Dr. Aaron Hartman explains how to protect kids from flu, COVID, and pneumonia this winter. The key: keep them well hydrated. Water preserves airway humidity and helps nasal cilia clear pathogens before they take hold.
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How can you keep your kids healthy during flu season? Right now we're entering the middle of wintertime kids are getting sick flu Covid pneumonia in my area where Matt and Virginia we have a lot of mycoplasma pneumonia going through the environment. What are some basic things you can do to help Some health tips to help stay healthy during the wintertime. Something that's super easy is staying well hydrated with clean water. Now I know this seems super basic and super simple but being hydrated one of the effects that keeps your airways well hydrated the little hairs that still in your nose, the mucus in your airways going down in your lungs if you're not well hydrated the viscosity these things get thicker and stickier and you actually can't remove dust particles. Bacteria and viruses you breathe in actually are going to hang on your respiratory tract longer and the whole respiratory tract barrier requires a certain amount of humidity to work properly. So just being hydrated appropriately.