Getting sick can be an inevitable part of any teacher’s life, especially if you work with the younger kids.
There are germs everywhere… tables, pencils, doorknobs, papers, shoelaces! Oh, the shoelaces.
So how can we, teachers, help ourselves? How can we try our best to prevent getting sick?
Here are a few tried and true tips from veteran teachers on my Facebook page: Mrs. D’s Corner.
Open the windows and let the fresh air in.
Eat well and healthy.
Get enough sleep.
Eat your fruits and veggies!
Wash your hands often.
Don’t touch your face or eyes with germ-infested hands.
Drink apple cider vinegar every day.
Stockpile Lysol, Clorox Wipes, and hand sanitizer
Stay hydrated!
Get a flu shot.
Change when you get home from work (especially that time of year).
Echinacea
Emergen-C
Airborne
Eat oranges and drink orange juice
Pedialyte
Fire Cider
Immunoguard Supplements
Probiotics
Vitamins
- Multivitamin
- Vita C
- Vita D
- Zinc
Elderberry syrup
Essential Oils
- Thieves
Gypsy Cold Cure Tea
Cold Cure Tea by Yogi
…and last but certainly not least: acceptance. Denial works too.
In all seriousness, at some point all of us will be sick.
Maybe not this year or for a few years, but letting the humor in and just accepting the inevitable may be your best bet if you feel the nastiest of bugs coming on.
Having emergency sub plans and a substitute binder for those sick days is, also, super helpful. Read this blog post to learn more about how I prep my emergency sub plans, and to take a look inside my substitute binder. PST! there’s a video.
Over your years of teaching, you’ll build up immunities, too, that will help you from getting sick.
What regimen do you use to prevent getting sick? Let us know in the comments below!
These are great! I also soak as often as I can in Epsom salts.
Olive leaf!
Great list. I also use sinus rinses as soon as I feel a tickle in my throat, or have any congestion.
This is my 6th year in the school system (first 3 as an aide) and I have (knock on wood) never called in sick! Everyone told me I would be sick all the time my first year…nope…I think I’m really good at the last tip, denial! Nope not sick. Just allergies I’ll be fine!
Thankfully, I am the owner of one of those awesome “teacher immunities,” we all hear about. Most of my sick days include migraines 🙁
My first 2 years of teaching I felt like I was sick CONSTANTLY! After going to the doctor for what felt like the millionth time, I asked him if there was anything I could do to prevent the sinus and ear infections I kept getting. He recommended taking 2000mg of vitamin D a day, and it has worked wonders!
This is great, thank you for putting together! When I inevitably do get sick, I put a few drops of eucalyptus essential oils in the shower-really clears you up.
Detox soak baths at least twice weekly .
Hot as you can water with cup each of Epson salt
Apple cider vinegar
Baking soda
Soak till luke warm/ cool by