To prevent the flu, avoid coming into close contact with people who have the flu. Close contact includes coming close to the mouth, so avoid kissing or hugging those with the flu. You should also avoid an infected person if they sneeze or cough near you. Any bodily fluid can transfer the flu germs. Also avoid touching surfaces the infected individual touched, which will be contaminated with germs. Proper hand washing is the best way to prevent all kinds of infections. When you are in public or around a sick individual, you should wash your hands frequently. Carry hand sanitizer with you to use when you may not have access to a sink. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), proper hand washing technique is as follows: Get your hands wet with clean, running water. It can be either warm or cold. Next, turn off the tap and apply soap. Lather the soap into your hands by rubbing them together. Don't forget the backs of your hands as well as in between your fingers and under your fingernails. Rub your hands together for at least 20 seconds, which is about the length of time it takes to sing the traditional version of "Happy Birthday" twice. Next, turn the faucet back on and rinse off the soap with warm water. Take a clean towel and dry them. You can also air dry them with a hand dryer. A healthy lifestyle can keep your immune system strong and help fight off infections. You should eat a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables. You should also decrease your intake of fats, especially saturated fats, as well as sugar. Vitamin C is an immune boosting vitamin. Although there is mixed evidence on its effectiveness to reduce symptoms, a healthy diet rich in vitamins and vitamin C doesn't hurt. Eat more citrus fruit, such as oranges and grapefruit, as well as cantaloupe, mangoes, papaya, watermelon, broccoli, green and red peppers, and leafy greens. Practicing yoga, tai chi, or meditation can help you relax on a daily basis. If you feel stressed out, it's important for your health to take some time for yourself every day, even if it's just ten minutes at a time. This can give your immune system that boost it needs. Stress also messes with your hormones and may reduce your ability to fight infection. Research says that exercise may cut your risk of flu and make your flu shot more effective. Do at least 30 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise, or exercise that increases your heart rate, most days of the week. This keeps your body working in top form and helps your fight against different infections. Researchers don't exactly know how or why, but there are a few theories about how exercise can help fight different bacterial or viral infections. It is suggested that it flushes out bacteria from the lungs, through urine, and through sweat. It also is suggested that exercising sends antibodies and white blood cells through the body at a quicker speed, detecting illness earlier, and that the rise in body temperature prevents bacterial growth. Chronic sleep loss can have many effects, including lowering your immune system. To stay healthy, it's important you get enough sleep every night. Adults should get between 7.5 to nine hours of sleep.
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One-sentence summary -- Avoid sick people. Wash your hands frequently. Follow a healthy diet. Stay stress-free. Exercise most days of the week. Get enough sleep.

Check with your state/regional college or university's cooperative extension to see if they have a class offered. Many smaller colleges, such as community colleges, offer beekeeping classes as part of the community education programs. Additionally, many beekeeping organizations offer introductory classes for those wanting to become beekeepers. Do an online search for beekeeping classes in your area. Schools that specialize in agriculture are most likely to host such a course. The class may cost you a couple hundred dollars, but the experience will teach you the many things you'll need to know about bee keeping. Numerous books and websites offer advice and instruction about beekeeping. However, make sure the author is well-versed and knowledgeable about the topic by reading their biography and researching them on the internet. Books on beekeeping can offer great help for the beginner. If you are taking a class on beekeeping or have taken one in the past, ask your instructor for some further reading suggestions. If that person is really knowledgeable about beekeeping, they will likely know the best books to read on the subject. You can also speak to the reference librarian at the library for recommendations. It is always a good idea to talk to someone who is already beekeeping about their process and tips for caring for bees. This is especially true if you are considering becoming a professional beekeeper. An active beekeeper can typically answer any questions you have and can give you some practical advice for starting up your own hive. In exchange for information and advice, consider offering to help a beekeeper with their beekeeping for free. Getting some hands-on experience with beekeeping before you get your own hive can be very helpful and the beekeeper will likely appreciate the free labor you are providing. You can be a beekeeper who has one hive or you can be a beekeeper that tends to many, many hives. The amount of bee hives you set up and care for will depend on what you want to get out of your efforts and how dedicated to bee keeping you are. That said, in most cases if you are just starting out with beekeeping, you should start small. Figure out how to tend to your bees before investing a lot of time and effort in numerous hives. If you simply want to get some honey for your family and help pollinate your garden, then 1 or 2 hives may be enough. If you want to produce enough honey to sell, then you will need many more hives to get enough honey. In general, a well-established hive can produce about 25 pounds (11kg) of honey.
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One-sentence summary -- Take a beekeeping course. Read up on beekeeping. Learn from a beekeeper. Start out with just a few hives.

Tape patches of bubble wrap to the knees of your paints before you begin gardening. This can prevent scraped or achy knees as you kneel on the dirt or pavement. Wrap your plants' pots in a layer of bubble wrap and duct tape it in place. This insulation can keep plants warm in cool temperatures if they are more sensitive to the cold. Make sure that the bubble wrap extends a few inches or centimeters above the lip of the container to keep the soil warm. Cover your car windshield with bubble wrap in the evening, pinning it down with your windshield wipers to keep it from blowing away. This will keep snow or frost from settling on your windshield overnight to make driving in the morning simpler. When the temperatures start dropping, wrap your outdoor pipes and spouts with bubble wrap to prevent freezing or bursting. Tie the bubble wrap down with string to keep it from falling off.
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Protect your knees while gardening. Protect potted plants from frost damage. Prevent your car windshield from frost. Winterize your pipes and spouts.