Blog#4 Prevention of a cold

Kazu Hatakeyama

Hello, everyone! 

How are you? 

It has been colder and colder recently and some of you may

catch a cold because of the weather changing. 

In fact, I caught a cold and had a slight fever these days. 

Winter is a beautiful season but something should be considered

against cold.

Today I would like to write about some ways to prevent catching a cold.

I have a cold so it is too late for me.....but....

Anyway, I will introduce some effective ways for keeping our body healthy.

Firstly, as you all know, gargling and hand-washing is necessary. 

In my home, we prepare a mouthwash which called イソジン in Japanese.

I know it is efficacious but I hate the smell and taste of it. 

It looks like a poison and tastes like iron.

Since I hate イソジン I sometimes gargle with a cup of Japanese tea. 

Japanese tea has a strong sterilizing power so that it is a good way to prevent catching cold.

Actually, when I was a elementary school student, I brought a canteen with hot Japanese tea to school.

In winter, our teachers used to have us gargle with tea at every break time. 

Surprisingly, an elementary school in Shizuoka prefecture has introduced a tap running tea.

It means if they turn on the tap, they can drink tea and gargle with tea anytime!!

It is very convenient, isn't it? 
Additionally, a city in Shizuoka tried to run "tea tap" to the citizens' house, too.
However, the pipe was clogged with tea leaves and the plan nearly disappeared. 

Next, I will introduce my favorite way to prevent catching cold. 

That is an aroma humidifier. 

In order not to make air dry, you can use it in your room.

IT has been popular in Japan and not only individuals but also some shops use an aroma humidifier. 

It is easy to use.

All you have to do is to pour water in the pot and add a drop of your favorite aroma in the water.

Every one can enjoy aroma anytime.

This is my own aroma humidifier. 

While spreading steam with aroma smell,

the pot can turn pink, blue, yellow, green so you can choose your favorite color or all.

In my case, I turn on this pot when I go to bed rather than room light. 

I can not only humidify but also relax by enjoying the smell and soft light of it.

My favorite aromas

the right one is Rose

the left one is Lotus which is my favorite one

Aroma has many special powers that make our body healthy.

When I went to Iwate prefecture as a volunteer, I did hand massage by using natural aroma.

An aroma therapist told us that aroma has antibacterial power and it protects us

from catching cold. 

For example, when your nose is running, you can be calmed by putting a drop of aroma on a piece of tissue paper and sniffing at it. 

I always do that and I realize it is truly good for my runny nose.  

You should try it and prove it!

You can know more about the effect of aroma and you can choose your suitable one here.

Like this, you can relax and keep your body healthy!