Tag Archives: common cold

Food Therapy: Different Ways To Treat Illnesses

I love the fall and the colors of the seasonal changes. The kids are actually able to enjoy a little more time outdoors with the cooler temperatures. I’m not crazy however, about the onset of stuffy noses and coughing that … Continue reading

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Nurse Your Boo-Boo's Back to Health

While doctors have been saying for quite sometime that breastfeeding your baby has a gazillion and one health benefits for your baby, many doctors agree that breastmilk could also help with common ailments – colds, ear infections, scrapes, you name … Continue reading

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Get Over It Already: Cures for the Common Cold Part 2 of 2

Natural treatments for the common cold Zinc: Research has shown that by giving zinc lozenges the duration of the cold can be reduced and severity can also be decreased. Echinacea: Commonly called Purple coneflower, echinacea can also reduce the duration … Continue reading

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Get Over It Already: Cures for the Common Cold Part 1 of 2

I’m a smoker, I don’t always wash my hands before or after handling food or other sources of bacteria, and I take care of my friends when they’re sick without gloves or a mask – I do just about everything “wrong” in terms of not getting sick…

And yet, I can’t remember the last time I had a cold or the flu. It was probably something like 5 years ago, but I can’t be sure. Continue reading

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