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How to avoid a cold this holiday season

Posted: Dec 19th 2007 11:33AM by Martha Edwards
Filed under: General Health, Healthy Habits

Winter is known as cold season - and it's not just because the temperatures are dropping. Your chances of catching a cold this season are high -- but according to Everyday Health, you can reduce your chances of picking up one if you follow these steps:

  • Avoid touching your face with your hands. Cold viruses can easily enter your body through the eyes and nose.
  • Speaking of hands, wash them. Frequently.
  • Avoid people who are sick, is possible.
  • Keep your surroundings clean. Cold viruses can live for up to three hours on the phone reciever or stair railing, so make sure you are wiping those down with disinfectant if a sick person has used them.
  • Take your echinacea at the first sign of sickness.
  • Get your vitamin C too -- try drinking orange juice every day, for instance.
And if you're the one with the cold? Be polite -- cover your mouth when you sneeze and wash your hands often to prevent spreading the virus.

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