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There are easily hundreds of "traditional herbal remedies" out there, and they run a wide range from "actually useful medicinally" to the equivalent of using the grass on your front lawn to cure a common cold. Many of them are ascribed near-mystical status because of their use through the ages. The Science of Herbal Remedies Look, we live in a capitalist society that strives to extract every bit of value it can get out of anything it can. On the one hand, any traditional remedy is likely to be studied extensively and any actual value in it will be processed, isolated,...

Your immune system is a fantastically complex bit of biological machinery, and it's tied into a whole lot of different parts of your body. It's difficult to convey just how much goes into the immune system, and how you can affect it with your lifestyle, but we're going to try. How The Immune System Works Your immune system is constantly at work. The world around you is filled with possible pathogens, from bacteria and viruses to allergens to parasites. That's not all your immune system fights, though; internally, it also fights toxins and even cancer. If a cell in your...

Your immune system is a critical layer of protection keeping you healthy, happy, and active. It's the way your body fights off everything from bacteria to viruses to fungi to allergens. While the immune system doesn't always work exactly as it should, it's constantly working to keep environmental germs and low-grade exposure to pathogens out of your systems. Can You Boost Your Immune System? Before we go into talking about ways you might boost your immune system, let's first talk about if it's even possible. So, is it? Can you boost your immune system? The idea of boosting your immune...

Because of the current global pandemic, hand sanitizer is quickly becoming part of people's every day carry list of items. Small bottles have found their way into purses, on keychains, and in cars the world over. Shortages in sanitizer have even led to a variety of different breweries to temporarily convert their facilities to the production of the alcohol-based substance. We've been covering hand sanitizer in a few different ways recently. We've talked about how much you should use, and about whether or not you should use it after washing your hands. We've also talked about using it to sanitize...