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‘Immune Boosting’ Supplements Are All Over the Internet—But Can They Really Keep You Healthy?

In a normal cold and flu season, you’d expect to see a few “immunity-boosting” products pop up in stores and in your social media ads. But this year, the immunity-boosting bandwagon has been packed. Health Magazine reports that on the cusp of a cold and flu season complicated by the coronavirus pandemic, companies, celebrities, and so-called wellness influencers are hawking drinks, shots, powders, patches, tablets, tinctures, teas, and more that claim […]

todayOctober 24, 2020

Health & Wellness

Election Stress Disorder is Real – What it is, and how to Cope

By this point, we’ve all been living through a global pandemic for more than half a year. While dealing with Covid has been incredibly stressful, you’ve probably figured out how to manage the anxiety on some level. But there’s also a presidential election in the mix—an election that's divided families and communities and arguably unleashed more anger and frustration than in any other election in recent memory. To vent their […]

todayOctober 15, 2020

Health & Wellness

Stuttering, Explained

A stutter can be an extremely debilitating and frustrating speech disorder, but it hasn’t held former Vice President Joe Biden back. In December 2019, Biden revealed on Twitter that he had worked his whole life to overcome a stutter, and has mentored kids with the same speech disorder. What is stuttering? Stuttering (sometimes called stammering or "disfluent speech") is characterized by repetition, prolongation (extending the duration) of sounds, and interruptions […]

todayOctober 12, 2020

Health & Wellness

Can Zinc Help Prevent Severe Illness From COVID-19?

Could dosing up on zinc help stave off severe illness from COVID-19? It’s a question garnering closer attention in the scientific community in recent months. After all, zinc is known for its antiviral effects. And both the common cold and the current global pandemic are caused by viruses in the same family, known as coronaviruses. So could zinc be one of the keys to supporting the immune system and thwarting […]

todaySeptember 30, 2020

Health & Wellness

The CDC’s Halloween Safety Guidelines for Covid Are Out—here are the activities considered High-Risk

The coronavirus is still posing a serious threat, so what does that mean for Halloween? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new guidelines on how to celebrate the holiday. Good news for fans of the spooky season––you don’t have to cancel Halloween or trick or treating altogether. You might just have to replace some of the higher risk activities with less risky choices. To make it easier, the […]

todaySeptember 28, 2020

Health & Wellness

Some Movie Theater Chains are back Open with new Safety Precautions – but is it worth the risk?

Like many businesses, movie theaters have been hit hard by COVID-19. After closing their doors across the country when the coronavirus pandemic closed down most of the country in March, some chains have recently reopened or are opening their doors now. Understandably, many people have reservations about sitting in an enclosed space with strangers. In the coronavirus age, there’s a lot more to consider than what film to watch and […]

todaySeptember 10, 2020

Health & Wellness

In the Year of Covid, you really need your Flu Shot. Here’s When You Should Get Vaccinated This Year.

We might not be able to prevent COVID-19 just yet, but we do have an effective vaccine against another deadly illness: influenza. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone age six months and older should get the flu shot every year, with the rare exception of people who have severe, life-threatening allergies to the flu vaccine or any ingredient in the vaccine. In the US, flu […]

todaySeptember 3, 2020

Health & Wellness

Can’t Sleep? Try turning up the AC

Who likes to turn their room into an ice cave before bedtime? Me too. But as it turns out, the crank-the-AC sleepers are onto something when it comes to finding the best temperature for catching Z's. Your body temperature naturally drops to prepare for sleep, and many experts say you should keep your thermostat between 60 and 67 degrees Fahrenheit to help facilitate this decrease. But Chris Winter, MD, president […]

todaySeptember 2, 2020

Health & Wellness

Stress-Busting Foods

When deadlines begin piling up and your calendar is overbooked, who has time for healthy eating? And now with uncertainty about the coronavirus pandemic adding to our general anxiety levels, things can be magnified to the Nth power.  But when it comes to combating stress levels, what you eat may actually help relieve your tension. Some foods may help stabilize blood sugar or, better yet, your emotional response. Health magazine […]

todayAugust 6, 2020

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