The Top 10 Ways to Not Get Sick This Season

Learn how you can keep yourself from getting sick.

Staying healthy during cold & flu season is similar to how you can prevent illness during the coronavirus outbreak. There are a few tricks you can use to stay healthy — and most of them start with taking care of your immune system.

Wash Your Hands

This may seem obvious, but it couldn’t be more important. While most people know they should wash their hands, most studies show only 50% of women do before leaving the bathroom, and the numbers are worse for men. Wash your hands regularly throughout the day. Regardless of what anyone tells you, it’s far and away the best known method for preventing infection, but only if you actually do it.

Join Maria Menounos as She Cares for Parents With Cancer, Diabetes & COVID in Powerful Video Diary

It hasn't been easy, but she's dedicated her life to helping them — and loving them.

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Maria Menounos has been caring for her parents for years. Her dad has type 1 diabetes, with his blood sugar levels often dropping dangerously low. And her mom was diagnoses with Stage 4 brain cancer, or glioblastoma, in 2016. As if that wasn't enough, she never thought she would also see them hospitalized with COVID-19. It hasn't been easy, but she's dedicated her life to helping them — and loving them. Go inside her emotional journey in a powerful and moving video diary. She's sharing it all to help others find the strength they need in their own journies.

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