Tag Search - "Colds"

Featured: Golden kiwifruit for colds

A study in elderly people has found that regularly eating Golden kiwifruit may be an effective way to boost nutritional status and reduce the severity of respiratory infections.

Posted on Tue, 16 Oct 12

Echinacea prevents the common cold

Previous studies have found the herbal medicine Echinacea generally effective for the acute treatment of the common cold and a new report suggests taking Echinacea through winter helps ward off colds too.

Posted on Sun, 23 Sep 12

Vitamin D cuts colds and flu in half

A study in kids has shown that even a low dose of vitamin D has a strong protective effect against wintertime colds and flu.

Posted on Sun, 29 Apr 12

5 natural supplements for colds and flu that work

A host of natural medicines are sold for cold and flu relief but not all of them work. Here are 5 natural supplements with high quality evidence from human clinical studies that do.

Posted on Mon, 4 Apr 11

Zinc prevents and treats the common cold

If you take zinc regularly you can reduce your risk of catching a cold, and if you start taking zinc when the cold catches you, you will beat it quicker.

Posted on Tue, 11 Aug 09

Vitamin D for flu protection

As early as the 1940s it was found that when mice received low levels of vitamin D they were more susceptible to experimental swine flu infection than mice receiving adequate vitamin D [1]. Fast track to 2009 and scientists from the Public Health Agency of Canada are racing to discover whether vitamin D may be a way to fight the influenza epidemic, and with good reason [2]. There is mounting evidence to show that vitamin D may be a simple and safe solution to reducing influenza risk.