5. Stay rested
Getting a URI is basically your body’s way of saying that it’s had enough. It’s waving a white flag and throwing the towel in, but in today’s age of get up and go, a lot of people choose to try and power through their poor state. It isn’t fair on your body to try and force it to fight on when its already depleted and running low on reserves.
Sometimes you just have to admit defeat, and resting is the best way to promote recovery. You owe it to yourself to take a break when you’re feeling weak, so do it. In the early stages of a URI, resting allows your body to direct all of its efforts and energy toward the immune system and the battle that it’s engaged in with the virus. Lying down under a blanket, and even getting a little extra sleep, will help your body refuel and rearm itself for the war ahead.