How to Feel Better When You Have the Flu

Ever hear the old wives’ tale that you should ‘feed a cold, starve a fever’? Yeah, don’t do that.

Dana G Smith
Elemental
Published in
9 min readOct 7, 2019

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HHeadache, fever, cough, sore throat, congestion, aches, and pains. There’s no way around it, the flu is miserable. And while there’s still no cure for the virus, that doesn’t mean you’re helpless against it.

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Dana G Smith
Elemental

Health and science writer • PhD in 🧠 • Words in Scientific American, STAT, The Atlantic, The Guardian • Award-winning Covid-19 coverage for Elemental