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I am down with a cough and cold at the moment, and it got me thinking about immunity, seasons and people’s beliefs about illness as well as what we can do to stave off these bugs. 


Links: 


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Hippocrates and Galen: https://www.thecolourworks.com/blog/hippocrates-galen-the-four-humours


Germ theory: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK24649/


The UK Biobank study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33817568/


VItamin C and colds: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38082300/


Vitamin D: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7551809/


Zinc: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36290585/


Salt water gargle: https://www.healthline.com/health/salt-water-gargle


Turmeric: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/tumeric-for-bronchitis


Soup: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/chicken-soup-cold-flu-symptoms-relief-b2789217.html

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