(Natural News) Flu season and winter seem to go hand-in-hand for many parts of the world. While the relationship between cold weather and flu onset remains to be a highly debated topic within the scientific community, an article posted on the BBC website infers that physiology might play a central role in people’s increased susceptibility […]

(Natural News) Sickness is a common state on planet Earth these days, but nothing cranks up the dial a little bit more than the cold and flu season. Being trapped indoors with little to no sunshine along with poor food choices during the tumultuous trifecta of Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, is typically enough to take most […]

(Natural News) The purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a flowering plant native to North America. Besides being attractive, it possesses powerful health-boosting abilities that make it a good potential treatment for various common diseases, such as cold and the flu. Everybody contracts cold and the flu at least once in their lives. These two diseases […]

(Natural News) Now that Christmas is fast approaching, more products containing peppermint are being released to the market. This commonly used herb is known for its menthol scent and flavor, which is why it is often added to foods and personal care products like toothpaste, mouthwash, and cosmetics. But aside from these, many people also […]

(Natural News) Cocoa can protect against an influenza infection by activating the body’s natural immunity and enhancing immune response, according to a study in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. The study, conducted by researchers in Japan, looked the protective effect of cocoa on the influenza virus using both laboratory testing and […]

(Natural News) Researchers in Japan found that cocoa can provide strong protection against the influenza virus. In the study published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, the researchers examined the protective effect of cocoa on the influenza virus using both laboratory testing and clinical trials. Cocoa has been known to contain […]

(Natural News) The pressed juice of purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) can help relieve the effects of restraint stress, according to the authors of a study published in the Journal of Medicinal Food. The study reveals that this effect also reverses the negative impacts of restraint stress on the immune response. The researchers put mice through restraint […]

(Natural News) According to a recent hit piece from The New York Times titled, “Over 80,000 Americans Died of Flu Last Winter, Highest Toll in Years,” newly released data from the CDC shows that a shockingly high number of people died from the flu during the 2017-2018 season. But did 80,000 people really die from flu — […]

(Natural News) While the pharmaceutical industry is bent on pushing pills and inoculations as the “only” way to prevent cold and flu each season, it turns out the secret to keeping illness at bay has been in front of (or rather, above) us all along. Vitamin D, colloquially known as the “sunshine vitamin,” has just […]

(Natural News) The majority of “farm” animals in America are not raised in pastures, wandering around out in the sunshine and fresh air, as the meat and dairy industries hope all the carnivores (and vegetarians) would believe. Even most fish harvested for mass consumption are not “wild caught,” but rather bred in crowded lakes or […]