Elderberry Benefits and Side Effects: Does It Help with Colds and the Flu?
How effective are flu shots, elderberries, echinacea, and cranberries?
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The COVID-19 Pandemic May Just Be a Dress Rehearsal
There may be an even deadlier pandemic threat waiting in the wings…of chickens.
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How COVID-19 Ends: Vaccination, Mutations, and Herd Immunity
What should we expect in the coming months and years with SARS-CoV-2?
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The Best Mask or DIY Face Covering for COVID-19
Twenty different materials put to the test.
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What to Do If You Come Down with COVID-19
Can pets like cats and dogs get infected and be infectious?
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The Immune System and COVID-19 Treatment
Are there immune-boosting foods we should be eating?
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COVID-19 Symptoms vs. the Flu, a Cold, or Allergies
What does the clinical course of COVID-19 look like for both those who survive and those who don’t?
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Pandemics: History and Prevention
How to treat the cause by preventing the emergence of pandemic viruses in the first place (a video I recorded more than a decade ago when I was Public Health Director at the HSUS in Washington DC).
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Benefits of Garlic for Fighting Cancer and the Common Cold
Raw garlic is compared to roasted, stir-fried, simmered, and jarred garlic.
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Best Food to Counter Stress-Induced Immune Suppression
How might we improve immune function in children and adults under physical or psychological stress?
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Best Food to Prevent Common Childhood Infections
The amount of beta-glucan fiber in just a dusting of nutritional yeast a day is put to the test in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial for the prevention of common childhood illnesses.
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Do Vitamin C Supplements Prevent Colds but Cause Kidney Stones?
What are the benefits and risks of taking vitamin C supplements?
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Are Happier People Actually Healthier?
The burgeoning field of positive psychology is based on the understanding that mental health is not just about the absence of disease.
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Using the Produce Aisle to Boost Immune Function
Vegetables tested head-to-head to see which boosts immune function best.
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Laughter as Medicine
What effects do laughing, crying, kissing, cuddling, and sex have on immune function and allergic responses?
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Kiwifruit for the Common Cold
Compared to bananas, does eating kiwifruit decrease the incidence and severity of upper respiratory tract infections?
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Nutritional Yeast to Prevent the Common Cold
Beta glucan fiber in nutritional yeast may improve immune function, but there is a concern about lead contamination in some brands.
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Preserving Immune Function in Athletes with Nutritional Yeast
Athletes who overtrain may put excessive stress on their bodies, and become more susceptible to respiratory infections. But, the fiber found in nutritional and brewer’s yeast may prevent this immune decline in marathon runners.
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More than an Apple a Day: Preventing the Most Common Diseases
Dr. Greger has scoured the world’s scholarly literature on clinical nutrition, and developed this brand-new live presentation on the latest in cutting-edge research on how a healthy diet can affect some of our most common medical conditions.
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Preventing the Common Cold with Probiotics?
Though prebiotics may be preferable, probiotics may reduce the risk of upper respiratory tract infections.
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Can Gargling Prevent the Common Cold?
Gargling, as commonly practiced in Japan, can not only soothe a sore throat, but may even prevent one.
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Are Cats or Dogs More Protective for Children’s Health?
Sharing one’s home with a cat or dog may decrease the risk of infectious diseases in children—including ear infections, respiratory illnesses, and gastroenteritis.
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Chamomile Tea May Not Be Safe During Pregnancy
For the same reason aspirin should be avoided in pregnancy, chamomile has such powerful anti-inflammatory properties that regular consumption may result in a serious fetal heart problem—premature constriction of the fetal ductus arteriosus, which allows the fetus to “breathe” in the womb.
