Content tagged with “Healthy Immune System”

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What's your favorite way to outsmart a cold?
* A. Green tea * B. Chicken soup * C. Vitamins & "immunity-boosting" supplements * D. Probiotics * E....

The Soy & Breast Cancer Conundrum
Soy is touted as a food that can prevent breast cancer—and also implicated as one that might promote it. It all comes...

Kitchen Cures
All my life I’ve been prone to motion sickness—not a good thing when your husband has a passion for sailing. My...

Eat to Beat the Odds of Breast Cancer
I need two hands to count the number of my friends and colleagues who learned in the past year or so they have breast...

Thriving with Cancer
Lillie Shockney, R.N., 53 Administrative Director, Breast Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD “At the time of my...

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Health Benefits of Garlic
Cooks take note: the way garlic is treated in the kitchen can affect its cancer-fighting properties. Although a recent...

The Food Cancer Connection

Could Taking Iron Help Cure Your Cough?
If you’re plagued by a pesky cough, ask your doctor to check your iron levels. Research presented last fall at a...

Feed a Cold
Before she became a full-time mom, my mother was a registered nurse. It was a career she had been proud of and whenever...

Immune-Boosting Superfoods
Never one to miss a celebration, I always look forward to holiday gatherings. But crowded parties are a prime place to...

Crush your cloves
Crush your cloves. To help garlic retain its cancer-fighting properties, the American Institute for Cancer Research...

What's missing in "dressed-up" juices?
What's missing in "dressed-up" juices? Some fruit juices are now fortified with fiber (it's added in the form of a...

Eat whole fruits first
Eat whole fruits first. Pure fruit juice, though often rich in the same vitamins, minerals and cancer-fighting...

Plot out your plate wisely
Plot out your plate wisely. To lower your cancer risk, the American Institute for Cancer Research recommends filling 2/...

Get in the grains
Get in the grains. You know you should get at least five servings of fruits and veggies a day—preferably up to nine....

Eat the colors of the rainbow
Eat the colors of the rainbow. It's easy to identify foods with the highest levels of antioxidants—they're often the...

Healthy Immunity: FAQs
Your immunity questions answered.

Can getting enough vitamin D help my immune system?

I've heard that flaxseed oil reduces inflammation from arthritis. Is that true?

I've heard that mushrooms contain carcinogens. Is that true?

Do food allergies make you fat?

If I have food allergies, does that mean my immune system is out of whack?

Healthy Immunity Diet Guidelines
A strong, well-functioning immune system is the cornerstone of good health, fighting off disease and infections and...