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Can Nutrition Help Prevent Common Cold & Flu Viruses?

Conor Kerley, PhD — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 18:52:39 +0000

Most respiratory tract infections (RTIs), including the common cold and flu (influenza) are caused by viruses. There are around 200 or more types and sub-types of virus that contribute. Further, viral DNA changes frequently. This makes preventing and treating RTIs quite difficult and helps explain why we tend to get many RTIs throughout our lives. … Continued

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Written by Conor Kerley, PhD.

Diet and the Common Cold

Thomas Campbell, MD — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 18:40:40 +0000

Have you ever heard someone say, “I haven’t had a cold in [insert large number] years since changing my diet!” Have you said this before? If you travel to events with groups of people following any particular diet, you are likely to hear the claim that since following the diet, they have not gotten any … Continued

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Written by Thomas Campbell, MD.

Shining a Light on Vitamin D

Thomas Campbell, MD — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 21:58:53 +0000

It’s that time of year again. Many of us wake up and go to work in the dark. We work all day and return home in the dark.

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Written by Thomas Campbell, MD.