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December 14, 2011 - Issue 1943


Vitamin D Can Cut Your Flu Risk Nearly in Half

Vitamin D Can Cut Your Flu Risk Nearly in Half

December 14, 2011

A mostly-ignored 2010 study found that taking even very low doses of this vitamin cuts your chances of getting the flu by a very significant 42% -- for the more severe Type A influenza. It's such an easy fix... Can't you just imagine how pleasant winter would be without the flu?

Are Antibiotics Contributing to Obesity, Diabetes and Stroke?

Are Antibiotics Contributing to Obesity, Diabetes and Stroke?

December 14, 2011

These excessively prescribed drugs may be doing your health far more harm than good, especially if you take them for the wrong reasons.