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What is Rhinitis?(recurring common cold)

Also known as a recurring common cold, rhinitis is characterized by viral illness in the respiratory tract. There are over 200 different types of viruses that could develop into a cold and in a person with a weakened immune system a viral infection could lead to a secondary bacterial infection such as an ear infection, pneumonia or bronchitis. Contact with viruses develops immunity, but only against that specific virus. As viruses often mutate, the risk of recurring virus infections increases in people with a weakened immune system.

On average, children may have five to eight colds a year while adults may have one to two per year. More and more children and adults are burdened with food intolerances and / or other kinds of allergies, which weakens their immune system and which makes them more susceptible to recurring colds. Research shows that specific natural nutrients (see below) help to strengthen the immune system and prevent rhinitis.

Which natural ingredients can have an effect on rhinitis?

Green tea extract, N-acetylcysteine, Siberian ginseng, vitamins C and E, selenium, zinc and many more.

What effects do these ingredients have?

  • Reduce the risk of getting a cold.
  • Reduce the severity of a cold.
  • Shorten the duration of a cold.

For the reader with a deeper interest:

How do these ingredients work?

  • Treat and prevent vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
  • Mechanisms of action are still relatively unknown although it seems that by inhibiting inflammation and oxidation, natural nutrients play a decisive role.

The information above is based on more than 7,000 articles published in scientific journals and which are available at MEDLINE, the world's largest medical database. Below you will find a few of them listed:

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