Get Ready to Fight Off Winter Viruses ; Healthmatters Your Medical Queries Answered

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Today we introduce our new medical columnist, Dr Joanna Longstaffe, clinical director of the Independent General Practice which has surgeries in Cardiff city centre and at Cardiff Gate. She will answer your medical queries and offer advice on coping with various conditions. Today she shares some tips on getting through the season while avoiding the worst of winter ailments QI'VE come back to work after Christmas and already feel like I'm coming down with something as there are so many bugs flying around. How can I do my best to avoid being ill before the year even properly starts? A Illness tends to be a common after-effect following a hectic festive season - we spend so long building up to it, rushing around and generally not looking after ourselves properly that when it's finally over, it all catches up.

On top of that, of course, comes the excess that most of us will have given into during the party season - alcohol, food, too many late nights - all of which contribute to putting our bodies in a very weak position when it comes to fighting off winter viruses.

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Get Ready to Fight Off Winter Viruses ; Healthmatters Your Medical Queries Answered

The first thing I'd say to do is to get back on track as soon as possible and give your body a real fighting chance - in other words, d...

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