As a busy business owner and as someone who probably travels frequently, it is important that you stay healthy, and during the winter months, it can be tough. Especially if you have a jam-packed schedule like I do.
I HATE being sick, mostly because it’s a colossal waste of time, and if you also hate being sick, you’re going to love today’s post.
Below are 5 quick tips for keeping your immune system sky-high (and if you have kids, these tips will work for them too!).
#1: Make time to sweat regularly— exercise is a huge stress reliever too! My current fave workouts are from ToneItUp.com and ShrinkSessions.com (you say affirmations while working out, it’s super fun and inspiring).
#2: Find a way to get 7 hours of sleep at night. It truly does the body good and will actually save you time because you’ll make fewer mistakes, be more productive, and prevent illness. There is some pretty compelling scientific evidence that proves it.
#3: Meditate for at least 15 minutes a day. If you are in the Travel Expert Marketing Academy you have access to a special client-attraction guided meditation. It’s designed to relax you, calm your mind, raise your vibration, create new supportive beliefs in your subconscious, and energetically attract more DREAM clients to you. Do this meditation 2-3 times a week and watch magic start to happen in your life. Another great meditation tool to try is HeadSpace.com.
#4: Stay away from processed sugar. Sugar knocks your immune system out. Instead, eat 10-12 servings of veggies a day along with high quality protein, some complex carbs (such as sweet potatoes or brown rice), healthy fats (think: coconut oil, grass-fed ghee, virgin olive oil, avocado), and I’m a big fan of bone broth for all the health benefits it provides.
#5: If you feel a little tinge of something coming on, nip it in the bud right away! Drink as much ginger tea as possible, take some elderberry syrup (the natural kind that doesn’t contain sugar), rest, drink lots of water, and consume ZERO sugar.
To make ginger tea…
Cut off an inch or so of fresh ginger. Cut off the skin, cut it into a few small pieces and put into a mug. Pour boiling water over it. Let it steep for 2-4 minutes. If desired, add some local raw honey to it (it must be raw, and even better if it’s from bees local to you — not the kind that comes in the teddy bears!!).
If you have additional tips for staying healthy, please share them in the comments below.
Cheers to staying healthy this winter!
Love & Success,
Heidi and Your Marketing Team
Heidi… I’ve owned my own travel company for almost a year now, and I am loving it! I stumbled upon a few of your webinars and am now getting your newsletters and emails… and I just want to let you know that I think what you do for Travel agents is GREAT. THANK YOU! I can’t afford to participate in the Marketing academy yet, but I’m hoping maybe sometime this year I will be able to. I love the little tid-bit’s of info I’m learning from you. You have really helped me in many ways so far and I want you to know I appreciate your work. …. Lisa from Cincinnati OH
Lisa! I’m happy to hear that you’re loving your new agency, and that you’re finding all of the little tid-bits useful! Whenever you’re ready, we’d love for you to join us in the Academy.
Great tips, Heidi! My newlywed 87-year-old mom has a travel tip she swears by. She is in amazing shape and rarely ever gets sick so I trust her advice. She travels with q-tips coated with vaseline (carried in a plastic bag) and antacids (like Tums) to coat the digestive tract. A quick trip to the restroom pre-flight to swab the nasal passages and a quick chew of the antacid and she feels much more protected from airborne germs on the airplane. I have a feeling this works better than my trick of wrapping my nose and mouth in a scarf to avoid airplane air and passengers with serious coughing attacks.
Bon Voyage,
Heather
Owner/Travel Designer at Curated Travel
87 year old newlywed and world traveler! Oh my goodness I LOVE IT!! I’ve never heard of the q-tip idea, thanks for sharing.
Great tips. Thanks Heidi. I would add Hand Washing. Whenever I come home the first thing I do is wash my hands! We pick up germs everywhere & I try to prevent myself from spreading them all over my house. If anyone in my home is sick I wash my hands more often than usual. Wiping down doorknobs is good too but I’m not as good about remembering to do that.
Oh yes – that’s an important one Karen! Thanks for sharing. 😉
I love the info you share Heidi. I am still working a full time job and building my travel business at night and on weekends and sometimes lunch. I purchased the Academy in 2018 and am hopeful to start learning from is in 2019. Keep doing a great job coaching us!!
Thank you for the kind words Dee Dee! We are so glad to have you in the Academy – keep up the good work!
My wellness plan is Wellness supplement maintenance dose daily this time of year and then treatment dose of feeling puny. I also take 1000mg timed released Vit C with Bioflavanoids and Rosehips and it keeps me well if I am doing daily and then up until stool becomes loose if I feel puny. GNC brand watch label careful there is a regular 1000mg that does not have the other ingredients. I love the celestial seasons wellness teas as well with RAW honey. On the subject of honey… many of our local honey producers do offer their smallest sizes in honey bears, FYI. I use the elderberry gummies from Natures Way and their syrup when at home. Cheapest online watch for sales and stock up!
If I am having trouble fighting or even if I feel puny I have also had good success with the 52 garlic soup it sound like it would be awful but it is not. Be sure to follow the half raw half roasted clove part. The lemon makes it squeezed on at serving. Dr. Mercola has published it and that is the one I follow.
Love the ginger tea with lemon as well.
Wow Barbara! Love all your great tips. Thanks so much for sharing! 🙂