Protect Yourself From a Cold With Exercise
In the cold days of winter, seasonal cold infections continue to make their rounds, causing general distress and discomfort. However, there are ways to be proactive about your health - making exercise a daily part of your life can reduce the incidence of colds, according to an expert from the American College of Sports Medicine.
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Binge Drinking Can Temporarily Weaken Immune System
Binge drinking can weaken the immune system and undermine the body's ability to fight infection for at least 24 hours afterwards by inhibiting certain signaling molecules that launch pro-inflammatory responses, according to research published in the journal BMC Immunology.
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Flu Tips for This Winter
With Flu season underway, it's time to look at what these viruses are and what makes them tick. The flu virus is a nasty, yet simple organism composed of 11 genes compared to the 20,000 found in humans. What makes the flu so potentially dangerous is that it's prone to mutations, which are slight changes in its genetic code, when it replicates. Though most mutations do not amount to anything, some can lead to new versions of the flu that are more contagious or lead to more serious symptoms and complications.
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Avoiding Colds and the Flu
While there's no sure-fire way of protecting yourself against colds or the flu, or of cutting them short, there are a number of herbs and supplements that could be of some use, according to Amanda Ursell, a nutritionist with The Times of London. Washing your hands often, especially when near people with colds, and maintaining a strong immune system through good diet and exercise, may be the best ways of staving off infection, she says. Nonetheless, even the healthiest of people can be struck down.
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The Truth About Colds and Flus
A cold or the flu is often a tiring, aggravating experience. But the next time you're suffering from one, remember this: allowing your body to rest while allowing the cold or flu to run its course is actually good for your long term health. Conventional medicine and the pharmaceutical industry would like you to believe there is no "cure" for the common cold, that you should protect yourself from the flu with vaccines laden with toxic chemicals, and that it is favorable to ease symptoms with a variety of medications. However, all three of these positions lack an understanding of what colds and flus really are, and what they mean for your body.
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