No single food can prevent illness or "boost" your immune system overnight. But a balanced diet rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants can support normal immune function and help your body ...

Ginger supports your immune system, but plenty of other foods provide nutrients and compounds that help your body fight ...

The foods you eat influence so many important bodily processes, including your immune system. In fact, this is one instance in which eating the right foods to boost immunity may actively strengthen ...

A handful of foods hit their peak right as temperatures drop, and several of them are useful for keeping the immune system running smoothly.

The immune system depends on a variety of nutrients to function effectively. Vitamins, minerals, proteins and healthy fats all contribute to the body’s ability to protect against infections and ...

Flu season is picking up across the country, with the a new variant of H3N2 rapidly ramping up the number of cases and hospitalizations in states from the Intermountain West to the Northeast. There ...

One can barely turn on or read the news of the day without being reminded that this flu season is one of the worst in memory. Perhaps you or others you know have had their battle with the illness, and ...

Lindsey DeSoto, RD, is a nutrition writer, medical reviewer, and registered dietitian who helps clients improve their diet for health-related reasons. Her writing covers a variety of topics, including ...

When food is scarce, stress hormones direct the immune system to operate in "low power" mode to preserve immune function while conserving energy, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.