Posted on November 21st, 2008 by Craig Maltby, Editor
Immune health and colds/flu - Straight from Mayo
Mayo Clinic’s infectious disease online instruction on cold and flu remedies pretty much describes what we’ve
been talking about; many of the commercial over-the-counter ”remedies” for colds really don’t add up to much.
Plus, the conventional mindset on supplementation with extra zinc or vitamin C does not have much scientific support behind it. Call it a wives tale if you will.
The tried and true home brewed advice of chicken soup, humidifiers, saline nose spray and/or plenty of water, while washing hands often, still look to be the best approach for avoiding or enduring a cold or flu. Germs and viruses love dried-out mucous membranes in the nose and throat. That makes it easier for those little nasties to plant themselves and multiply. Keeping those areas flushed and hydrated can help increase your defense against them.

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n low cholesterol. But that doesn’t necessarily mean their chance of a heart attack is equally lowered. Experts have been saying that while high cholesterol can contribute to a cardiac episode, other factors are in play as well.


