SNN July 2018

TIPS FROM YOU
• Wear a beanie
• Get the flu vaccine each year and also ask about the
vaccines for pneumonia and shingles
• Eat a well-balanced diet, that includes fresh fruit and
vegetables
• Feel loved and wanted… it really, makes a difference to
your immune function
• Keep warm and dry
• Always wear thermals, tops and pants
• One thing we do is ask that carers / staff do not come to
work when unwell, or they will be sent home. There is
always hand sanitizer available and the enviroment where
our family member with an SCI spends the majority of
their time in is kept clean and warm, we use aromatherapy
oils in a vaporiser and topically. Keeping warm works well,
wearing thermals are great too. We all do our best to
keep ourselves away should we become unwell
• Face masks can help if you can’t keep your distance
• Merino, merino, merino. Pants, socks, tops, and beanie
• Hot water
• Aloe Vera juice, magnesium, fish oil, cod liver oil, zinc.
• Eat healthy and exercise
TIPS FROM NZST STAFF
• Wearing a beanie when sleeping helps to maintain
body temperature (especially for those who are follicly
challenged) total body heat loss out of your head averages
about 11 per cent of your total body heat
• Whenever I start to feel a cold coming on, slightly sore
throat, sniffle or feeling like I have a flu symptom I take
an aged garlic pill. These are far more potent than fresh
garlic. It may not stop the cold but it definitely gets rid of
it quicker
• Keep warm with extra layers
• Vitamin C and Echinacea each day, increase if you get any
symptoms
• Rub bottom of feet with Vicks
• Lemon , Honey, Garlic and Ginger Tea:
- 2 inch knob of fresh ginger root, finely minced
- 1 clove garlic, finely minced
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tsp raw honey
- Pinch of Cayenne Pepper
- ½ cup boiling water
Add all ingredients to a mug and stir. If you prefer, you can
filter out the particles once you’ve steeped the mixture
for at least five minutes, or you can just eat all the bits.
Then drink it all! Drink several cups over the course of the
day. Recipe makes one serving
DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET WHAT YOU NEED FROM US:
• Recently we put out a survey and after reading through the responses we saw that there are people out there in our network
who are looking for ongoing support and information. So I decided to write a few words about the different ways you can
achieve this
• You can email us info@nzspinaltrust.org.nz or Debra.edmonds@nzspinaltrust.org.nz
• Phone us 03 3836881 NZST main office number or 3871305 Connecting People
• Check out our website , Wheelie Good Tips and Facebook
• We can skype you, call you, email you, text you or arrange for someone to visit you, or you can visit us if you are local
• Our prime purpose is to share support, information and possibilities. So let us know what you need and what best suits you
and we will do what it takes to make it happen.
• Also, If we cannot answer your question, we will find someone who can, or direct you to where you need to go
Please do not hesitate do get in touch with us, we are here waiting.
Thanks for reading!
Debz
Manager of Connecting People
Peer and Family Network
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