“Just a handful of nuts may help keep us from packing on the pounds as we age,” reported National Public Radio in 2019. NPR’s piece was triggered by a study…
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“Fast-acting formula for supporting immune response at onset,” says gaiaherbs.com about its Quick Defense, a supplement made with echinacea and elderberry. In the largest and best study on echinacea (co-authored…
“Kills 99.99% of germs,” boasts the label of Germ-X hand sanitizer. But are most of those germs harmless? The FDA has asked companies for more evidence. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers like…
“With Mucinex All in One, you’ve got unbeatable relief from your worst cold and flu symptoms,” says the TV ad. If you don’t need a fever and pain reducer and…
Here’s what we know about three popular remedies: honey for coughs and chicken soup or neti pots for congestion. Note: These studies weren’t done in people with Covid-19. Not sure…
“Drinking a lot of water has long been a staple of weight-loss programs, in part because doing so makes you feel fuller,” wrote the Washington Post in 2020. “We have…
Wondering why it’s so hard to eat a diet that’s good for you and for the planet? Because we have a food system designed to boost profits at our—and the…
One out of every two American women will experience the pain, burning, and urgency of a urinary tract infection at least once in her lifetime. The cranberry industry wants you…
“Try to stick to small, frequent meals throughout the day,” a dietitian told the Eat This, Not That website in September. “I think that’s very important to speed up the…
“Somehow during lockdown I managed to lose weight instead of gain it,” wrote freelance journalist Dana McMahan on Today.com in September 2020. “How on earth did that happen? I stumbled…