Top 5 Winter Health and Wellness Tips | The Prescription Shop
The holidays may be over, but winter is just getting started! That means the cold is here to stay for a while, and illnesses are amuck.
While flu prevention is at the top of most people’s list this time of year, The Prescription Shop wants you to know it’s also important to be proactive about your overall health this winter.
Related: Learn more about the 2018-19 flu season.
The Prescription Shop has gathered some of the best health and wellness tips to help you and your loved ones stay well through the cold months—and beyond. Let’s take a look!
Winter health and wellness tip 1: Get active
We know it can be difficult to get moving when it’s cold and dreary outside, but it’s worth it to take even half an hour each day to exercise. It helps not only improve your physical health, but being active can help you kick the winter blues, too!
Related: Is it the winter blues or something more?
Winter health and wellness tip 2: Clean more indoors
Allergies may not come to mind when thinking of winter, but certain allergens—such as mold, mildew and pet dander—are year-round irritants. Because most of us spend more time indoors during the cold months, we’re around these irritants much more than usual. You can keep winter allergies at bay by washing your hands and face often and vacuuming your house and washing bedding frequently.
Winter health and wellness tip 3: Center your diet around what’s in season
One of the best ways to boost your immune system, regardless of season, is by eating a healthy diet—particularly one full of fruits and vegetables.
Eating with the seasons doesn’t stop once summer’s over. Learn more about which fruits and vegetables are in season in the winter to use in soups, stews, casseroles, and all the other cold-weather favorites!
Winter health and wellness tip 4: Mind your brain (health)
It can be all too tempting to become a couch potato during the winter and indulge in Netflix marathons. But working out your mind is more important than you may know: Research shows that activities involving thinking and learning can help promote brain health and protect against dementia. Stay mentally active, friends!
Related: Keeping your mind sharp at every age.
Winter health and wellness tip 5: Don’t skimp on sleep
Did you know that the winter months can affect your sleep needs? You may need to sleep an extra hour or two to feel more rested. Because sleep is key to helping your body heal and fight off any unwanted germs—especially in the winter, when sickness is rampant—it’s important to get between seven and nine hours of good sleep each night.
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