5 WAYS TO SICKPROOF YOUR HOLIDAYS

Stay healthy all season with these clever-and easy-strategies

- BRENDA KEARNS

KEEPS IMMUNE CELLS CIRCULATING

A hat and scarf Your grandma was right: If you're heading outside on a chilly day, wearing a hat and scarf won't just keep you warm, it will keep sickness at bay all winter long! That's the word from Harvard Medical School researchers, who recently found that keeping cozy when you're outdoors allows blood vessels in the airways to stay relaxed and open, tripling the number of immune cells that are able to quickly reach and destroy invading viruses.

STRENGTHENS AIRWAYS

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