It’s that time of year again. Germs are lurking around every corner. I don’t blame you if you’re tempted to hide in your house until spring comes around again. Or if it feels like running to your doctor for every sniffle, cough, or sneeze is a reasonable reaction. But trust me, neither one is ... Read More ›
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UPDATED:November 27, 2017
Boost your immune system to beat back to school blues
I know what you’re thinking. It’s been YEARS since you stuffed your new notebook and pencils into a backpack and headed back to school. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t prepare your immune system too. Because even if you aren’t catching a school bus every day someone in your life likely ... Read More ›
UPDATED:April 10, 2017
7 unexpected health benefits of mint
Perhaps you like a little mint in your iced tea. Or maybe you’re a fan of mint ice cream. Well, it turns out this delicious summertime herb has a whole lot more to offer us than just adding a bit of flavor to our favorite foods. In fact mint is packed with a bunch of helpful nutrients and it’s ... Read More ›
UPDATED:March 29, 2017
4 strange ways to quiet a cough better than drugs
Got an annoying cough you can’t wait to get rid of? Whether it’s from allergies, or the leftovers from a cold you’ve recently kicked, a cough can disrupt your days and destroy your nights. If you don’t want to gulp down heavy duty cough medicine when you don’t even feel sick, or pop prescription ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 16, 2017
Flip your body’s flu-fighting switch with this vitamin
Flu and cold season is still in full swing. And for many of us that means we’re spending our days surrounded by sniffling, sneezing and coughing praying we don’t become the next victim. If you’ve managed to avoid the latest ugly bugs that are making the rounds congratulations! It turns out ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 16, 2017
6 sure-fire tricks to reduce a fever naturally
So you, or a loved one, is running a fever. First things first. Don’t panic. A fever—a temperature above 98.6—is a perfectly natural response by your body to an illness, and it’s actually part of the healing process. In other words, your fever is literally helping to fight off the infection, so ... Read More ›
UPDATED:September 12, 2016
8 surprisingly simple ways to prevent cold and flu
It’s almost that time of year again – crisp air, warm sweaters, falling leaves. They’re all right around the corner. But so is the coughing, sniffling and sneezing that comes with the change of season. But you can make this the year you ban colds from crossing your doorstep and you tell the flu ... Read More ›
UPDATED:September 1, 2016
No more colds or flu with 10 tricks to supercharge your immune system!
Children across the country are back in school this week. And all of us will be spending more time indoors as the weather turns cooler. That means a whole lot of new germs are going to be trying to hitch a ride back to your home. So now’s the time to work on supercharging the whole family’s ... Read More ›
September 28, 2016
22 easy diet tweaks to boost your immunity BEFORE you get sick
Our bodies contain a trillion different antibodies, antiviral agents and immune cells that are ready to help fight foreign invaders that threaten to decrease your defenses and leave you open to illness. So why do we still get sick? Because your immune system fails to react quickly enough and then ... Read More ›
