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What really works for colds? Cold, hard science

Post author By Dr. Isaac Eliaz
Post date October 20, 2016

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Let’s face it; no one has time for a cold. In addition to making you feel miserable, colds destroy your schedule. Work, family, errands—they all have to wait while you get better. Or even worse, you have to carry on despite your achy muscles, headache, sore throat and more.

Tags Common Cold, Virus

Health Supplements Immune Health Immune System Respiratory Health

Kick the common cold 3xs faster

Post author By Dr. Adria Schmedthorst
Post date October 11, 2022

Feed a cold, starve a fever… But, is sitting at home eating chicken noodle soup all you can do to get over the common cold? Actually, according to scientific research, there’s something else you can do to up your chances of getting well faster. In fact, you could triple your recovery time…

Tags Common Cold, Virus, Zinc

Blood Pressure Heart Health

The mineral deficiency that could be behind your high blood pressure

Post author By Virginia Tims-Lawson
Post date February 8, 2019

You eat right, exercise, take your vitamins, and manage your stress. In short, you do everything right, but you walk into your doctor’s office and, bam! Suddenly you’re diagnosed with high blood pressure. Your hypertension could be tied to a mineral deficiency…

Anti-Aging Healthy Living

6 important sunscreen facts to know before you hit the beach

Post author By Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby
Post date July 25, 2018

There’s a lot of false (and deliberately misleading) sunscreen facts on the internet and it’s critical that you know the truth, so you can protect your skin from the harshest rays of the sun. Let’s start with these 6 before you hit the beach…

Tags Skin Care

Health Supplements Healthy Living

Depressed? It could be a mineral deficiency

Post author By Jedha Dening
Post date July 7, 2017

Processed and packaged foods are leading to malnourishment, even in the Western world. More than ever before, we are seeing a wide range of micronutrient deficiencies that appear to be increasing risk of multiple conditions — in this case it’s depression…

Tags Nutritional Supplements

Health Supplements Women’s Health

Essential minerals for women

Post author By Dr. Isaac Eliaz
Post date January 10, 2017

Untreated mineral deficiencies, especially for women, can cause serious health problems including endocrine (hormone) imbalances, osteoporosis and anemia, yet this underlying problem is commonly overlooked.

Tags Nutritional Supplements

Immune Health Immune System Respiratory Health

How to get over your cold quick and keep from spreading it

Post author By Dr. Adria Schmedthorst
Post date February 6, 2019

You wake up feeling terrible and wonder, is it a cold or flu? How contagious are you and for how long? How can you keep from spreading your germs… but most importantly: How can you feel better FAST? I’ve got all the answers for you…

Tags Common Cold, Flu, Virus

Health Supplements Immune System

5 Supplements to ward off all that winter throws at you

Post author By Dr. Adria Schmedthorst
Post date January 16, 2020

When winter rolls around, in addition to stocking up our medicine cabinet, I stock up our vitamin cabinet with supplements that get us through the season happier and healthier — and hopefully unscathed. Here are our five ‘can’t be without’ supplements for winter…

Tags Nutritional Supplements

Anti-Aging Supplements Health Supplements Healthy Aging

The simple supplement that unleashes powerful antioxidant protection

Post author By Margaret Cantwell
Post date November 24, 2018

By now you have probably read a lot about free radicals and how they are responsible for the disease and aging process. That’s because free radicals literally break down healthy cells — killing and mutating them. You fight them with antioxidants, but what if they’re outnumbered?

Tags Antioxidants, Nutritional Supplements

Health News Health Supplements Healthy Living Immune Health Respiratory Health

Experts agree: Dietary supplements can help in the fight against COVID-19

Post author By Joyce Hollman
Post date May 1, 2020

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We know that, as of now, there’s no cure for COVID-19 infection. The best defenses have been social distancing and handwashing. But what about nutrition? Now an international team of physician-researchers is advising vitamins and minerals that support immunity in this battle…

Tags Covid-19, Health News, Nutritional Supplements, Virus, Vitamin D

Healthy Living Immune System

Top 9 natural antibiotic foods and herbs

Post author By Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby
Post date April 10, 2020

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Antibiotic alternatives have been around for millennia before penicillin was discovered. These 9 antibiotic alternative foods and herbs haven’t lost their ability to fight bacteria, parasites, viruses, and fungi.

Tags DIY Health

Healthy Diet

8 nutrients you should stack for optimum impact

Post author By Amanda Luft
Post date October 15, 2019

There’s a strong argument for getting your basic nutrition from whole foods rather than taking a fistful of supplements each day. One reason for this is because whole foods contain blends of vitamins and minerals that when consumed together, enhance their individual potencies. Here are 8 to pair for bigger benefits…

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