30 Ways to Stay Healthy When Cold and Flu Season Is Lurking

This time of year, the usual suspects are all around you: The coworker who refuses to take a sick day even though she just blew through a whole box of tissues, the romantic partner who wheezes germs at you all night like an evil humidifier, the kid in the booth next to you who turns sneezing into a spit-distance contest.

Unless you’re ready to move into a lone mountain shack—and by February, we wouldn’t blame you—it’s tough to avoid the teeming-with-germs masses. But you can make sure that your immune system is as bulletproof as possible.

If your goal is to stay healthy until cold and flu season lets up next spring, here are some of the tactics that can get you there.