Being sick, even when you’re home in bed, isn’t fun. The combination of body aches, fever, chills, and nasal congestion can be enough to make anyone miserable. There are plenty of home remedies that can alleviate your symptoms and get you back to normal. If you still feel sick after a few weeks, make an …
The phrase “flu-like symptoms” is used to describe the effects of everything from the initial stages of an STD and jet lag to a result of adopting a keto diet. But what are these symptoms that are getting compared to the flu (a really serious illness btw), exactly? If you don’t know from firsthand experience—consider …
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Problem is, silencing this soundtrack with traditional medicines can lead to other kinds of disruptions. Decongestants and their overstimulating chemicals have the capacity to keep you up all night, while many cold meds will put you down for the count faster than you can say “Let me breathe.” And mixing meds can be downright dangerous. …
When you’re stuffed up beyond the usual allergy season woes, one question tends to pop up a lot: Am I dealing with a cold or a full-blown sinus infection? Since both tend to lead to the same cluster of not-fun symptoms—like constant drainage, a stuffed-up nose, and that familiar sick-and-tired feeling—they’re easy to get confused. “Telling the difference …
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When you feel like total crap, skipping your workout is an obvious choice. But it’s a little different when you have a cold. Sure, you don’t feel as amazing as you could, but you’re not totally down and out, either. Of course, you want to rest your body if that’s what you’re supposed to do but…is …
No matter why it’s happening, a cough is always annoying—it’s loud, it’s uncomfortable, and it never fails to garner unwanted attention. But what’s really behind that cough? Can allergies cause coughing—or do you just have an annoying cold? Well, turns out, there are some pretty distinct differences between allergy coughs and cold coughs. Just curious: Why do we …
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news buuuut….the typical adult averages two to three colds a year, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). And whether you’ve already topped that number or you’ve somehow stayed congestion-free this season (teach me your ways!), you’d probably try pretty much anything that promises to stop a …
