Cartoons: Medical Mayhem
“Either I was accidentally using my iPod, or your heart beats to ‘We Will, We Will, Rock You’.”
“If they describe this as chicken soup, how are they ever going to identify my gallstones?
“Is this magazine really two years old, or have I just been waiting here that long?”
“You’ll laugh when I tell you that little Tabby got down out of the tree all by herself”
“The doctor will see you now. Did you bring a stool sample?”
“I’d offer you a tissue, but they’re 87 cents each.”
“Where’s the recovery room?”
What to Eat When You Have a Cold
There’s a lot of folk wisdom floating around out there. Let’s separate fact from fiction.
False: Feed a cold and starve a fever. Not true, says Post dietitian Elise Lindstrom, R.D. Instead, the best remedy for both is plenty of nutrient-rich foods, water, de-caffeinated tea, and juices. Lindstrom’s menu of healing foods also includes oatmeal and whole wheat pasta for energy; yogurt to support the immune system; and apples, cranberries, and tomato sauce to fight inflammation.
True: Sip a delicious bowl of steaming chicken soup. In studies, chicken soup actually did relieve congestion and other cold symptoms.
False: Avoid dairy products. Counter to popular wisdom, dairy products don’t worsen runny noses after all, according to a review of studies.
False: Toss back a shot of whiskey. Turns out Grandpa’s favorite antidote didn’t hold up to clinical tests: alcohol only worsens a cold’s dehydrating effects.