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What Natural Medications are Possibly Effective for the Common Cold?
Possibly Effective: ANDROGRAPHIS (Possibly Effective) View ALL Products Containing: ANDROGRAPHIS Common cold Some clinical research shows that taking a specific andrographis extract, in combination with Siberian ginseng (Kan Jang, Swedish Herbal Institute) orally, significantly improve symptoms of the common cold … Continue reading
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Tagged American ginseng, andrographis, ascorbic acid, Bifidobacterium, colds, colds and children, common cold, common cold prevention, common cold treatment, Echinacea, Lactobacillus, nasal irrigation, OTC cold medications, Siberian ginseng, Thymus extract, vitamin C, zinc
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Kitchens, Bathrooms No Place to Store Vitamins or Medications
The Los Angeles Times “Booster Shots” blog reported that keeping vitamin C supplements in the bathroom or kitchen may expose them to “humidity and high temperatures” that “may seriously degrade” them, according to a study published online in the Journal … Continue reading
Suplements for Colds or the Flu. What works? What does not?
Demand continues to rise for supplements for colds and flu … despite the lack of hard evidence for most of them. However, some may work. Find out more about them here. Nasal saline irrigation can reduce nasal congestion, sore throat, … Continue reading
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Tagged American ginseng, colds, common cold, common cold prevention, common cold treatment, Echinacea, elderberry, flu, ginseng, influenza, Lactobacillus, nasal saline, OTC cold medications, preventing influenza, preventing the flu, probiotics, vitamin C, vitamin D, zinc, zinc lozenges
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Are multivitamins helpful or harmful when it comes to preventing chronic diseases?
According to the LA Times, “a spate of high-profile studies published in the last few years shows that a variety of popular supplements — including calcium, selenium, and vitamins A, C and E — don’t do anything to reduce the … Continue reading
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Tagged antioxidants, B vitamins, bone health, breast cancer, calcium, Cancer, colon polyps, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, heart attack, heart attack prevention, heart disease, heart disease prevention, multivitamins, prostate cancer, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E
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10 Foods to Kick a Cold and Boost Your Immunity
Many people, when they are feeling miserable from a cold or the flu, get the urge to gorge on food. But picking the right foods may benefit and even speed healing. More Information:
Posted in Children's Health, Health Headlines, Men's Health, Nutritional Health, Woman's Health
Tagged antioxidants, broccoli, common cold, common cold prevention, flu, flu prevention, garlic, ginger, green tea, kefir, oregano, oysters, pumpkin, red bell peppers, tea, tumeric, vitamin A, vitamin C, yogurt, zinc
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CBS Report Casts Doubt On Routine Vitamin Supplements
Vitamin and mineral supplements are, of course, a staple of a lot of people’s lives. But a report from CBS News suggests that some are not only unnecessary, but could be dangerous.
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Tagged beta-carotene, blindness, bone fracture, Cancer, common cold, common cold prevention, common cold treatment, folic acid, heart disease, kidney stones, liver damage, neural tube defect, spina bifida, vegan, vegetarian, vitamin A, vitamin B-12, vitamin C, vitamin E
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