Health feed - News BreaK Tuesday, February 7, 2023 4:23 PM A new study published by UC Merced is looking at discrepancies in care and highlights the health challenges California's farmworkers are facing on a daily basis. |
Health feed - News BreaK Tuesday, February 7, 2023 4:17 PM Following a two week standoff with Schoharie County elected leaders, the rural county's embattled public health director, Amy Gildemeister, has accepted a job at the state... |
Health feed - News BreaK Tuesday, February 7, 2023 4:13 PM The Irish lead singer of U2 was invited to attend the speech because of his advocacy and philanthropic support for global health and AIDS relief initiatives. |
Health feed - News BreaK Tuesday, February 7, 2023 3:41 PM "Her emotional state is so bad that there's a significant fear of suicide," said Attorney Kevin Reddington, who also spoke to the court about his client's history of mental... |
Health feed - News BreaK Tuesday, February 7, 2023 3:25 PM Rescue operations are now a "race against time," says the World Health Organization The number of confirmed deaths from the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that devastated Türkiye and... |
Health feed - News BreaK Tuesday, February 7, 2023 2:39 PM In an essay, Jessica Pegula, a tennis player, described the health ordeal that her mother, Kim, an owner and president of the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres, endured last year. |
Health feed - News BreaK Tuesday, February 7, 2023 1:59 PM A small tweak to your daily routine can improve your health. |
Health feed - News BreaK Tuesday, February 7, 2023 1:23 PM The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday could rise above 20,000, a World Health Organization official warned late Monday. |
Health feed - News BreaK Tuesday, February 7, 2023 1:15 PM The former Buckeyes offensive lineman medically retired in March 2022 and opened up about past mental health struggles. Editors' note: If you or someone you know is having... |
Health feed - News BreaK Tuesday, February 7, 2023 12:19 PM The Arizona Republican representative spoke Tuesday morning during the House Oversight Committee's first hearing on border security. |
WebMD Health Tuesday, February 7, 2023 4:20 PM New research finds vitamin D supplements may help those with prediabetes lower their chances of a full diabetes diagnosis. |
WebMD Health Tuesday, February 7, 2023 1:17 PM Some previous researchers linked conception via IVF to an increased risk of congenital abnormalities, autism spectrum disorder, developmental delay, and intellectual disability. |
WebMD Health Tuesday, February 7, 2023 11:39 AM Vaccine hesitation is once again flying as videos depicting movement disorders go viral. |
Mark's Daily Apple Tuesday, February 7, 2023 11:00 AM Cold? Flu? Tummy troubles? I know that I don't have time to be sick, and I'm sure you don't either. Luckily I don't get sick very often anymore, but back in my competitive athlete days, it felt like I was constantly battling one cold, cough, or sinus infection after another. Not to toot my own horn, but I chalk up my current good health to my Primal lifestyle. I know for sure that there is a marked before and after—before Primal, when I had a medicine cabinet full of OTC remedies, and after, when I rarely take a sick day. On those occasions when I do detect a tickle in my throat or the first signs of sour stomach, my first course of action is to double down on those aspects of my lifestyle that support a robust immune system, particularly nutrient-dense foods, sleep, and time in the sun. The food piece is what we're going to talk about today. Everybody has an opinion about what to eat, or not, when you're under the weather. I'm not claiming that certain foods can cure the flu or prevent you from coming down with that cold even after your sick kid coughs in your face. But once you're sick, the name of the game is supporting your immune system by providing it with beneficial nutrients and compounds that could aid it in fighting off the viruses or bacteria that are making you sick in the first place. Some foods will also provide welcome comfort, which is nothing to sneeze at, pun intended. (I should note that I'm talking today about recovering from short-term issues—common cold, flu, a bout of food poisoning, that sort of thing. Chronic illnesses are a whole other ballgame.) But maybe you shouldn't eat anything at all? You're probably familiar with the old adage, "Feed a cold, starve a fever." Are you unintentionally doing more harm than good by eating even supposedly "healing" foods? Let's dive into it. Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever? Yes or No? As usual, it's complicated. I've covered the issue of fasting with a cold or other illness in depth before, but the short answer is that fasting may be beneficial in the case of a bacterial infection like a sinus infection but probably isn't beneficial when battling viral illnesses like the common cold or coronaviruses. Here's where it gets complicated: bacterial and viral illnesses often go hand-in-hand. You get sick with a virus, your immune defenses become compromised, and a bacterial illness takes root. Thus, it's not always clear what, exactly, ails you. Furthermore, both can cause fever as part of a desirable immune response. The idea behind starving a fever is that eating increases body temperature (true). If you're already "too hot," you don't want to pile on. That makes sense on face value. However, fever (or rather, the underlying immune response it represents) is a calorie-intensive process. For every 1 degree Celsius increase in body temperature (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit), metabolic rate … Continue reading "Feed a Cold, Starve A Fever? What to Eat (Or Not) When You're Sick" The post Feed a Cold, Starve A Fever? What to Eat (Or Not) When You're Sick appeared first on Mark's Daily Apple. |
