A healthy immune system is self-recognizing—it can recognize healthy cells as “self” and foreign cells as “nonself.” Bacteria, fungi, viruses, chemicals, partic...
Exposure to seasonal colds is inevitable. How we resist infection and accelerate recovery directly affect how we “enjoy” winter. There are many ways we can prep...
The term “autoimmunity” encompasses a broad number of conditions, ranging from rheumatoid arthritis and lupus to inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, and vari...
“Autoimmunity” refers to a category of health conditions characterized by the immune system inappropriately attacking the person’s own body. It is characterized...
With about 200 variations of the common cold and a novel strain of flu marketed as the next epidemic every fall, all with no cure in sight, it’s no mystery that...
Attempts to portray the action of probiotics within the gastrointestinal tract can get a little dramatic, with the portrayal of good probiotic species versus ev...
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin and antioxidant in the body. Vitamin C is best known for its effects on immune function as we...
Now that fall has set in and the winter months are approaching, chances are your child has experienced some sort of sickness and their immune system has taken a...
We all have that one person in our lives who appears to have everything together. The person who seems to be able to do it all, enjoy it all, and always looks p...
Food Sensitivities Chronic pain affects a large percentage of the general population on a daily or otherwise regular basis. It includes a variety of different c...
Probiotics are nonpathogenic strains of bacteria that live in the human body and perform functions associated with health benefits.[1] An increasing area of foc...
Overview of Meditation The term “meditation” can mean different things to different people: One person may get the image of a monk sitting cross-legged silently...
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