Your week
YOUR HEALTH
The summer travel season is almost upon us, along with the increased risk of catching colds and flu while flying.
Here are some tips for staying healthy aloft, from Dr. Mark Gendreau, an air-travel expert and vice chair of emergency medicine at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Mass.:
• Drink lots of water. Nasal membranes – an important barrier against germs – don’t work as well if they dry out, and the air on planes is very low in humidity.
• Use saline nasal spray to help the tiny hairs that line nasal passages expel germs, and keep membranes in the eyes, nose and mouth moist.
• Carry hand sanitizer (at least 60 percent alcohol) and clean your hands frequently, especially before touching your face.
• Wipe down trays and seat handles with alcohol-based sanitizer or an antibacterial wipe.
• Turn the air vent above your seat to medium flow and position it so the current moves just slightly in front of your face, to ward off airborne bugs.
» Find more health and fitness tips in Tuesday’s Today section.
YOUR HOME
High Country Gardens lets you create great-looking container gardens without a bit of artistic ability.
The mail-order nursery is selling 35 professionally designed container gardens that you plant yourself using a diagram. Prices range from $9.99 to $59.99 for plants only, and from $60.16 to $266.66 for complete kits with vessel, potting soil and plant food.
See www.highcountrygardens.com or call (800) 925-9387.
» Find more home and garden ideas in Sunday’s Today section.
YOUR FOOD
It’s probably not a good idea to drink your dinner, but there’s no reason your ingredients can’t imbibe a bit. Beer is the secret ingredient in the saffron-accented Drunken Chicken and Rice. For the recipe, see page C5.
» Find more recipes and restaurant news in Wednesday’s Food section.
YOUR FUN
Here’s what’s on the schedule for this week:
On CD (Tuesday)
Ben Harper, “Give Till It’s Gone”
Michael Grimm, “Michael Grimm”
Moby, “Destroyed”
Levon Helm, “Ramble at the Ryman”
On DVD (Tuesday)
“The Mechanic”
“The Rite”
“The Other Woman”
“The Roommate”
In theaters (Friday)
“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” (adventure)
On TV
“The Good Wife”: Will and Alicia’s relationship takes another turn as Season 2 wraps up. (Tuesday, 10 p.m., CBS)
“America’s Next Top Model”: Tyra crowns this season’s winner amid some runway intrigue. (Wednesday, 9 p.m., The CW)
“The Mentalist”: Red John the killer is finally revealed in the two-hour third-season finale. (Thursday, 9 p.m., ABC)
“The Office”: Jim Carrey, Will Arnett, James Spader, Ray Romano and Ricky Gervais are among the new-boss candidates closing out Season 7. (Thursday, 9 p.m., NBC)
On stage
“Wicked”: INB Performing Arts Center, opens Wednesday
“The Full Monty”: Spokane Civic Theatre, opens Friday
Around town
Taking a Bite Out of Hunger: Wednesday, Spokane Arena
Lost in the ’50s: Thursday-Sunday, Sandpoint
Spokane Comicon: Saturday, Spokane Community College
Lilac Parade: Saturday, downtown Spokane
» Find a full arts and entertainment roundup in the Thursday and Friday Today sections.