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There is only one reason you get a cold or the flu -- just one. It is not because someone coughed or sneezed on you, or because a co-worker came to work sick. The only reason you get colds and flu every year is due to a weakened or compromised, immune system. There is no other reason on earth to get the flu or catch a bug than to have an immune system that is taxed and run down.
Are you confused about the best way to treat your or your family’s cold and flu this year? Here’s an overview of the only cold and flu guide you will ever need this season prepared by the researchers at Consumer Reports.
When I first decided to go vegan, after watching some very convincing documentaries, I was pretty sure that I was going to be sacrificing much in the way of taste and texture. I was okay with that, believing it was the right move for the animals, for the environment and for my health.
For most people, having children is one of the biggest highlights of their life. While there are a number of joys that come with raising children, there are also a lot of headaches. As a child ages, it will become harder and harder for you to reach them. Making sure your child knows the consequences of bad behavior is important. Since the dawn of time, teens have been defying their parents with various acts of rebellion.
The human body was designed for movement. Unfortunately, too many of us these days are sedentary, especially those with desk jobs. Also, unfortunately, a sedentary lifestyle can lead to some severe health complications.
A new study found that almost 9 out of 10 study participants who lost approximately 33 pounds automatically reversed their Type 2 diabetes. Here is how long it took and what one study participant revealed was her weight loss drink and tricks that made her lose weight and her diabetes.
As parents, many of us simply lie to our children and perpetuate the myth that a god-like being watches them all of the time and rewards them with presents, if they are good, and punishes them with coal in their stockings if they are bad. But is this really healthy for us to cause our children to believe in something that we wholeheartedly know is a myth?
If you're looking for a natural remedy to help you sleep, you may have to look no further than your produce aisle. The mighty multi-tasking mango measures up as the perfect natural sleep-aid.
Food poisoning happens. It is a common, often mild, and possibly deadly illness, but can be averted. Food poisoning happens when food or drink is contaminated with bacteria. While The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that 70 percent of food poisoning is caused by contaminated animal flesh, vegans and vegetarians are not immune. If you're wondering how to cure food poisoning fast, the strategy is to fight nature with nature. If your frequent restaurants for most of your meals, a natural and highly effective way to protect yourself and your children from food contamination, is to dose up on oregano.
Do you suffer from headaches driving to and from work and/or find yourself unusually tired once you turn the engine off? If so, then you just might want to know a little something about the most important car accessory you may ever buy for your health.
It's not just BB guns and your child shooting his (or a sibling’s) eye out this Christmas that you need to worry about. According to the FDA, laser toys can be just as dangerous to your child’s vision.
You might not know it, and you may have been told by your doctor it's harmless, but most of us are infected with a herpes virus called Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). For most, not all, the virus reveals itself as glandular fever or infectious mononucleosis. Now, in a quest to understand "How do viruses cause cancer in humans?" more and more research is associating EBV with cancer.
Heart failure is a condition that is usually years in the making. It is a slow breakdown of muscle over time, likely caused by years of deficiency, that leaves the heart inefficient at pumping blood and drawing enough blood to supply to the body. Surprisingly, 6.5 million Americans, over the age of 20, suffer from this condition.
Every birth is a miracle from the moment the voice of a new soul throbs in the air. Today at the Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas the medical team got to witness the modern birth miracle of a uterus transplant for the first time in the United States.
For years we've all heard about the benefits of green tea, however, matcha tea doesn't seem to get nearly as much attention, despite the fact that due to its benefits, it should be taking center stage.
Vegetarian foods have been studied for cancer prevention to heart health and more, but there's one vegan food that is critical for enhancing cognitive processing, information retention, learning, perception and rapid eye movement during sleep -- and that food is humble pistachio.
When end-of-life decisions such as a Do Not Resuscitate request are presented in an unusual or nonstandard manner, your healthcare can be severely affected depending on whether an ER doctor guesses rightly or wrongly on what you really want when unconscious.
This Christmas season there is a heavy marketing campaign for a seemingly fun Christmas gift that might be harmful to you and your family’s health. Here is what you need to know to avoid being swayed by its slick marketing hype.
Diverticulitis is a diet-related digestive disease caused by a lifelong low fiber diet. The good news is diverticulitis can be avoided, and the symptoms reversed by switching by following a vegan as a diverticulitis diet, according to findings.
Research indicates that baking soda can remove as much as 96% of pesticides from our fruits and vegetables. Buying organic produce would still be the best option, but if you’re struggling to eat 100% organic this handy trick will be a big help.
Vanilla flavor is not only delicious, but may actually offer health benefits as well.
We already know that smartphone addiction can people to stumble off sidewalks and walk into walls. I've been on my smartphone and done it myself. Thankfully, I haven't walked into traffic, like some do. And thankfully, I've never caused any real physical damage to myself.... except for perhaps to my brain - a very scary though indeed. So how does smartphone addiction affect our brains?
Eczema affects 35 million Americans, and 10-20% of this alarming statistic includes children who suffer from this chronic skin condition on a daily basis. Kamedis is a revolutionary skincare line dedicated to bringing relief to a variety of skin conditions including dandruff, eczema, dry skin, scaly skin, itchy skin, and scalp. Their upcoming eczema product line has produced amazing clinical results.
The mineral potassium is in every cell of your body, and all cells, organs, and tissues require it for proper function. You may be one of many Americans afflicted by a potassium deficiency, but nature has an answer in the form of coconut water.
A new review in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry suggest that being married might decrease your chance of developing Dementia. This is an amazing link between marriage and dementia that needs further research and exploration.
Did you know that there are no federal regulations for chemicals in household cleaning products? Common household cleaning products contaminate our home environment with toxins often without our knowledge, affecting the very air we breathe.
In an odd move right before the American Thanksgiving, Ruffles Chips poked fun at a popular choice for Vegans - tofurkey.
Vegans, like meat-eaters are not immune from deficiencies. To thrive on a vegan diet four key nutrients are required. Avoiding these nutrients results in similar diseases as your meat-eating counterparts. Learning to divert vegan deficiency risks is the responsibility of every vegan.
The first line of defense to stopping knee pain in the obese is to lose weight. While weight loss may provide some relief, how you lose the weight plays a major role in whether or not knee cartilage further disintegrates.
In his book, "Hope Never Dies: How 20 Late-Stage and Terminal Cancer Patients Beat the Odds" Rick Shapiro shines a bright ray of hope into the dark world of cancer through the words of those who have emerged onto the other side alive. He interviewed 20 cancer survivors with both late-stage and terminal diagnoses and compiled their stories to show the world that a cancer diagnosis doesn't have to be a death sentence because these patients beat the odds.
