{"id":11459,"date":"2019-11-26T22:31:27","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T06:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=11459"},"modified":"2019-11-26T22:31:27","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T06:31:27","slug":"a-sick-care-package-to-prevent-illness-during-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/a-sick-care-package-to-prevent-illness-during-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"A sick care package to prevent illness during winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"402\" height=\"292\" class=\"wp-image-11410 aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2019\/11\/sickcare1-color-1024x745.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2019\/11\/sickcare1-color-1024x745.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2019\/11\/sickcare1-color-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2019\/11\/sickcare1-color-768x559.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rylie Horrall<\/strong>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Lifestyle Editor<\/p>\n<p><span>Winter is coming, and the weather isn&#8217;t the only cold thing that comes with it. When the temperatures drop, sickness season picks up, so here\u2019s a sick care package to make for yourself, or as a gift for someone else, in case of illness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"385\" height=\"343\" class=\"wp-image-11409 aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2019\/11\/sickcare2-color-1024x910.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2019\/11\/sickcare2-color-1024x910.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2019\/11\/sickcare2-color-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2019\/11\/sickcare2-color-768x683.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span>The easiest thing to throw in is a few cough drops, if not a small bag. You can toss in one brand, or mix it up with a variety of flavors from fruity to minty.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>To solve any congestion issues, add in some anti-congestion or cold\/flu medicine. Usually allergy medicine can work as well, but it entirely depends on how your body reacts to it. Either way, at least one of those options is best to have in there.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Tissues are another must-have, as most illnesses include a runny nose in their symptoms. A little travel package works and doesn\u2019t take up much space, however feel free to use a whole box of tissues if there\u2019s enough room.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Vitamins help to boost your immune system, so oranges would be a good inclusion based on the amount of vitamins in the fruit. Plus, if the sickness is hard on the stomach, the citrus fruit isn\u2019t too acidic that it will upset an already distressed stomach. If fruit isn\u2019t your forte, a can of soup for later is a good substitution. Orange bell peppers are also an acceptable substitution for a source of vitamin C.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Finally, put in a beverage of your choice, whether it\u2019s juice, packages of tea, Sprite or just plain water. Hot tea will feel nice for a sore throat, but juice works just as well for those who aren\u2019t fans of tea. For those wanting something fizzy to help with an upset stomach, Sprite \u23e4 or 7Up, Sierra Mist, pick your poison \u23e4 aids in fixing an upset stomach.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Contact the author at <a href=\"mailto:rhorrall17@mail.wou.edu\">rhorrall17@mail.wou.edu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Photos by Rylie Horrall<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rylie Horrall\u00a0 |\u00a0 Lifestyle Editor Winter is coming, and the weather isn&#8217;t the only cold thing that comes with it. When the temperatures drop, sickness season picks up, so here\u2019s a sick care package to make for yourself, or as a gift for someone else, in case of illness. &nbsp; The easiest thing to throw [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1094,"featured_media":11410,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"modified_by":"The Western Howl","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1094"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11459\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}