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Nine Immune-Boosting Foods

Posted Feb 19th 2009 3:00PM by Emily Matchar
Filed under: Health & Medical

We wrote earlier about some new studies showing that multi-vitamin supplements don't do much to prevent disease, but that vitamin-filled foods clearly do. Well check out MSN's list of nine immunity-boosting foods to help prevent colds and other illnesses this winter. None of it's exactly shocking news, but it's always good to have a reminder, especially when you're sitting on the couch watching Lost and eating shortbread like...some of us. Here's the rundown:

1) Water, eight to 10 glasses a day
2) Probiotic-containing yogurt
3) Vitamin A-filled sweet potatoes
4) Tea
5) Chicken soup
6) Zinc-heavy beef
7) Mushrooms
8) Fish and shellfish
9) Garlic
10) Oats and barley

What are you favorite immune-boosting foods?

Cocktails That "Cure" Your Colds and Flu

Posted Jan 15th 2009 7:00PM by Kat Kinsman
Filed under: Vodka, On the Blogs, Spirits, Health & Medical, Winter

I've long fantasized about stirring up a throat and soul warming Theraflutini -- an ersatz cold medicine and bourbon toddy that thus far exists only in my (hack, hack, sniffle...) imagination. Turns out, I'm not the only one. Our sister blog Lemondrop has gathered up a medicine bag full of bars serving cocktails that are good for what ails you, plus recipes for a few you can administer at home.

For instance:

"C-creature: In Walnut Creek, Calif., the Spoontonic Lounge makes Emergen-C cocktails by request. The C-creature is a combination of Absolute Mandarin, a packet of Emergen-C (citrus flavor), soda water, fresh orange wedge and a splash of OJ. Add a shot of vodka to the Emergen-C and you've got yourself a B-12 Bomber."

In my mind, the Theraflutini is served with a crushed St. Joseph's baby aspirin rim. Anyone else entertain such multitasking cocktail notions? Share in the comments, why don'tcha?

[via: Lemondrop]

A spoonful of honey soothes coughing

Posted Dec 27th 2007 11:06AM by Marisa McClellan
Filed under: Health & Medical

When I was 16, I spent three weeks of my summer vacation in Poland. I was there with a small group of teenagers from the Unitarian Church in which I grew up, helping teach English at a summer camp. While I was there, I came down with a nasty cold. There was a doctor on staff at the camp, and she recommended to me that I try taking a spoonful of honey three times a day to help with the cough and sore throat that accompanied my cold. I leaped at the suggestion, as I had always enjoyed eating honey straight. Thankfully, it also helped with the coughing (my roommate also appreciated it's cough suppressant effects).

Once I returned to the world of easily accessible cough syrups and drops, I mostly forgot about this natural remedy. Yesterday afternoon, I caught a report on NPR's Day to Day program in which they were discussing a recent study that has shown that honey does work as a cough suppressant in children and is an effective alternative if you don't want to give your kids the over the counter medicines. It brought that trip to Poland flooding back and made me wish I had remembered honey when I was in the midst of a nasty cold last week. So next time you start to feel cruddy, reach for your honey bear instead of your bottle of cough syrup.

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