感冒了該怎麼辦?教你六招實用的小技巧
Mind over matter
If you’re stressed, you’re more likely to get ill, and less likely to recover quickly. Your state of mind affects your immune system, making you more susceptible to viruses and infections, so the first thing to do is brighten your mood. Simple things like going for a short walk will relax the mind and help your body to recover from a cold. I’m sure dog owners live longer than the rest of us because they’re always out there walking
心情影響病情
如果你感到很壓抑，你感冒的可能性就會變大，而且短時間康復的可能性會減小，所以要做的第一件事就是要使心情好起來。可以做些簡單的事：比如去漫步一小會兒能放鬆身心並使身體從感冒中痊癒。我確信養狗的人要比不養狗的人更長壽，因爲他們總是出去散步。
Watch what you eat
Avoid eating processed, fatty foods. Focus on a plant-based diet, aiming to eat seven or more portions of fruit or vegetables a day. When you’re feeling run-down, oranges are particularly good because of the vitamin C content. At the very least take vitamin C as a supplement; I have a couple of grams a day during the cold and flu season
注意你吃的東西
避免吃加工的，高脂肪的食品。多吃些以植物爲主的食物，每天吃7份或者更多的水果和蔬菜。當你感覺筋疲力盡時，橙子是特別好的食物，因爲它含有維生素C，作爲做起碼的補充維生素，我在感冒季節每天就喝一兩克。
A warming drink
A great treatment for a cold is fresh ginger tea. Thinly slice two inches of root ginger and boil, adding lemon juice and honey to taste. The honey is very soothing for the throat and cools inflammation. Ginger has antibacterial and antiviral effects, and it dilates the bronchial tube so you breathe more easily. It’s nice that it’s spicy and hot, too. You also need to keep hydrated to flush all the toxins out of your body, so drink eight glasses of water a day
多喝熱飲
對於感冒的最好療法是生薑茶。薄薄的兩英寸厚的煮姜塊，加上檸檬汁和蜂蜜。蜂蜜有利於舒緩喉嚨和緩和炎症。生薑有抗菌和抗病毒效果，它能擴張支氣管，這樣你就可以更通暢地呼吸了。它也很辛辣。你也可以將毒素衝出你的體外，所以每天喝8杯。
A little help
The main thing you need to do when you have a cold is reduce the inflammation in your body. In the short term, taking medicine such as ibuprofen is a good way to reduce the inflammation. Just make sure that whenever you’re taking it you drink a lot of water, and check with your GP if you’re unsure. If I’ve got a cold, I take a non-drowsy decongestant medication in the morning – so I’m not blowing my nose all day – but then don’t take anything in the evening
一些小幫助
當你感冒時，最重要的是需要減少你身體的炎症。短期內，服用布洛芬之類的藥是很好消炎的方法。只要你能定期服用很多的水，如果你不確定你就問問你的家庭醫生，如果我感冒了，我會在早上做鼻塞治療。所以不會整天摳鼻子，但是然後晚上不會做任何事情。
Keep washing your hands
When you blow your nose and touch your face, your hands are covered with the virus, and you’re more likely to prolong the cold. Coughing into your elbow is much better than coughing on to your hands, as it’s harder for the germs to reach your face
勤洗手
當你摳鼻子和摸你的臉的時候，你的手會充滿病毒，你就可能加劇你的感冒。對着你的肘咳嗽比對着你的手咳嗽好多了，因爲這樣細菌更難到你的臉部。
And relax
People don’t give themselves permission to rest, but it’s one of the most important things you can do when treating a cold. If you’re physically tired, it will wear down your immune system. But be reasonable – if you feel like napping at five o’clock in the afternoon, you’re better off trying to stay awake for a couple of hours so you don’t disturb your sleep pattern.多放鬆
人們不給自己放假的權限，但是這是對待感冒時能夠做到的最重要的一件事。如果你體力不支，將會拖垮你的免疫系統。但是理智點，如果你喜歡在下午五點午睡，你最好保持幾個小時清醒，這樣就不會擾亂你的睡眠方式。
