Foods to eat and avoid with the flu
Certain foods may help fight flu symptoms and support recovery. We explore foods a person should avoid and foods that may help when the flu strikes.
September 10, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: explore-foods, flu / cold / sars, flu-symptoms, foods-may, help-fight, may-help, on call diets, person-should
Can a hot toddy help with a cold?
Hot toddies are a popular remedy for colds and flu.
May 17, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: article, article-looks, effectiveness, flu / cold / sars, nutrition, oncalldietitian.com, popular-remedy, research, the-research
How elderberries can help you fight the flu
New research shows how the power of elderberries — the fruit of a common European and North American shrub — can help our bodies fight the flu.
April 28, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bodies, flu / cold / sars, north, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, our-bodies, power, research-shows, the-fruit
Could this food additive make it harder to fight the flu?
A compound called tert-butylhydroquinone (tBHQ) weakens the body’s immune response to influenza infections, new research suggests.
April 8, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: body, compound-called, flu / cold / sars, immune-response, influenza-infections, new-research, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldiets, weakens-the-body
How to treat a cold or flu at home
Most people can treat colds and the flu with rest and home remedies, such as garlic, honey, and zinc.
March 4, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: flu / cold / sars, home-remedies, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, such-as-garlic, treat-colds
What should you eat when you are sick?
Depending on whether a person feels nauseous or has a cold or fever, the best foods to eat vary.
May 12, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: article, cold-or-fever, depending-on-whether, diet, different-types, evidence, examine-the-evidence, flu / cold / sars, on call diets, person-feels, the-best
Are hot drinks or ice pops better for sore throat?
When the cold and flu season strikes, sore throats appear all around us. Find out whether hot drinks or ice pops are better for relieving the pain.
October 27, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: cold, flu / cold / sars, hot-drinks, ice-pops, nutrition, oncalldiets, relieving-the-pain, sore-throats
Natural compound coupled with specific gut microbes may prevent severe flu
Mouse study reveals how gut microbes fight influenza.Microbes that live in the gut don’t just digest food. They also have far-reaching effects on the immune system.
August 7, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, flu / cold / sars, how-gut, immune, microbes-fight, nutrition, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, study-reveals, the-gut, the-immune
Goji berries protect against the flu in new study
Since current flu vaccines do not completely protect against influenza infection, researchers have been looking for alternative measures. Now, a new mouse study has shown that older mice are given extra protection from the flu with a diet that incorporates goji berries.
December 13, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: current-flu, extra-protection, flu / cold / sars, from-the-flu, influenza-infection, new-mouse, nutrition, older-mice, on call diets
Pickled turnip from Japan – new superfood to prevent flu infection?
Scientists have discovered that bacteria found in a traditional Japanese pickle can prevent flu. Could this be the next superfood?
November 7, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: applied, flu / cold / sars, flu-virus, immune, japan, japanese, lactobacillus, letters, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, pickled-turnip, suguki