Health habits that are a 'waste of time'
Feed a cold
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Feed a cold: There's no science behind this old adage, says Jack M. Gwaltney Jr., M.D., head of the division of epidemiology and virology at the University of Virginia. "In the short term, what you eat doesn't matter at all," he says. "Drink lots of fluids, but eat whatever you feel like." That said, the cysteine in chicken soup has been proven to relieve mucus buildup and sore throat. Stop your sniffling, sneezing, and stuffy head by checking out the Men's Health Allergy Center. It's your complete guide to allergy medicines, expert advice and it even has a sympton decoder!
