by intriguemedia
July 29, 2010
It’s a phrase you’ll hear not long after your first sneeze or sniff: “Go and take some Vitamin C,” will come the cry. It’s certainly advice that has achieved the status of common and accepted sense, the one universal cure for the cold. Every family has their own remedies, as do different cultures, and we all have our own personal favorites too: whether it’s lemon and honey tea, the classic of Jewish culture, chicken soup, or the latest herb on offer all over the internet. Nothing though can drown out the constant advice to the cold-afflicted to get some Vitamin C. But is this common sense advice really good sense? What scientific evidence backs up the advice we all take [...]
by intriguemedia
July 29, 2010
It can, and does, happen to all of us and when it does it’s infuriating and can be expensive; what is this pestilence? Simply getting sick. Being ill can cost you money, so much so, that some people count their blessings when they are ill during their holiday time. But with more and more people working for themselves and working from home, tied to the internet, sickness is getting much more worthwhile to avoid. You can’t hand a closed sign on the door when you work online, it’s a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week world and falling ill can cost you work and give you a reputation for being unreliable. However, it is this very non-stop nature of home work that can contribute [...]
