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Symptoms of a common cold include a sore throat, a blocked or runny nose, sneezing, a cough. More severe symptoms include a high temperature, headache and aching muscles.
Try giving up all the thoughts that make you feel bad, or even just some of them, for the rest of the day. See how doing that changes your life.
Sleeping with your smartphone covered and charging underneath your pillow could be hazardous, creating a fire risk.
Refrigerate or freeze fresh meat and poultry products as soon after purchasing as possible. Freeze it if you won’t cook it within a day or two of the sell-by date.
A cold is a common mild viral infection and there’s usually no need to see your GP: it should clear within a week or two. Contact your GP if your symptoms persist for more than 3 weeks or get suddenly worse.
By reducing the number of ‘friends’ in your social media environment, you make more time for those you actively engage with, and can have more fruitful, enjoyable interactions.
Stopping smoking reduces the chances of the children in your house suffering from bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma attacks, meningitis and ear infections.
The average smoker has 13 cigarettes a day, which is 364 cigarettes a month. This costs £141 a month, which is £1,696 a year.
Notice the way others speak around you. Sometimes our peers contribute to the way we talk to ourselves. Surround yourself with people who encourage you and who have the same outlook you wish to attain.