Winter colds and a great

I still remember what sick days looked like when I was a little girl. My mom would have the humidifier running in my bedroom billowing out steam and she always pulled out the Vicks VapoRub for our chests. Our family managed to get through most of the winter without too much sickness, but as the warmer weather approaches, and then leaves, and then comes and then goes, I find the boys are picking up more and more germs. 


Tips from Vicks

Vicks has these helpful tips to get through the last of cold and flu season

Know the signs: Not many people realize they’re most contagious in the first 24 hours of symptoms. If you’re experiencing two or more of these symptoms, do your best to stay at home and enjoy some Netflix!
Cough or Sore Throat
Runny Nose
Headache or Body Aches
Chills / Fatigue

Avoid work germs: Be wary of sinks, office kitchen tools, and especially doorknobs. Keep some antibacterial gel at your desk and make sure you wash your hands frequently.

Take more “You Time”: Saying no to stress can keep your immune system strong, make sure you get plenty of rest and sleep, not just when you’re sick.

Double up on pillows: Place a pillow on your mattress to raise the upper body from the waist up. This allows for blood flow away from your head and will reduce the inflammation of your air passage. It’s also a great method of reducing body aches.

Sweat it out: Steam and humidity will help drain sinuses and relieve your stuffiness. You don’t necessarily have to sit in a sauna or steam room, a hot shower has the exact same effect. (Helpful tip: put your towel or bathrobe in the dryer so you don’t feel chilled when you get out)

“Tea, please”: Drinking herbal teas like chamomile, mint or passionflower can help you relax while also helping fluids into your system.

Treat all your symptoms simultaneously: Look for a medication that can treat the toughest symptoms while also helping you rest. DayQuil COMPLETE and NyQuil COMPLETE provide all-in-one relief for your toughest cold and flu symptoms so you can start seizing the rest of your day, and get the rest you so desperately need at night.

More information can be found at www.Vicks.ca or www.Facebook.com/VicksCanada.

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Comments

  1. Sanitize and take something to help get you through the worst of it.

  2. andrea amy says

    tea, gingerale, vaporub and hopefully rest

  3. Anne Taylor says

    Ugh, sick days suck. I always have an unlimited amount of tea, and try to rest as much as possible

  4. Honestly, nothing gets me through a sick day. I just want to hand a :Do Not Disturb” sign and veg in bed.

  5. Sick days. The only thing that gets me through are hot toddies and plenty of sleep.

  6. loucheryl says

    Sick days are so different after I had my two boys. Before I had my boys I would stay in bed all day with my tea, vitamins and chicken soup. Now with my boys I still have to do all the “mommy duties” and try to get rest while drinking tea and chicken soup and taking vitamins.

  7. Amy Heffernan says

    Flu medication!

  8. Brenda Penton says

    Netflix and naps

  9. Medication and lots of rest.

  10. Anne Barbara says

    Lots of liquids, laying around on the couch, chair or bed.

  11. Lisa McLain says

    Lots of water and rest !

  12. Holly MacRitchie says

    I like to have a yummy soup, lots to keep me hydrated and Netflix!

  13. My blanket, couch and my pvr along with chicken noodle soup.

  14. Tea, Nyquil and a fuzzy blanket!

  15. Bailey Dexter says

    Home made chicken soup always make me feel better. But I also take vitamins & drink a lot of liquid!

  16. hot liquid, sinus rinsing and vicks – I’ve used it since I was a kid and it is awesome!

  17. Lots of rest, soup and my cozy blanket.

  18. Valerie Mallette says

    Homemade soup, lots of liquids, medication and sleep helps get me through a sick day.

  19. Wendy hutton says

    juice, vitamins and sleep

  20. Take a spoonful of honey mixed with half spoonful ofcinnamon. Eases the symptoms and rest for the day

  21. Homemade chicken noodle soup gets me through the day when I’m sick.

  22. Florence C says

    Sleep, hot lemon, chicken soup and a box of tissues.

  23. Tea, with or without a dose of whisky, I am not going to confirm or deny 😉

  24. Christine W says

    Lots of sleep, hot water and soup.

  25. Rosanne Robinson says

    heating pad, lots of fluids, sleep, chicken soup, gargle with salt water, appropriate medication

  26. Jamie hall says

    Lots of fluids , net Flux aND bucks vaporub

  27. Lisa bolduc says

    Sleep and lots of jt and lots of ginerajl

  28. Tricia Cooper says

    To get through a sick day I rest and keep hydrated.

  29. What gets me through a sick day is lots of kleenex and tea!

  30. Lynda Cook says

    Lots of rest, curled up on the couch and got to have my chicken soup, and vicks vapor rub on my chest!!

  31. Louise Gilbert says

    lots of sleep, soup and orange juice

  32. Lots of rest, tea and cough meds.

  33. wanda macsween says

    Lots of rest, quiet and some soup.

  34. donna s dufresne says

    what gets me through a sick day is chamomile tea warm blanket and alot of rest

  35. Jenny Major says

    Lots of water and rest

  36. Lee-Ann S says

    A nice cup of lemony tea with a warm blanket.

  37. my homemade chicken soup, lots of rest, my mixture of honey, lemon and cinnamon, and a large snuggly blanket

  38. Elizabeth Matthiesen says

    Lots of fluids and rest are what help me survive, snuggled up in a nice warm bed with a hot water bottle.

  39. lots of rest, Vicks VapoRub on forehead/cheeks/bridge of nose, Tylenol, cough drops.

  40. Carole Dube says

    Sleep and NyQuil gets you through a sick day.

  41. ivy pluchinsky says

    homemade chicken noodle soup, lots of rest and netflix

  42. Chicken soup, lots of fluids and rest and Vick’s VapoRub.

  43. Chicken soup, rest, and vitamin water gets me through a sick day.

  44. Jennifer Ann Wilson says

    Chicken soup, kleenex and Netflix!

  45. Lots of warm fluids, blanket and lots of rest.

  46. Oregano Oil and vitamin C!

  47. kristen visser says

    chicken noodle soup, water and naps!

  48. Debbie White Beattie says

    DRUGS and the TV

  49. Caroline M. says

    coffee and or orange juice! Lots of it!

  50. Plenty of sleep gets me through a sick day…plus some Nyquil!

  51. Travelbuds says

    lots of hot tea

  52. I like to sleep it off.

  53. a long nap to rest up

  54. Lots to drink and a good sleep get me through a sick day.

  55. Lisa Williams says

    When I get sick I go to battle,I get my favorite fleece blanket and pillow with a cool cotton pillow case on it,I get my supply of Kleenex ready,I take my Dayquil and get my chicken soup and crackers and my hot tea with lemon in it and turn the t.v. on for company but the volume is down real low so I can try to sleep and break my fever but by evening I’ve drank gallons of liquids,including all the soup,then I take NyQuil and put Vick’s vaporub on for the night and hope my symptom’s subside by morning if not we will start all over again until I win the fight!

  56. Sleep, and some spicy soup always helps me!

  57. Doris Calvert says

    Drugs and sleep get me through

  58. Shelley N says

    Lots of rest, chicken noodle soup, and medicine get me through a sick day

  59. rest and chicken noodle soup

  60. Victoria Ess says

    Rest and hot showers.

  61. Vicks Daytime formula gets me through as it is alcohol free so can be used while driving commercial!

  62. Vicks Daytime formula and vicks vapor rub gets me through the days at work..

  63. Carol Denny says

    Lots of liquids and lots of sleep.

  64. SweetPanda says

    Lots of water and lots of sleep

  65. Elizabeth R says

    I snuggle up on the couch under my cozy blanket with a cup of tea.

  66. I get my heated blanket out and have honey and lemon.

  67. Soup tea and the price is right

  68. Judy Cowan says

    Staying in my PJ’s, lots of fluids, rest & Netflix all help.

  69. Sarah Stickney says

    dayquil and nyquil

  70. Belinda McNabb says

    Lots of rest, my pillow, blanket and tv

  71. Esther Abel says

    My late Mom always said have homemade soup,Vicks Vapo rub ,lrg bowl hot water & she put Vicks rub in the bowl & took a towel over head & breath the Vicks vapours Always helped Xx

  72. sabina edwards says

    I rub vicks on my chest, head to the dish room, where is usually hot and do my job with the knowledge that I can go home as soon as I’m done!!

  73. I’m definitely a Dayquil /Nyquil consumer when I’m sick. My bed, lots of tea and sleep help me through.

  74. Tea, lots of water, and a good movie.

  75. LILLIANBROWN says

    Chicken noodle soup and Vitamin 3 get me better quicker

  76. I get through a sick day wit rest, tea and toast with honey.

  77. I love to sleep and drink tea when i am sick!

  78. kathy downey says

    Lots of rest, soup ,hot tea with lemon helps me when im sick

  79. Lots of rest and plenty of juice

  80. Hot liquids is number 1 for getting through my sick days! Neocitrin, a variety of peppermint, lemon, honey teas, & soups are key for making me feel better.

  81. Tea with lemon and a good book

  82. Julie Bolduc says

    Lots of rest and fluids

  83. naiddia p says

    I have homemade chicken soup and lots of rest.

  84. michelle matta says

    I take like 3 baths a day when I’m sick. I find the steam soothes my symptoms and sometimes the warm bath helps me take extra naps better too because of that.

  85. Anu Chopra says

    Lots of sleep, soup and liquids help me get through a sick day!

  86. Gillian Morgan says

    Sleeping and Netflix.

  87. Hot tea, soup and lots of rest

  88. heather sibley says

    Neocitran and lots of rest.

  89. Medication and lots of rest.

  90. Nancy J Montgomery says

    Honestly? Staying in bed and lots of liquids.

  91. Chandra O'Connor says

    Gingerale, crackers and my iPad

  92. My sick days include vaporub, hot tea, warm jammies, and some good chick flicks

  93. josephine evans says

    Lost of rest, fluids and meds

  94. Erika Letson says

    Taking medication, plenty of rest and fluids usually gets me through a sick day!

  95. Sleeping gets me through a sick day.

  96. Brandee H says

    Youtube gets me through a sick day. I bribe my son with it so I can rest 🙂

  97. Holly O'Gorman says

    A day on he couch with a blanket and some good tv shows.

  98. Karla Sceviour says

    lots of orange juice,and cuddliing under a warm cozy blanket.

  99. Jessica M walker says

    And nice warm bath and lots of rest, get me through sick days

  100. Dianne G. says

    When I am sick I just like to stay in bed with tons of covers, a drink beside me and the television on for watching between naps. Some added TLC from hubby also helps as he brings me soup he has made or coffee from Tims.

  101. A hot bath and lots of rest! As much sleep as possible.

  102. sarah alexis says

    Lots of rest and tea!… and time off work 🙂

  103. Usually a lot of fluids and meds will help get me through a sick day. Moms don’t get to be sick 🙁

  104. rest, fluids, and sleep; having someone around to take care of everything else sure helps too. thanks

  105. I try to stay in bed, drink lots of fluids and for some reason, I always find a greasy burger helps me feel better in the evening after a day of being sick (once I’m able to keep foods down).

  106. Juliee Fitze says

    What gets me through a sick day is my vicks vaporizor , rub and lots of good movies.

  107. Joanne Frank says

    lots of Dayquil rest and lots of fluids

  108. I get through a sick day with hot tea and rest.

  109. Rhonda W G. says

    Must have orange juice, gingerale, and always my Vicks if I got a bad cold! Cuddling with my dogs is good too…

  110. Cassie Fancy says

    A cup of tea and snuggles on the couch with a blanket is my cold sick day

  111. When I’m sick I need naps and baths in my life! lol

  112. A nice warm bath and my onesie pajamas are always helpful.

  113. Plenty of water, soup, warm blankets and lots of rest.

  114. Wayne Lecoy says

    It would be great to win a $50 Shoppers Drug Mart Gift Card and an Anthropologie mug.
    In response to your question of
    What gets you through a sick day?
    Some Chicken Soup,my television set
    and relaxing on the couch helps me get through a sick day.
    Thank you for having this giveaway.

  115. Being able to sleep

  116. I rest and drink as many liquids as possible.

  117. A lot of OJ and some great reality tv to take my mind off being sick!

  118. bobbiJo Pentney says

    A day off gets me through a sick day.

  119. Karin Dollery says

    I drink plenty of fluids, lots of rest and vitamin c like orange juice or something.

  120. I don’t get sick, so I wouldn’t know

  121. Plenty of rest and some good meds

  122. BlessedTA says

    sleep

  123. Erinn Lishman says

    Vick’ always helps me get through a day of feeling awful, and I usually aim for a nap and some hot tea.

  124. Maria McLachlan says

    A nice homemade bowl of soup and lots of fluids

  125. Rest, liquids & Vicks Vaporub

  126. Tammy Dalley says

    Lots of sleep and TLC

  127. Charlene Lucas says

    Hot liquids, rest and a good book!

  128. Melinda Jana says

    hearty bowl of chicken soup and lots of sleep

  129. chicken soup and sleep

  130. Sunshine G says

    Help with the kids gets me through a sick day!

  131. my duvet, tea, television and vaporum!

  132. Tea, sleep and ginger ale. And someone to look after my kids!

  133. KittyPride says

    Being able to cuddle down and have a nap or hot tea.

  134. margaux retrophiliac says

    sleep, medicine and my cat

  135. locking myself in my room with a hot cup of water with lemon and honey and a comfy blanket

  136. Nancy J Montgomery says

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  137. Rest and plenty of fluids.

  138. netflix and hot tea

  139. Rest, keeping warm and drinking lots of tea helps me through a sick day.

  140. Angela Mitchell says

    Sleep, tissues, tea, chicken soup, ginger ale .

  141. alot of fluids vitamin C and alot of rest

  142. Elizabeth Vlug says

    Happily I don’t get sick too often. Might be a mom thing. lol. But when I am not feeling well, I stay in bed, try and sip warm ginger tea and take Tylenol if I need it. I have learned to ask for help when I need it too.

  143. Nate Fuller says

    Honestly I get hopped up on caffeine usually in the form of Pepsi! Also I take a vitamin c drink and I find that helps.

  144. Hot liquids, and quietness…..

  145. my dogs, and the tv, and a pillow to hug

  146. jessica eapen says

    a warm blanket and a good movie!

  147. Maritess S says

    A lot of rest and something warm like soup or tea. A massage really helps when I suffer from body aches.

  148. Melissa F says

    A good rest gets me through!

  149. Chicken soup and my heated blanket gets me through

  150. Samantha Sturgeon says

    Lots of rest and fluids!☺

  151. Sleep (whenever I can) and fluids.

  152. Sometimes I think sheer willpower… especially lately, when both the little one and I were sick with a virus at the same time. Usually sleep helps but obviously looking after a little one is priority. Otherwise, sleep, vitamins, lots of tea, and liberal use of vaporub at night. And all the lotion infused tissues!

  153. Hot tea and spend the day in bed with a good book.

  154. Nancy J Montgomery says
  155. Tricia Hope says

    Honestly I would so prefer to be sick than one of my kidlets!But if I am under the weather its ear;y to bed with vicks and socks on my feet

  156. missbobloblaw says

    Sleep, soup & tylenol gets me thru a sick day.

  157. Jennifer P. says

    Tea, blankets, my bed or couch, vicks vaporub, Neilmed sinus rinse, chicken noodle soup and lots of rest get me through a sick day.

  158. Tainan Lu says

    lots of water.

  159. Vicks and lots of sleep!! 🙂

  160. Diana Powell says

    Not a big pop drinker but when I’m sick ginger ale always makes me feel better.

  161. nicolthepickle (Nicole Graham) says

    Rest usually that’s not usually possible so lots of Curious George on Netflix helps.

  162. Nicole Jubleew says

    Chicken soup, Hot Lemon drink, a favourite movie and a box of tissues.

  163. Sleep!

  164. Juliee Fitze says

    Lots of fluids and good movies are what gets me threw.

  165. Robyn Bellefleur says

    Won ton soup is a must to help me through it.

  166. my couch, soaps on demand, and hot tea!

  167. homemade soup, rest, steam and lots of liquids gets me though a sick day

  168. aarone mawdsley says

    bed and drinking tea

  169. Bath, bed, tea.

  170. Sleep and crappy TV shsows!

  171. Honey lemon tea and rest

  172. Ginger, lemon, and, honey tea!

  173. when I’m sick I love a won ton soup and lots of rest

  174. Hot tea and honey!

  175. Sleep, vitamin C, hot tea.
    Cheers.

  176. Having a good nights sleep and naps help too.
    Drinking lots of tea and reading a good book.

  177. Lots of rest, fluids like chicken soup, and Vick’s VapoRub/.

  178. A hot drink of lemon and honey .

  179. Susanne McCarthy says

    Nyquil, lots of water — TV !

  180. lots of water, and napping

  181. Netflix and a cup of ginger tea get me through sick days!

  182. Treen Goodwin says

    Lots of orange juice , chicken soup and vitamin D and lots of rest 🙂

  183. I drink tea with honey and lemon

  184. Rest and relaxation, vitamins, soup

  185. Sleep. And tea. When I can’t sleep I go look for a hockey game to watch

  186. Lots of rest and tea!

  187. Cuddling on th couch with Netflix…not sure how we got along without it. 😉

  188. My dog and cat get me through sick days, they cuddle with me a lot!

  189. Knowing I’ll have a relaxing evening is what gets me through a sick day

  190. Jennifer Lo says

    water and sleep

  191. Ronald Gagnon says

    Lots of aspirin, cold juice and sympathy

  192. Lots of rest and tea

  193. As much sleep and tea as i can get helps me through sick days. When those things aren’t an option a hot shower and some day quill helps me through.

  194. Wendy Jensen says

    What gets me through a sick day is lots of fluids, lots of rest and a nap or two and chicken soup spiced up with hot red pepper flakes. Yes, sweat it out!

  195. Oil of oregano, rest and Netflix 😉

  196. Netflix, hot tea and a quiet daughter! lol

  197. dawn gordon says

    vicks vaporub gets me through a sick day if my nose is clogged…

  198. I drink more hot liquids

  199. Jennifer L. says

    Just lots and lots of rest.

  200. Soup and ginger ale

  201. hot tea and OTC meds get me through the sick days

  202. Chicken soup and OTC like Dayquil are my BFF’s when having a Sick day!!

  203. Quiet, being able to rest and lots of liquids. Fortunately, I don’t sick very often!

    Besos, Sarah
    Journeys of The Zoo

  204. soup and sleep!

  205. I’m experiencing one of those weeks now. Rest, hot herbal tea and the occasional over the counter meds to help diminish some of those nasty symptoms.

  206. angela september says

    soup, my blanket, lots of tv and warm socks lol

  207. Melissa Greco says

    Relaxing with soup and youtube helps me get back on my feet

  208. Christine Holliday says

    Bed and book time…herb tea

  209. A good nap gets me through a sick day

  210. Sleep! Lots of it. And water. with Lemon

  211. MOHAMMAD ANJUM says

    COFFEE AND REST

  212. A blanket, a good book plus a nice cup of tea!

  213. Sleep and medicine gets me through a sick day!

  214. Orange juice, hot tea and a nap

  215. Theresa Currie says

    Epping your hands clean/washing and plenty of rest

  216. Emily Benzing says

    Well getting through a sick day is hard, but I love having my boyfriend there by my side! I get through with binge watching netflix, soup, some sweets, medicine, blankets, hot cocoa, dim lights.. I could go on about what makes me feel better!!

  217. Vicks Vaporub, sleep & lots of liquids!

  218. Wash your hands!

  219. Tara Gauthier says

    I definitely make sure to get LOTS of sleep when I am sick and, of course, warm blankets and a cup of warm tea!

  220. Scott MacMillan says

    Many blankets and VapoRub to sweat out all the bad stuff.

  221. Soup! Preferably a spicy soup with noodles in it.

  222. Diana Corlett says

    When I’m sick I try to rest and drink extra fluids.

  223. stacy kozier says

    lots of honey lemon tea and lotion kleenex

  224. Amanda Fontaine says

    What gets me through a sick day is lots of water, hot milk with 2-4 fresh garlic cloves with honey and a bit of butter and rest when I can. I am unable to take anything as I was pregnant then nursing and am expecting again so I do lots of garlic…. 😀

  225. what gets me thru is lots of rest and lots for liquids

  226. lynn clayton says

    my bed and lots of sleep i can not function when i am sick

  227. Monique L.S. says

    To help me when I am sick, I have cough drops, orange juice and lots of tissues.

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