Do you have Labor Day weekend plans? Since Labor Day falls right around the start of the school year, most parents want to make sure they and their kids stay healthy. Dr. Yael Halaas, an ear-nose-throat doctor in the NYC area, wants to share some tips to make sure your family stays healthy.
1. Sanitize everything!
One of the first ways to ruin a vacation together is catching a cold on the plane. Carry antibacterial wipes and wipe down every surface you may touch on the plane. Wipe the belt buckle, food tray and latch, volume control, and armrests. The airline crew cannot clean all these surfaces between flights which can harbor contagious viruses and bacteria.
2. Wash your hands
Wash your hands especially before touching your own or a loved one’s eyes, nose or mouth. When traveling, it is impossible to avoid contact with surfaces that many others may have touched. To avoid those bugs contaminating your family, wash your hands.
3. Be proactive
On family vacations with everyone close together, take Cold-EEZE at the first sign of a cold to shorten the duration, minimizing the amount of time you are sick to better enjoy your vacation. Cold-EEZE zinc lozenges have been found to decrease the duration of colds by nearly half in studies by Dartmouth Medical Center and the Cleveland Clinic. Also, by shortening your cold, it minimizes the chances of spreading the cold onto your family members.
4. Be prepared
Carry medications with you to minimize the impact of a cold or illness so you can all still enjoy your trip. Useful medications include analgesia like Tylenol or allergy medications for adults and children. Adults may also want to have some decongestants handy just in case.
5. Be healthy
Good hydration, good nutrition and exercise go a long way to giving the body the support it needs to stay strong.
Dr. Yael Halaas, ear, nose and throat doctor has been featured on lifestyle and breaking news segments on The Doctors, FOX News and ABC New York, and has also been quoted in US Weekly, Men’s Fitness & Fitness Magazine. She went to medical school at Cornell with further study at Yeshiva, and is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology.`
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