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Can your body count on you to protect it from colds and flu? Here’s what it takes …

This year’s flu season is proving relentless. Boost your immune system with exercise. Here is how it works …

by Michelle Sutton-Kerchner Your timely reminder of the importance of exercise … Use this fitness motivation to soar through the season. It is a time of year when much gets in the way of your healthy habits. Often, we let it, with the excuses “It’s only once a year” and “I deserve a break.” A break from health is never needed. So, toss those excuses out with the broken holiday lights. Stay on track with these reminders of why today’s workout is more important than ever. Boost Your Immune System Regular exercise improves the body’s ability to fight off germs. This includes common colds and flu as well as infections and chronic illness. Studies have shown moderate-intensity exercise on a daily basis can significantly reduce the number of colds caught compared to inactive individuals. Exercise is believed to increase white blood cell count, which fights infections. You deserve a healthy holiday. Use your workout as a top defense against sniffles and sneezes. This time of year, you are surrounded in the malls, grocery stores, office, and at that party where Santa’s nose looked redder than usual. A half-hour workout may spare you from several congested days of functioning at minimal …

Statistics show every 32 seconds a cold is caught in the United States. When including flu viruses, bacterial infections, and stomach illnesses, the statistics can make you want to hide at home. Take a deep, congestion-free breath, and arm yourself against the odds. Here are scientifically proven prevention methods ...

With the H1N1 virus (swine flu) heightening typical seasonal flu worries, many are left confused. Here, Nurse Margery shares her research to answer common questions …