Tag Archives: Catching a Cold

The Health Benefits of Button Mushrooms

Many home cooks toss mushrooms into a salad, add them to spaghetti sauce, or sautee them as a side dish, but few consider the health benefits these fleshy fungi have to offer. Although they’re composed of more than eighty percent water, the lowly button mushroom has much to contribute from a nutritional standpoint and they’re […]

Sweat, Sleep and the Common Cold

How much do we know about catching and recovering from the common cold? Research states that it takes about 48 hours for the cold virus to cause a runny nose, scratchy throat and other cold symptoms. Think back to where you were two days ago, and you’ll probably figure out where your cold came from. […]