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Five Things You Need to Stay Healthy During Cold & Flu Season
I’m a germ-a-phobe. It’s all because of my mom, she’s a nurse. Do you know what germs look like under a microscope? My mom showed me when I was little and I’ve never forgotten!
GERMS ARE EVERYWHERE! I’m serious! Door handles, purses, keyboards, phones… ALL crawling with germs that could potentially make you sick! Usually, we can fight them off… But when we don’t get enough sleep, don’t eat healthily and a lack of other things, we weaken our immune system. This leaves us open for those little buggers (germs) to take over!
So here’s my list of five things to keep you healthy and safe from falling prey to the nasty bug.
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Flickr/WFIU Public Radio 1Get Your Flu Shot
According to the CDC, every year,
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Tiffany Madison 2Wash Your Hands!
This might sound crazy, but every time I get home from being out and about, I wash my hands as soon as I walk in the door. You never know what crazy things you picked up in our big germy world. Mayo Clinic says wash your hands for at least 20 seconds. If you don’t have access to water, use an alcohol based hand sanitizer. (I keep a bottle on my desk!)
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Tiffany Madison 3Stay Away From Sick People
Make your sick friends wear these masks. A pack of 20 is Wal-Mart are under $4. Also during cold and flu season, instead of exchanging a hardy hand shake, I enjoy a pleasant fist bump to avoid exchanging the germ super highway that's on your pals’ palm.
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Tiffany Madison 4Take Your Vitamins
Many of us in the Treasure State don’t get enough vitamin D. So along with popping the vitamin C, make sure you are getting enough vitamin D. Read more about why vitamin D is so important to your health.
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Tiffany Madison 5I buy the JUMBO triple pack of Clorox disinfecting wipes and go to town!
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