#4 Washing up
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We’ve all heard from doctors and other health professionals about how important it is to wash our hands, especially during cold and flu season. Sometimes it can be a bit of a hassle to do it, but putting a bit of soap on your hands and running them under the water for a minute or two is probably better than getting the flu. The problem is that most of us just don’t do it right. It only takes a few more minutes to make sure you soap up sufficiently and spend at least 30 seconds working the soap into areas like your wrists, the back of your hands, under your fingernails, and between your fingers. Rinse thoroughly and then dry with something clean. It kind of defeats the whole purpose of washing your hands if you dry them with a dirty old towel that’s been hanging by the sink for three weeks.
