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How to Stay Healthy During the Holidays
1. Start taking vitamin C now
It’s common to pop an Emergen-C tablet into your water and guzzle that fizzy drink as soon as you feel the ominous I’m-coming-down-with-a-cold sneeze coming on. However, research shows that to get the benefits of vitamin C you must begin taking this health supplement before you catch a cold. Taking 200 milligrams or more of vitamin C daily has been proven to reduce the length of a cold by 8 percent. So start taking vitamin C to strengthen your immune system now.2. Wash your hands correctly
The average human only washes their hands for a measly 5 to 7 seconds, which leaves behind a ton of cold-causing germs. Gross! Washing your hands properly can help you avoid 2 whole colds per year! So it’s worth the extra few seconds at the sink.How to properly clean your hands:
- Wash for at least 20 to 30 seconds. Sing ‘Happy Birthday’ in your head twice so you know when you’re done.
- Don’t forget to wash in between your fingers, on your thumbs, and on the back of your hands.
- Avoid touching handles, use a clean paper towel to turn off the water and open the door, and throw the paper towel away as you exit.
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