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The Facts:
Las
Vegas is teaming with bacteria. Slot machine buttons rival toilet
seats and shopping cart handles in the nastiest things to touch category.
Most cold and flu germs are not caught via airborne bugs; they are
transferred from your hand to an eye duct or nostril. Simply itching your
nose with an unclean hand is all it takes.
The
desert is also very dry. Alcohol and caffeine are diuretics which
dehydrate you even further. Intense sunshine and low humidity are other drying
ingredients. Dried out nasal passages, lips and eyes are a welcome place for
a virus to nest.
The Solution: (this may seem obsessive, and it works)
Use
a saline nasal spray. This is not a decongestant, it's simply non-medicated salt water. Use it all day whenever you think about it. You
can't use too much. You can't OD on it. Keep it in your pocket. Do not
use decongestants as they will dry you out more.
Use
a good lip balm. Banana Boat and Neutrogena are great. Use it all day whenever
you think about it. You can't use too much. You can't OD on it. Keep it in
your pocket. Chapstick is not a good solution, as people can become
addicted to the use of it. When the Chapstick wears off, your lips are
dryer than they were before you used it and the evil cycle begins. I
too was addicted to Chapstick and switched to Neutrogena. Now I use it when needed, not everyday-all day.
Use
moisturizing eye drops. Similasin Eye Drops #1 is a sting-free,
non-irritating formula to soothe, clear, and moisturize dry eyes and red
eyes without harsh chemicals or vasoconstrictors like those found in
Visine.
Wash your hands frequently and carry some pocket Handy Wipes for
convenience.
Drink lots of water, at least one glass of water for every Cosmo or Latte you
consume.
Don't forget your Vitamins and take Echinacea and other Wellness
wonders to keep your immune system tuned up.
Friends who travel with me think I'm nuts, and I have the last laugh a few
days later (not that their illness is funny).
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