‘Feed a cold, starve a fever’: fact or fictio...

After water, tea is the most popular drink in the world. We turn to it for comfort, for a break in the day, and increasingly, for its claimed mood‑calming powers. Scroll through social media and you’ll find no shortage of claims that tea, or more so one of its bioactive compounds ...  Show more

One of the best guides to food variety is colour. And for colour, there’s a group of natural plant chemicals called anthocyanins that are getting a lot of attention for their potential benefits on the brain. Anthocyanins are the pigments that give red, purple, and blue plants the ...  Show more

You know that old adage that you should feed a cold but starve a fever? It’s an ancient idea and what’s surprising is that it’s kind of correct. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Episode #128 In this Bitesize episode, Megan and Nadia answer a Q&A question about whether you should fast if you are feeling sick over the holidays. This Bitesize episode was taken from episode #7 - Fasting Q&A: Sugar, Alcohol, and Common Issues with Fasting. Listen to the full ...  Show more

What should you do when you get a fever? Some people say you should take medicine to knock it down – some say to leave it alone. Who’s right? This episode begins with an answer to that question. http://www.menshealth.com/health/clean-up-your-health-routine We tend to think of hun ...  Show more

Are there foods and nutrients that can help bolster your defenses against the flu? Nutrition Diva sorts the facts from fiction--plus one criticial factor that's often overlooked.Read the transcript at https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/health-fitness/prevention/what-to-eat-to-prev ...  Show more