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Check out these 5 natural remedies for the common cold: onions, zinc, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, and garlic. Here's how and why each works to prevent colds and heal your body faster after you have a cold.

I really prefer using a Neti Pot over using nasal decongestants and sprays such as Afrin. The Neti Pot helps with allergies and sinus problems, as well as cold and flu symptoms. It's all around good for you! Here's how to use a Neti Pot using salt and water... that's all you need.

I always forget whether I'm supposed to use ice therapy or heat therapy. If you're anything like me you will love this information so you'll know once and for all how and when to use these therapies.

There is a new government report regarding the safety of plastic bottles. Supposedly, if there's a 3, 6, or 7 inside that little triangle on the bottom of the bottle, then it's not the best kind of plastic that you'd want to be eating or drinking from. Here's the inside scoop about all of those numbers on the bottom of plastic bottles...

Local honey (made by bees in your local area) is the key to building up antibodies in your body - to lessen the effects of allergies & hay fever. It works!

It's so confusing. How much of each vitamin? Which vitamin supplements should you take? And why are vitamins so important? Jim and I are beginning to feel the effects of 40-something coming down on us. So I figured, one of the better things we could do for our bodies is to get healthy from the inside out. Here's what I've learned about multivitamins and the ones we ultimately chose...

This video will make you think twice before you drink out of the glass in your hotel room next time!

Do you know what to do if a CFL bulb breaks in your presence? The mercury is dangerous! Here are 5 steps you should take when cleaning up a broken CFL bulb.

With the recent release of the study that found 'car steering wheels carry more than twice as many germs as a toilet seat,' I feel compelled to share my thoughts about toilet seats... They're really not that dirty!

If you read this, you will yawn. I DARE you to try & fight the yawn!...

Ever wonder which medicines the doctors themselves use to treat everyday colds, flu, upset stomach, headaches and other minor aches & pains? In a survey of 5 leading female doctors in the U.S, these doctors had very similar opinions regarding the best products on the market. Plus, 3 out of 5 of them used the exact same products! Do you use these?...

Everything you ever wanted to know about farting, passing gas, breaking wind, and letting out farts... plus some ingenious products for people with flatulence problems... and lots of down & dirty humor about passing gas.

Are you fearful of germs and bacteria? Do you take extra precautions in order to avoid the spread of germs in your own family? Here are some interesting things you can do to prevent contamination.

Antibacterial soaps are useful in hospital and school environments, however, they may do more harm than good when used in normal, healthy households.

Sometimes we feel older than we are. Sometimes there are pre-existing health circumstances that play a role in when, why, and how we will die. Check out the good news & bad news... here.

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Perhaps you already know about it, or (gasp!) have been doing it for years. I may just be the last to know about this healthy new way to prevent the spreading of germs from a cough...

The common cold typically lasts 6-8 days. But Cold-Eeze can cut the length of your cold in HALF! I've used it. And it really seems to work. Where most cold meds attack your symptoms, Cold-Eeze attacks the cold virus itself. There is a difference between Cold-Eeze, Zicam, and Airborne.