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The average older adult in the United States takes five prescription drugs per day. Half of these drugs contain a sedative. Alcohol should therefore be avoided by most senior citizens because of the dangerous interactions between alcohol and sedatives.
When taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors, people should avoid a variety of foods, which include alcoholic beverages, bean curd, broad (fava) bean pods, cheese, fish, ginseng, protein extracts, meat, sauerkraut, shrimp paste, soups, and yeast.
Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.