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How your doctor can help you manage and overcome allergies

Frederick M. Schaffer, M.D
Chief Medical Officer

Natural methods to help treat nasal issues

Lexi Hagenson, LAc, MSTOM
Licensed Acupuncturist and Nationally Certified Herbalist

Arm yourself against the spread of the cold and flu viruses

Michael W. Smith, MD
Chief Medical Editor

Prevent and treat the cold and flu to help you stay healthy

David Foreman
Retired Pharmacist

Beat the cold and flu this season with natural remedies

Kathy Gruver, PhD
Host of The Alternative Medicine Cabinet and author of three books on health

Treat the stomach flu right away to have you feeling better in no time

Bob Hassett, M.D.
Senior Vice President of Medical Operations, Concentra

Treat symptoms and causes of the common cold and flu with Qi

Yee-Wing Tong
Neuro-BioEnergetics

Get rest to treat fever and chills and monitor your temperature

Bob Hassett, M.D.
Senior Vice President of Medical Operations, Concentra

Treat the common cold by strengthening your immune system with zinc

Dr. Jennifer Collins, M.D.
Assistant Professor and physician specializing in Allergy, Asthma and Immunology in the Department o

Colds, Flus, and Sickness

First aid treatment for the common cold, sore throat, stomach flu, ear infections, nausea, vomiting, and other sicknesses means knowing the right types of things you can do at home to relieve symptoms and shorten the duration of your ailment. Whether you are treating yourself or your child, there are many preventative measures and remedies that you can do to help your family get healthy and stay healthy. ExpertBeacon has the reliable advice you need from doctors, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.

How your doctor can help you manage and overcome allergies

Sneezing? Itchy, watery, eyes? Runny nose? You may have allergies. More than 60 million Americans suffer from allergies and asthma. These conditions negatively impact sufferers’ quality of life, account for lost time from work or school, increase medical costs for patients and, ultimately, create a significant financial burden on the health system. This article provides advice for talking to your doctor about allergies.

Arm yourself against the spread of the cold and flu viruses

As temperatures continue to drop and calendars become packed with travel and Holiday parties the chance of catching a cold or flu increases. And you have to act fast to fight off cold and flu. Studies have shown that when someone is sick in an office, it only takes four hours for surfaces like coffeepot handles and the fridge door to show traces of contagious virus. Here are a few tried and true recommendations to arm yourself against aches, cough, fever, and sneezing.

Beat the cold and flu this season with natural remedies

It’s that time of year when we try to avoid everyone with a sniffle or a sneeze in hopes of staying well. With everyone getting sick with the cold and flu, it is important to keep your immune system healthy and functioning properly. If you do get the bug, however, here is some advice for natural remedies to help you get better.

Treat symptoms and causes of the common cold and flu with Qi

Being aware of your Qi - your body’s healing power - and adhering a natural lifestyle and diet in order to enhance the healing power of your Qi is a great way to strengthen your immune system and prevent or get rid of the common cold and flu. An experienced acupuncturist or practitioner can diagnose whether your ailment is excessive or deficient, and whether a heat or cold type. Keep this advice in mind to help you conserve your Qi to prevent and treat symptoms of a cold or flu.

Treat the common cold by strengthening your immune system with zinc

People across the globe suffer from lingering colds all throughout the year. There have been hundreds of suggested ways to stay healthy and avoid getting sick, but at the end of the day, only some of them actually work. As a doctor, here is some advice I recommend as the top 5 things to do and not do to stay healthy.

Natural methods to help treat nasal issues

Many allergy medications on the market contain synthetic chemicals which may stop working over time and/or cause bothersome side effects. By contrast, herbal products can actually help balance the body and help the sinus passageways work more efficiently.

Certain herbs, used successfully for thousands of years in Chinese Medicine, have very potent antihistamine properties and excel at reducing sneezing, itching, nasal congestion and other allergy related symptoms. It’s also important to note that side effects such as drowsiness aren’t an issue when using herbs.

Prevent and treat the cold and flu to help you stay healthy

Don’t become a statistic this cold and flu season. Don’t let this cold and flu season get you down. The following are some quick tips to help you through this upcoming season. Too often we wait until it’s too late and then we are miserable.

Treat the stomach flu right away to have you feeling better in no time

Nearly everyone will experience a bout of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea that seems to come from nowhere – commonly known as the stomach flu. While the stomach flu isn’t really the flu at all, and has no association with the influenza virus that causes seasonal flu, it can leave you feeling just as bad and worn out.

Get rest to treat fever and chills and monitor your temperature

It’s something that many moms learn very early on – a fever can be a sign that something is wrong. The increase in body temperature is caused by the body fighting to return to a normal state. Fevers are often accompanied by other symptoms such as headaches, muscle pain, chills, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. These symptoms can help narrow the cause of the condition, and determine which treatment is necessary.

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Colds, Flus, and Sickness