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around the corner but the flu has gotten
not gotten the memo the flu has gotten
to stick around a little bit a second
wave of the flu out there cold coughs
they will not go away they are lingering
here to tell us how to get through all
of it dr. Mike for ash of ski we got is
do you tailor those scrubs I used to
tell her my scars but then I found fill
it in that's yeah I started going to the
gym I guess I mean it's okay now to
business
leave well cuz the fluid likes to stick
around and there's gonna be a second
wave of a different strain so we have to
still get our flu shot do we have to get
like a booster foot no no we already got
if you got your flu shot you're gonna be
safe
this one is working about 45 percent
which sounds not great but is actually
awesome okay because we're having a mild
flu season and if you get these bad boys
every year consecutively they're gonna
work even better and even if you are to
get the flu it's gonna be a milder case
less complications so you have to get
your flu shot okay
next do you have a six-pack now right
now it's on vacation but it's gonna come
back soon all right so next if you are
unlucky enough to get the flu you can
take an antiviral medication that your
doctor can prescribe two options you
have Tamiflu here is that flu Zahir they
work a little bit differently one is one
time dosing Tamiflu is five times five
days in a row okay is one more effective
than the other um they work slightly
differently depending on what you're
trying to achieve what I like about
Tamiflu you could actually take it to
prevent catching the flu each summer in
your house have how contagious is all
this oh the flu is very contagious I
mean it's veralyn that's why everyone is
scared of it
people are getting this my husband has
it in Vancouver this one off that he
said feels like a rake is raking and
majest yeah he coughs so look this is
one of the things that are flooding into
my office right now
non-stop because people are saying well
I had the flu two weeks ago why am I
still coughing I like to talk about it
like a battle your immune system is
fighting off the virus it
wins hooray but the battlefield your
upper airway is inflamed it's irritated
it's damaged and that takes time to heal
so you're no longer having the flu if
you're having one of these post viral
calls some simple things we can do in
our everyday lives to fight the flu when
we come back with dr. Mike after this
these are things we can do to boost the
immune system every day yeah yeah I mean
ideally what we're gonna find out
throughout the segment is that grandma
had it right there's a lot of stuff that
she was saying that is very accurate so
for example we could start off right
here drinking some tea staying hydrated
not only is this important to keep your
immune system healthy but if you have a
lot of mucus coming out and you're
dehydrated it's gonna be sticky it's not
gonna clear your nose is gonna be stuffy
but by staying hydrated you're gonna
feel better okay and what's with the
honey's the honey is the only superfood
I believe in this is the superfood honey
has antibacterial properties antioxidant
properties and it controls cough
especially in kids just careful with the
nice Ryan because below the age of one
you don't want to do honey okay buddy
controls cough as well or better than
was accounted for a day two teaspoons at
night before it's really really yeah
that's simple better than the stuff over
the counter unbelievable yeah and it
tastes great
so here sucks grandma was right keep the
socks on why because when your body gets
chilled you're more likely to get sick
less immune should you sleep in socks if
you feel comfortable that way sure but
during the day walking around on a cold
floor like in this studio right now you
should be wearing sari interesting when
my kids were babies I would put cold wet
socks in the freeze
take down their fever okay well that's a
different thing that's when they're
ready it's very interesting yeah but you
want to stay warm then you got the
humidifier here at night in the bedroom
this is clutch yeah it keeps your mucus
membranes moist yes which makes you feel
better but then also it decreases that
post nasal drip because the lack of
dryness dr. Mike here's my question when
we're on the street corner and somebody
coughs or sneezes how long do I have to
hold my breath for before it basically I
have bad news
hours what do you mean out hours what
does that mean herma germs have hang
time yes so if someone walks into this
room yeah sneezes yes walks out doesn't
cover it doesn't dab the right way yeah
we it's good hang out here progress well
thanks for the bad news doctor the great
stuff we shake good see do
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