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Did you know that nearly 111 million workdays are lost due to the flu each flu season? That equals almost $7 billion per year in sick days and lost productivity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu season peaks in January and February, making now a great time to focus on prevention, prevention, prevention! So how can you stay healthy instead of spending unplanned time off curled up in sweatpants on the couch?<\/p>\n
Check out these tips to beat the flu this season.<\/strong><\/p>\n Finally, keep in mind that the same healthy habits that help you manage your weight can also help you avoid the flu. Get plenty of sleep<\/a>, eat your fruits and vegetables<\/a>, exercise regularly and get a handle on stress to give your immune system a boost. Don\u2019t get let the flu blues get to you this winter. Instead, do all you can to prevent the bug so that you can plan, and enjoy, your time off from work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Did you know that nearly 111 million workdays are lost due to the flu each flu season? That equals almost $7 billion per year in sick days and lost productivity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu season peaks in January and February, making now a great time to focus on prevention, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":74,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-lifestyle"],"yoast_head":"\r\n\n