Tag: cold

  • 8 Tips for Supporting Your Immune System

    8 Tips for Supporting Your Immune System

    No one likes to get a cold or flu. Recent research confirms many ways we can stay healthy. For example, studies have shown that people with vitamin D deficiency are 11 times more likely to get a cold or flu, while supplementing with vitamin D can reduce colds and flu by 42 percent. Here are… Read more

  • Not-So-Obvious Ways You Could Be Increasing Your Risk of Catching a Cold

    Not-So-Obvious Ways You Could Be Increasing Your Risk of Catching a Cold

    It’s that time of the year where the common cold is seemingly everywhere! It can feel like we are constantly surrounded by someone with a runny nose or hacking cough. Steering clear of a winter cold or illness can feel like a never-ending battle, and sometimes you can just hope for the best. One of… Read more

  • Eat to Beat the Cold and Flu Season

    Eat to Beat the Cold and Flu Season

    With a cough and a sniffle, cold and flu season is not right around the corner…it’s here! Do you know of anyone who has already been out sick? Chances are you do – perhaps someone in your office or one of your friends. Orange juice and chemical cough syrup are not the go-to remedy. Think… Read more

  • Natural Ways to Boost Your Immunity for Fall

    Natural Ways to Boost Your Immunity for Fall

    Cold and flu season is approaching, and the sooner you begin your immune-boosting regimen, the better your chances of staying vibrant and healthy all year long. We all know the commonsense measures: Get enough sleep, practice good hygiene and healthy stress reduction, eat lots of fruits and vegetables, and take immune-boosting supplements. Some Ways to… Read more

  • Why This May Be a “Sure Cure” for the Flu  (Tips)

    Why This May Be a “Sure Cure” for the Flu  (Tips)

    Whether you decided (or will decide) to get the flu vaccination or not, you can take precautions to avoid the flu or to help reduce symptoms once you recognize them.  Below are some suggestions to lower your risk and ease the onslaught of those symptoms. Wash hands frequently, especially when arriving at work, after shaking… Read more

  • Cold and Flu-Fighting Breakfast…with a Twist

    Cold and Flu-Fighting Breakfast…with a Twist

    Maybe you are not sniffling, as yet, but cold and flu season is upon us. Just over 2 percent of Americans have had the flu so far this season and nearly 7 percent have caught a cold…typical numbers for October, according to Gallup. More like 8 to 10 percent of people will be sniffling come… Read more

  • How To Naturally Treat a Cold

    How To Naturally Treat a Cold

    Let’s admit…no one likes being sick. So, when it comes to treating a cold, there are way too many cold medicines at the drugstore that are filled with potentially harmful ingredients. Have no fear…enter natural cold remedies to get us feeling better again quickly—and no, I’m not talking about vitamin C! While most people reach… Read more