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8 Ways You’re Sabotaging Your Health While Traveling

How many times have you come home from a great vacation with an unwanted souvenir in the form of a nasty cold or stomach bug? Or even worse, started feeling sick before your trip was over? You might be doing some of these things that sabotage your health—both with a temporary illness, and in the long-term, with far-reaching implications—while traveling. Here’s how to avoid those health-ruining pitfalls.

8 Ways You’re Sabotaging Your Health While Traveling

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Caroline Morse is a Senior Editor at SmarterTravel. Follow her journeys around the world on Instagram @TravelWithCaroline and on Twitter @CarolineMorse1.

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