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What You Need to Know About Shingles and How to Protect Yourself

If you had chickenpox as a child, the virus that caused it never actually left your body. It stayed inactive in your nerve tissue, quietly waiting. For some people, that virus comes back later in life and causes shingles, a painful condition that affects around one million Americans every year. Ask anyone who has had …

What National Nutrition Month Means for Your Family

Every March, National Nutrition MonthĀ® is a reminder of something that affects all of us every single day: what we eat matters. Food is not just fuel. What you eat affects your energy, your immune system, your mood, and your long-term risk for chronic disease. For children, the stakes are even higher. According to the …

How does your immune system work?

What’s going on inside our bodies that protects us from sickness? By Barrett White Your body has a special defense inside it. Like an army that exists just to protect you! Existing microscopically inside you, this small-but-mighty army is your immune system. Your immune system exists to protect you from outside threats, like bacteria, viruses, …