Sick? Make Sure to Have These Essentials at Home!
December marks the peak of flu season and we’re in for a rough one this year, as flu hospitalizations are the highest they’ve been for the month in 10 [...]
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Can the Common Cold Help Protect You From COVID-19?
Seasonal colds are by all accounts no fun, but new research suggests the colds you’ve had in the past may provide some protection from COVID-19. The study, authored by [...]
Can a Fasting Diet Improve Your Immune System?
Professor Valter Longo, director of the USC Longevity Institute, is investigating how fasting and diets that mimic fasting’s effects can help immune function, including [...]
Can Intermittent Fasting Help Prevent Cancer?
Doctors have said for years that a healthy diet can support a healthy body, but now researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found evidence that it’s not [...]
Can Placebo Pills Actually Work?
For over 20 years, Linda Buonanno lived in fear that her irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) would suddenly interrupt her daily routine with frequent trips to the bathroom and [...]
25 Ways to Survive Cold and Flu Season
Each year, the typical adult can expect to contract two or three colds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Skip the annual flu vaccine and you set [...]
Cold Misery: Which Remedies Work, Which Are a Waste of Your Time
Sniffling, sneezing, congestion and coughing — it can be hard to fight off the germs. Before you try your favorite home remedy, here’s what works and what may be a [...]
Western Diet’s Sugar Reliance Increases Breast Cancer Risk
High levels of sugar typical of Western diets increase the risk for breast cancer tumors and metastasis to the lungs, according to a new study in mice. Researchers at the [...]
What to Eat and Drink to Fight Colds and Flu
I recently called our pediatrician’s office and asked when I should bring in my 6-year-old daughter to get her vaccine. “As soon as possible. We only have five [...]
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