Doctor's orders: Top medics on how to stay well this winter

What should we do and avoid in order to get through the dark months in good health? Helen O’Callaghan asks four leading doctors for their advice

WINTER – the time of year that takes the biggest toll on our health. The weather’s bad, the days short, bugs abound – yet right when we instinctively want to draw in and conserve energy, we’re expected to gear up for the big festive blow-out. Little wonder we’re beset by various health bugbears.

We ask four top doctors how to stay fit and healthy in the run-up to Christmas.