Oct 13, 2026 · 24 min · 19 segments
We can't prevent you from getting sick this year, but we can help you prepare. In this episode, we talk to a doctor and a pharmacist about their medicine cabinet must-haves, how to read medicine…
Alicia ReedGuest
Marielle SegarraHostTakeaway one: as the weather turns colder, multiple factors can work against your immune system at once.
So, like, anytime my nose is feeling dry, even if I'm not sick, I am squirting saline into those nostrils to help keep it moist, almost like the version of washing your hands, but for your nose.
It's easier for viruses to attach, to stick to you, when your nose is dry.
That being said, it's not a full stop prevention, but it's one layer of that Swiss cheese model, which means adding different layers of the Swiss cheese to reduce the risk of, you know, getting an infection in the first place.
The idea here, if it's new to you, is that no method of prevention is perfect.
They all have holes, but you can reduce your overall risk of getting sick by adding on more layers of protection, like...
This is Alicia Reed, a licensed pharmacist and health educator based in New Orleans.
So, you know, like, we have a girl's girl? I consider myself a girl's pharmacist because I, I'm the pharmacist that's gonna tell you whether or not something is worth buying.
Together, Alicia and Mona are going to tag team to help get you and everyone in your family ready for this cold and flu season.
Fluid helps things move along, and also fluids help keep our throat moist, so things can't get into our mucus membranes in the throat that can cause viruses.
Takeaway one: as the weather turns colder, multiple factors can work against your immune system at once.
So, like, anytime my nose is feeling dry, even if I'm not sick, I am squirting saline into those nostrils to help keep it moist, almost like the version of washing your hands, but for your nose.
It's easier for viruses to attach, to stick to you, when your nose is dry.
That being said, it's not a full stop prevention, but it's one layer of that Swiss cheese model, which means adding different layers of the Swiss cheese to reduce the risk of, you know, getting an infection in the first place.
The idea here, if it's new to you, is that no method of prevention is perfect.
They all have holes, but you can reduce your overall risk of getting sick by adding on more layers of protection, like...
This is Alicia Reed, a licensed pharmacist and health educator based in New Orleans.
So, you know, like, we have a girl's girl? I consider myself a girl's pharmacist because I, I'm the pharmacist that's gonna tell you whether or not something is worth buying.
Together, Alicia and Mona are going to tag team to help get you and everyone in your family ready for this cold and flu season.
Fluid helps things move along, and also fluids help keep our throat moist, so things can't get into our mucus membranes in the throat that can cause viruses.
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