We’ve all been there — your child falls ill, your spouse or partner mentions a tickle in their throat, and come to think of it, you’re feeling achy. The next day, it’s unanimous — no one can go to school or work.

When you’re feeling lousy yourself, it’s even more difficult to take care of your household. Here are some helpful ways to get through this tough time.

Colds and Quarantines

If you’re the primary caregiver, you may be the one in closest proximity to sick family members. When you’re sick too, you don’t want to aggravate others’ symptoms and make matters worse. Ensure that family members stay in separate quarters if possible, such as their own bedrooms, and wear a mask and/or gloves when necessary (speaking to someone and/or handling medications or food).

Take Care of You

As a caregiver, you’ll need to handle your symptoms in order to best take care of others. Ensure that you are taking rest breaks when the others are napping to keep your energy levels up. Also, increase your fluid intake to stay hydrated and help your body fight off the germs. Additionally, when contacting family members’ doctors, make sure to call your own and schedule an appointment or request recommendations based on your needs. It will help all of you improve much faster.

Take Turns

If possible, coordinate rest time and kid care with your spouse or partner. This will give you the chance to not only address your symptoms but also get much-needed sleep. Taking the time to listen to your body will serve you well in the long run.

Helpful Homeopathy

When caring for kids, your priority is to provide them with everything they need to feel comfortable, rest often, and alleviate symptoms. Depending on their ailment, try medicines such as:

• Chestal Kids Cold & Cough Meltaway Pellets for cold symptoms such as nasal and chest congestion, fitful cough, sneezing, occasional sore throat, and runny/stuffy nose, for ages 4 and up.*
• ColdCalm Kids Liquid Doses for common cold symptom relief and sneezing, for ages 4 and up.*
• Oscillococcinum for flu-like symptoms such as body aches, headache, fever, chills, and fatigue, for ages 2 and up.**
• The Doctor Mom’s Homeopathy Essentials Kit for a wide range of relief.  Curated in collaboration with Dr. Elana Roumell, a pediatric naturopathic doctor, you can purchase this helpful kit to get targeted relief of specific symptoms, such as coughs and colds, fevers, digestive upsets, allergies, and more.

For adults, you can try:

• Chestal Cold & Cough Meltaway Pellets for nasal and chest congestion, fitful cough, sneezing, occasional minor sore throat, runny or stuffy nose.*
• NauseaCalm Meltaway Tablets for relieving nausea and vomiting from everyday causes, including stomach flu.*
• SinusCalm Meltaway Tablets for sinus pressure, headache, congestion, and pain.*

You can purchase these medicines, and more, at BoironUSA.com and check out our rewards program.

*Claims based on traditional homeopathic medicine, not accepted medical evidence. Not FDA evaluated.

**These “Uses” have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.