When you're sick

An illness is "a condition of being unhealthy in your body or mind"-http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illness

The most common illnesses according to http://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/821613/5-common-illnesses-and-how-to-beat-them is:

1. Common cold
2. Influenza/ flu
3. Respiratory Syncytial Virus
4. Foodborne illness e.g. norovirus and salmonella
5. Strep throat

Mostly what you should do to prevent sickness is to wash your hands! This is because you may have touched a contaminated surface.

http://www.ewashtenaw.org/government/departments/public_health/ph_portal/infectious_disease.html

What food do you eat when you are sick?

• Soup: This thins mucus, keeps nasal passages moist.
• Tea: Helps with congestion and sore throats.
• Citrus Fruits: Boost immune systems.
• Ice Pops: Dehydrating and lessens congestion .
• Spicy Foods: Helps with congestion.

Where do these food come from?

Soup is the second oldest cooking method in the world(around 5000 B.C.) The word meaning comes from a French word 'sope/soupe'. Even though soup has been around for a very long time, it changes from country to country e.g. Posole, a Mexican soup, Peanut and Squash soup, African
Like most things, tea originated in China as a medical drink.
Ice pops was bought by a woman in New York after a 11 year old boy discovering it.
Counties like Mexico, India, Korea and Bhutan all eat spicy food.


Facts about being sick!- cause why not

• The temperature of water has no affect with bacteria, more with good scrubbing.
• Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Disorder is just a fancy name meaning laziness- thought I would add this is, as many people are.
• Each season, 35 to 50 Americans get the flu.
• People get more sick from being indoors than cold weather- in fact not even by cold weather. 
• Laughing keeps your immune system healthy, so smile more.

 Sources: http://www.myrecipes.com/how-to/5-to-try/international-soup-recipes-10000001919863/#peanut-squash-soup
http://seriouslysoupy.com/soup-101-the-origin-of-soup/
http://www.teavana.com/tea-info/history-of-tea
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blpopsicle.htm
http://www.weather.com/activities/health/coldandflu/cfflufacts.html
http://www.ehow.com/info_8587324_countries-eat-hot-spicy-foods.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/qi/8538507/QI-Quite-interesting-facts-about-getting-sick.html