Having a healthy lifestyle and respecting barrier gestures is more effective than wrapping up in your favorite scarf.
HEALTH – Autumn is approaching with difficulty. Since the end of the summer, the temperatures play on a roller coaster. While some released sweaters and coats as early as September, October is currently particularly hot. But these temperature variations aren’t necessarily related to the fact that we fall ill more easily in the fall, the season when winter diseases – likecurrent outbreak of bronchiolitisAnd virus respiratory diseases that mainly affect young children.
“These are cold viruses, mostly respiratory viruses. Everyone has their favorite temperature. specific Madeleine Lhote, general practitioner contacted by The HuffPost. The three main ones? Flu, gastroenteritis and then bronchiolitis, second Public health France. But the primary care physician warns: no need to cover up well because “There is no climate measure to protect yourself. ” At best, you will stay warm. And that’s all.
His counterpart Judith Loeb Mansour, also a general practitioner, to advise “a bit of wool in the car, a duvet outside if you are afraid of the cold”, but only for personal convenience. Indeed, the mode of transmission of these viruses has nothing to do with the cold. But there are ways to avoid them if you don’t want to find yourself bedridden for a few days.
The famous barrier gestures
Dr. Michel Cymes called him back RTLthe expression ” catch a cold “ it does not mean anything : “ Cold is neither a disease, nor a virus, nor a transmission vector for all the small diseases that threaten us when temperatures drop. “ However, when it’s cold, our lifestyles are more conducive to contagion: we are more often indoors, in an enclosed space with no ventilation.
According to Madeleine Lhote, nothing better than respecting certain barrier gestures, the same ones that protect us from Covid-19: “All these viruses are carried in the hands and in the air. There are barrier gestures that are fundamental. Protective measures are hand washing and face masks. This is true regardless of the virus. “
Remember that the Covid pandemic has allowed the French to progress in terms of hygiene and prevention: “The first year of imprisonment there wasn’t a lot of gastroenteritis because people washed their hands. ” Advice confirmed by Public Health France, which recommends four barrier gestures: washing hands, disposable handkerchiefs, washing hands and coughing and sneezing in the elbow.
Have a healthy lifestyle
Another essential element in resisting these viruses according to doctors: having a healthy lifestyle. For Judith Loeb Mansour, “The human body should not be underestimated; knows how to adapt to sudden changes in temperature. ” But she remembers “Doing sports is obviously good for your health. It will also be good for morale. We must also take into account the psychological state of the person. “
“The sun is hormonally positive”, she continues. “When it disappears, it lowers morale and immunity. ” Don’t hesitate to be positive because morale matters: ” You have to see the bright side of things. You have to go out when the weather is nice because we produce vitamin D ”.
Madeleine Lhote stresses the importance of having “A balanced diet and a correct vitamin intake. There is no need to buy dietary supplements if you follow a healthy lifestyle and eat fresh fruits and vegetables. “
Viruses that can be prevented
It also evokes a simple principle of virology: “Each disease you develop allows you to harbor a varying level of antibodies. “ When the flu comes, the body has not yet developed antibodies. Result: we all take it.
Which isn’t too bad for GP Judith Loeb Mansour: “Getting sick is inevitable, but it’s also forging your immunity. ” She insists on “Preventive advice to be done every year” machine “Fragile people often get sick because they lack certain things. “
Madeleine Lhote also insists on the usefulness of vaccines : “Obviously, we need to get the vaccine for people at risk. Virologists insist vaccines be given because the flu virus looks stronger this year. “
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