Posted on March 4th, 2010 by Craig Maltby, Editor
Random buzzings on immune balance; what they’re saying
This week I scanned some blogs to view some of the chatter about immune balance. Of course, there is a lot of junk out 
there, but I did find some notable discourse that made me want to learn more about a practice or product described as connected with immune system balance. Here’s a sampling of what I came across:
- Yoga props. Tristan Andrews writes about the Triangle Yoga Pose as an exercise that delivers multiple health benefits. I’ve written about yoga here before, and I think it has many merits, including immune function support. It’s an interesting story, but I would have liked her to list some sources. She’s a freelance writer, not a health professional. The immune health passage reads: The muscles of your abdomen and the hip joints become more flexible. The reproductive system functions better with the intensity of this pose. It helps in creating a proper immune balance to help you fight diseases.”
- The stress of stress. The Low Carbohydrates Diet, a blog of health book reviews, has a lot of interesting stuff that makes me want to seek out more. Some anonymous person named Meadow runs this blog. (Why don’t more bloggers give us their real ID!?!?! This certainly seems to be a legit site, not an aggregator-bot site). Anyway, the blogger reviews the book, The Stress Effect. It was published in 2004; the info–what I’ve gleaned from summaries–still seems timely. Says the blogger: “The Stress Effect helps readers understand the connection between their chronic stress and illness, and provides effective programs for correcting imbalances and repairing the intestinal tract lining. It also offers suggestions for managing psychological stress; a commonsense diet that promotes balance;….”
- Adrenal fatigue. This was posted just four hours ago. Adrenal gland function, especially in women, can be a big determinant of immune balance, since the adrenals regulate corticosteroids, the stress hormones that can interfere with immune response if they are overactive due to high stress. “Prolonged stress weakens the immune system and inhibits the production of white blood cells. Our adrenals regulate physical energy, the body’s metabolic rate (your metabolism), glandular energy (thyroid health) and the oxidation process….and these processes, when out of balance, can lead to the onset of illness.”
- Balance Your Health. Here’s a nice little post describing immune cell communication in layman’s terms.
