{"id":11898,"date":"2020-03-03T16:26:05","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T21:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/?p=11898"},"modified":"2020-03-03T16:26:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T21:26:05","slug":"five-easy-tips-for-a-healthy-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2020\/03\/five-easy-tips-for-a-healthy-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Easy Tips for a Healthy Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"

Daniel J. Hyman, DO<\/p><\/div>\n

Daniel J. Hyman, DO
\nInternist, Cooper University Health Care<\/p>\n

There is nothing worse than having a sickness or injury slow you down, and every season presents a variety of ailments. Winter is a beautiful season, but it also poses a very unique set of health threats. From colds and flu, to slip and falls, winter can wreak havoc on one\u2019s body. But, it doesn\u2019t have to.<\/p>\n

While everyone\u2019s bodies are different, and nothing health related is a guarantee, following these five tips will help you and your family fight off winter\u2019s effects on the body.<\/p>\n

#1 \u2013 Flu Shots:<\/strong> Getting an annual flu shot is your best defense against contracting this prevalent winter virus. A flu shot will dramatically decrease your chances of contracting the virus. It also helps reduce the effects if you do get sick. And no, you cannot get the flu from getting the shot.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s recommended that the entire family get the shot, beginning with infants six months and older on through seniors.<\/p>\n

#2 \u2013 Handwashing:<\/strong> Sickness can easily be passed around from person to person. That\u2019s why you should be vigilant about washing your hands. This includes every time you sneeze or cough, use the restroom, and before meals. Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds with a period of vigorous rubbing using soap and warm water.<\/p>\n

#3 \u2013 Sleep:<\/strong> Sleep is truly a miracle drug. The body needs time to rest and recharge, and without enough sleep each night the effects can lead to increased chances of contracting a winter cold or the flu.<\/p>\n

This winter season, make sleep a priority. Healthy adults require between seven and nine hours of sleep each night, while kids and teens require a couple of hours more.<\/p>\n

#4 \u2013 Moisturize:<\/strong> Winter delivers cold, dry air that causes our skin to become dry and itchy. It\u2019s important to use a moisturizer on the parts of your body that are susceptible to flaking and cracking: hands, feet, face, and scalp.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also important to protect against sun damage in the winter. Using a daily moisturizer that offers protection from UVA and UVB rays is recommended.<\/p>\n

#5 \u2013 Vitamin D:<\/strong> During winter, when the sun is very low in the sky, it\u2019s hard to get a sufficient amount of Vitamin D naturally. A Vitamin D deficiency can lead to many health conditions, including osteoporosis, heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer\u2019s, stroke, high blood pressure, and diabetes.<\/p>\n

To help maintain your winter health, it\u2019s important either to take a supplement or eat foods that are rich in Vitamin D, such as salmon, tuna, mushrooms, eggs, and milk.<\/p>\n

~~~<\/p>\n

If you do become sick or injured schedule a visit with your primary care doctor. Remember, personal health is a keystone to a happy and healthy lifestyle. Therefore, it\u2019s important to take these extra precautions to enjoy a happy and healthy winter season!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daniel J. Hyman, DO Internist, Cooper University Health Care There is nothing worse than having a sickness or injury slow you down, and every season presents a variety of ailments. Winter is a beautiful season, but it also poses a very unique set of health threats. From colds and flu, to slip and falls, winter … [Read more…]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-ddevenney","4":"post-11898","6":"format-standard","7":"category-uncategorized"},"yoast_head":"\nFive Easy Tips for a Healthy Winter - Weekly Rounds<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Five Easy Tips for a Healthy Winter - Weekly Rounds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Daniel J. Hyman, DO Internist, Cooper University Health Care There is nothing worse than having a sickness or injury slow you down, and every season presents a variety of ailments. Winter is a beautiful season, but it also poses a very unique set of health threats. From colds and flu, to slip and falls, winter ... [Read more...]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2020\/03\/five-easy-tips-for-a-healthy-winter\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Weekly Rounds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-03-03T21:26:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2020\/03\/Hyman.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"ddevenney\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"ddevenney\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2020\/03\/five-easy-tips-for-a-healthy-winter\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2020\/03\/five-easy-tips-for-a-healthy-winter\/\",\"name\":\"Five Easy Tips for a Healthy Winter - Weekly Rounds\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2020\/03\/five-easy-tips-for-a-healthy-winter\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2020\/03\/five-easy-tips-for-a-healthy-winter\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2020\/03\/Hyman.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-03T21:26:05+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/#\/schema\/person\/fb4dea96c34aae30281f6ebcebaf8684\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2020\/03\/five-easy-tips-for-a-healthy-winter\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2020\/03\/five-easy-tips-for-a-healthy-winter\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2020\/03\/five-easy-tips-for-a-healthy-winter\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2020\/03\/Hyman.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2020\/03\/Hyman.jpg\",\"width\":188,\"height\":235},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2020\/03\/five-easy-tips-for-a-healthy-winter\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Five Easy Tips for a Healthy Winter\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/\",\"name\":\"Weekly Rounds\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/#\/schema\/person\/fb4dea96c34aae30281f6ebcebaf8684\",\"name\":\"ddevenney\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d600b9e0fdf91f48ebb3096e79500e825d83feed1ef49bff9edb03de1189e1a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d600b9e0fdf91f48ebb3096e79500e825d83feed1ef49bff9edb03de1189e1a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"ddevenney\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/author\/ddevenney\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Five Easy Tips for a Healthy Winter - Weekly Rounds","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Five Easy Tips for a Healthy Winter - Weekly Rounds","og_description":"Daniel J. Hyman, DO Internist, Cooper University Health Care There is nothing worse than having a sickness or injury slow you down, and every season presents a variety of ailments. Winter is a beautiful season, but it also poses a very unique set of health threats. From colds and flu, to slip and falls, winter ... [Read more...]","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2020\/03\/five-easy-tips-for-a-healthy-winter\/","og_site_name":"Weekly Rounds","article_published_time":"2020-03-03T21:26:05+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2020\/03\/Hyman.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"ddevenney","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"ddevenney","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2020\/03\/five-easy-tips-for-a-healthy-winter\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2020\/03\/five-easy-tips-for-a-healthy-winter\/","name":"Five Easy Tips for a Healthy Winter - Weekly Rounds","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2020\/03\/five-easy-tips-for-a-healthy-winter\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2020\/03\/five-easy-tips-for-a-healthy-winter\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2020\/03\/Hyman.jpg","datePublished":"2020-03-03T21:26:05+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/#\/schema\/person\/fb4dea96c34aae30281f6ebcebaf8684"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2020\/03\/five-easy-tips-for-a-healthy-winter\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2020\/03\/five-easy-tips-for-a-healthy-winter\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2020\/03\/five-easy-tips-for-a-healthy-winter\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2020\/03\/Hyman.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2020\/03\/Hyman.jpg","width":188,"height":235},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2020\/03\/five-easy-tips-for-a-healthy-winter\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Five Easy Tips for a Healthy Winter"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/","name":"Weekly Rounds","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/#\/schema\/person\/fb4dea96c34aae30281f6ebcebaf8684","name":"ddevenney","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d600b9e0fdf91f48ebb3096e79500e825d83feed1ef49bff9edb03de1189e1a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d600b9e0fdf91f48ebb3096e79500e825d83feed1ef49bff9edb03de1189e1a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"ddevenney"},"url":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/author\/ddevenney\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11898"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11900,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11898\/revisions\/11900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}