The Common Cold - Fact or Fiction Continued....

Fact or fiction: Stress makes you sick?

FACT

While stress may not be responsible for the cold virus itself, there is research that suggests those with higher prolonged stress levels are more likely to catch a cold.

One specific study found that people who were happy, lively, calm or positive were less likely to catch colds than more pessimistic people, and also reported fewer symptoms when they did get sick.

 

Lack of Sleep Courts a Cold?

Long hours at work coupled with late nights out with your friends can leave you feeling cranky and worn-down. But can lack of sleep cause you to catch a cold, too?

Sleep Bolsters Immunity

Fact or fiction: Lack of sleep courts a cold?

FACT

Sleep deprivation can contribute to how easily you catch a cold. In several studies, people who slept less (especially those who tossed and turned throughout the night or lay in bed for a long time trying to fall asleep) were two to three times more likely to catch a cold.

 

Vitamin C Keeps Colds Away?

 

 

                  

For most of us, a tall glass of orange juice is a sick-day staple — we keep it on our bedside table right next to our box of tissues and sore-throat lozenges. But just how key is vitamin C when it comes to curing the common cold?

Check back tomorrow for the answer.
(Source Medhelp.org)

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