Immune System

Health Rules That Make No Sense

Avoid  junk food based diets, make sure you eat your fruits and veggies, wash your hands often (especially during cold and flu season), make a good night’s sleep a priority…some rules your mother was absolutely right about and in the interest of your health they should be followed. However, there are also some rules that ...click here to read more

6 Drinks to Help Cold and Flu Symptoms

Influenza, under-the-weather, cold and flu…regardless of what you choose to call it, it is almost inevitable that you will suffer from it at some point or another. When your immune system is compromised, the influenza virus can attack and before you know it you are sick as a bird, feeling powerless over the influenza beast. ...click here to read more

The Damage and Health Risks of Winter

The winter season often means snow, cold temperatures, the holidays, and sadly, the flu season, too.  Most of us may have noticed that more flu cases occur during the winter, although we also know that the flu virus can also strike during the summer.  So is there really a connection between the winter months and ...click here to read more

Explaining the Universal Flu Vaccine

Winter is here and so is influenza, the infectious disease that is commonly characterized by general fatigue, fever, and sore throat.  Influenza, also known as the “flu”, is often mistaken as the common cold because it presents with similar symptoms. However, it is important to understand that influenza and the common cold are two different ...click here to read more

The Real Flu Danger – Feeding a Fever

Escaping the common cold and flu can be difficult, especially for children. They play in close contact with others, forget to wash their hands, and often share food with their friends. When they do get influenza parents often worry that it could lead to weight loss; however, recent research suggests feeding a fever that comes ...click here to read more

The Odd Connection – Feet and Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis pertains to a chronic disease involving the immune system, in which joints undergo inflammation, thus causing pain and stiffness.  People with rheumatoid arthritis generally find difficulty in performing simple movements that involve the joints, such as walking, standing up, and sitting down. This condition has also affected individual performance at work or school, ...click here to read more

Understanding Free Radicals

Free radicals are now considered the biggest accelerator of aging.   Although you are likely familiar with the term, if you really want to avoid falling victim to free radical damage, you need to know exactly where they come from, what they do to your body and how to neutralize them. Below is an in depth ...click here to read more

Why Seniors are Being Overprescribed Antibiotics

Antibiotics are generally prescribed for patients who are suffering from bacterial infections.  These drugs are designed to either immobilize or kill the bacteria that have invaded the body, thus allowing the immune system to produce antibodies and macrophages to eradicate these foreign microbes.  Antibiotics have been long been used for the treatment of a wide ...click here to read more

Causes of Body Odor You Don’t Expect

Controlling body odor is considered as one of the most important health tips because it reflects the capacity of an individual to maintain cleanliness.  Body odor may also indicate the presence of a medical condition that decreases a person’s ability to control physiologic activities that emit a body smell.  General health tips on living a ...click here to read more

How to Know if You Smell

Worrying that you have an unpleasant body odor can negatively affect your self esteem.   The last thing that you need to be worried about when you’re at work or out with friends is a nagging thought that you smell a little “funny”.  Learn about the ways to determine if you smell, as well as the ...click here to read more

The Top Places Germs Hide

It’s no secret that germs are everywhere. Those microscopic organisms can be helpful, but then again they can cause serious illness in plants, animals and humans; they can even lead to death.  Microbiologists say it is wise for us to educate ourselves about where germs are concealed. Some of the top places they hide may ...click here to read more