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will help clear it.
    Cut out dairy products as they will cause gridlock in your sinuses. Replace with hot water and lemon.
    Go easy on the cough sweets as they mask the cough and you need to cough it out.
    Stay in bed and try to rest.
    Try not to get wound up by work as if you are stressed you will take longer to get better.

    Herbal remedies
    To prevent a cold try echinacea and garlic and zinc.
    For headaches take 1 tablespoon of lavender, betony, marjoram and rose petals. Put into a cloth sachet bag, add boiling water, and drink.
    For coughs and colds you want honey and glycerine.
    For sore throats add 2 tablespoons of dried rosemary to a pint of boiling water and drink.
    For indigestion or an upset stomach try peppermint tea, and to relieve fatigue add a few drops of lavender oil to your bath.

    If you are still sick after forty-eight hours, get to a doctor. Beg for some antibiotics, and if they say it’s ‘just flu’ feel free to cry.

    How to hold court from your sick bed
    Depending on your symptoms you do not have to disappear from society. You can still have visitors bring you magazines, flowers and news from the outside world.
    Put on a nice, covering nightie; negligees are not suitable for receiving when sick. Light a scented candle, because even if you can smell nothing you always have to think of others, and the flickering dim light of a candle can add to the overall effect of your sick setting. Prop yourself, or get help, up on your pillows, have tissues, Olbas oil and blankets within reach.
    Keep your guests at a slight distance, as you don’t want to pass on the flu, nor do you want them to see how red your nose is.
    Limit visits to no more than twenty minutes if truly sick, but if you are simply bored and it’s a leg-in-a-cast, can’t-move type scenario get them over to watch a DVD or something to keep you company.

    How to stock your first-aid kit
    A workman needs his tools, so minimise the amount of blood staining your carpet and general hysteria by having your own in-house chemist in the bathroom cupboard. You can buy ready-made first-aid boxes but filling your own plastic lunch box is better as it will help you be aware of the remedies to cure snake bites, witches’ spells for headaches, and potions that are at your disposal.
    You absolutely must have:

    A packet of antiseptic wipes to clean the wound easily. You can also have a bottle of Dettol but that is messier and stings more.
    A packet of plasters in a variety of sizes.
    Antiseptic cream.
    Painkillers.
    Bandages, gauzes, cotton wool, plus bandage tape, safety pins and scissors. (Yes, you do need separate first aid scissors as you’ll never find your other pair in times of need.)
    Tweezers for removal of splinters, gravel and so on.
    Optrex/eye sterilising solution.
    Packet of tissues to dry any tears.
    A torch (well, what if you are injured in a power cut?).
    Packet of sweets (good for distraction and shock, have enough for both you and the wounded).
    Emergency contact number list.

    How to apply finger plasters
    Paper cuts are a very nasty hazard and unspoken danger of the workplace. They most certainly deserve a plaster. Finger plasters are well worth investing in as they are shaped like butterflies and can curl around your fingertip. First check that the wound is clean and is not bleeding too much, then curl plaster round, and kiss better.

    How to deal with wasp stings
    As with most things you need to know what you are allergic to – and avoid it. Bees and wasps can be avoided, but sometimes they are determined, so if you are allergic to them always have the appropriate antidote with you to prevent things getting serious.
    If it is just one sting you can deal with it. Hopefully they will sting and buzz off (wasp) or die (bee) but right now this is not your main concern. You need to remove the sting without the poison going further into the skin or blood system. Do not try to pluck it out – this could release the venom. Instead get