frequently

  352. Jessica B. says:

    Wash hands all the time and don’t go out in public as much as you can.

  353. Melissa P. says:

    Sneeze or cough into the nook of you arm, not your hands. Helps stop the spread of germs.

  354. Janice Cooper says:

    Washing hands and using hand sanitizer often

  355. Wash hands often and use hand sanitizer while your out..especially after using a shopping buggy

  356. Lots of hand washing and I have sanitizer in my purse and I use it.

  357. Tabathia B says:

    Santize and wash hands daily and drink plenty of fluids

  358. Wash your hands, a lot! Get your flu shot.

  359. Meghan Finley says:

    hand washing and teaching the little ones how to not sneeze in their hands

  360. We wash our hands ALOT!

  361. Colleen Boudreau says:

    Wash your hands often.

  362. april yedinak says:

    Wash your hands and avoid sick people, lol!

  363. Get a flu shot early and every year!

  364. Sheila K. says:

    Wash, wash, wash your hands, and take a daily multivitamin!

  365. Vickie Couturier says:

    I take hand santizer with me everywhere

  366. Wash wash wash and sanitize sanitize sanitize. We always wash our hands as frequently as we can.

  367. Kimberly Bauer says:

    Washing you hands frequently.

  368. Katherine Hahn says:

    Washing your hands frequently and eating healthy will help a great deal!

  369. Kathy Stevenson says:

    I use antibacterial lotion all day long!

  370. Washing my hands a million times a day, and not leaving the house unless I have to during the flu season.

  371. Katherine says:

    Wash wash wash your hands and disinfect surface like doorknob andtelephone daily

  372. I usually eat or sniff some garlic when I start to feel sick.

  373. Jessie C. says:

    Wash hands frequently.

  374. I say always drink lots and lots of water.

  375. Melissa B says:

    To protect yourself from the flu, Wash your hands often, and avoid big crowds in the winter!

  376. Mary Happymommy says:

    Keep your hands away from your face!

  377. Leslie Galloway says:

    We spray down the doorknobs with Lysol quite a bit during this time of year!

  378. We don’t go out with big crowds in the winter. Avoiding people with the flu.

  379. drink elderberry syrup during flu season

  380. I carry hand sanitizer in my purse, wipe down cart handles with germ wipes, and run when I hear people coughing.

  381. Jessica F says:

    Use a lot of hand sanitizer!

  382. Wipe down work areas with clorox wipes and wash hands often.

  383. Crissy D. says:

    I carry vitamin C and emergen C packs with me, and lots of hand sanitizer. I also drink plenty of water and eat right to stay healthier and hopefully keep from getting sick

  384. Selene M. says:

    Wash hands, Wash hands!! Don’t share glasses, silverware, beds. Use paper towels, tissues and sanitary wipes.

  385. Jessica To says:

    We try to wash our hands as soon as we come home.

  386. We wash our hands a lot, lysol highly touched areas (light switches, door knobs, etc), and drink lots of water!

    Maureen
    maureen.tenney@gmail.com

  387. I take zinc and vitamin c to prevent colds and flu.

  388. I spay things down with a bleach & water mixture on area’s that get touched a lot in our home.

  389. Wash your hands, and disinfect commonly used surfaces (phones, doorknobs, etc.) to prevent the spread of germs.

  390. Dress in layers so you can adapt to the changing temperature better.

  391. Throuthehaze says:

    wash your hands!

  392. Tabitha P. says:

    Hand wash and Lysol everything 😉

  393. Laura ati says:

    Wash hands constantly.

  394. Liza Glick says:

    Wash hands often!

  395. Lisa Brown says:

    Wash your hands and take zinc or vitamin c

  396. wipe things down, cough in arm- wash and sanitize hands

  397. Slice up a onion, Add some cloves of garlic. Pour some honey(preferably raw) over it. Let it sit for a day. Have a spoonful of the syrup once a day. More frequent if you feel something coming.

  398. Donna O'Neil says:

    Wash your hands!