Move over, cough syrup. Give cold and flu season the cold shoulder by sprucing up your morning routine! By adding these tasks to your daily to-do list, you can help strengthen your body’s natural defense system and head into your week sniffle-free.
Stop hitting snooze
Trust us—we know it’s tempting. But hitting snooze and oversleeping can work against your immune system. Research shows that keeping a consistent sleep schedule helps encourage better rest. And when you get a good night’s sleep, your body produces cytokines—proteins that work to fight infection and inflammation. Aim for at least seven hours each night, and limit weekend sleep-ins to one or two extra hours per morning.