COSMOPOLITAN June 2015 151
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HOW TO
DODGE
A COLD
THIS
WINTER
When it comes to you
versus fl u, steal tricks
from these docs and fend
o the sni es – fast“STOCK UP ON PROBIOTICS”
says pharmacist Shabir Daya.
“As soon as I feel a cold coming, I take up to
four times my usual dose of probiotics,” says
Daya. “As most of our immune system is in our
gut, it makes sense.” A Danish study found
probiotic supplements cut the duration of
colds, fevers and coughs by per cent. >BODYLOVE