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Craig Maltby, Editorial Manager
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Immune balance through fermentation. I’ll drink to that.

The CEO of the company that owns Embria Health, maker of EpiCor, tells audiences that his father used to casually feed fermented by-

Sauerkraut and sausage – two fermented mainstays

products to his cattle on his small farm. He eventually noticed that cattle eating those fermented material seemed to be healthier and require less [...]

Stay healthy. Don’t fall in love.

This blog has posted a lot of content over the past 3 years about stress and how it can knock your immune function out of balance. Exercise, healthy eating, sleep and supplementation with EpiCor are some basic ways to support your immune health while under stress, and reduce your chances for stress related illnesses.

Today, [...]

Popsicles for immune health? Heck, yeah!

Now this homemade video is something I think is outstanding. How to make ginger root popsicles. Ginger root  has some science behind it, showing anti-inflammatory and immune health benefits. Since it’s still about 90 degrees here in Iowa right now, I might try to make these these this week. I love popsicles.

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Tis the political season: Arguing and immune health

The political season is heating up. Here in Iowa, we just had the Straw Poll in Ames last week. So it’s getting intense around here leading up to the Iowa caucuses in early 2012.

One thing I may pledge to do this year is not watch the heated arguing between pundits or candidates that constantly [...]

A city sees reduction in employee visits to the doctor’s office. How? EpiCor.

How do you measure improved immune function? Maybe by fewer sniffles and sneezes along with less itching and watery eyes during allergy season. Maybe by less coughing and wheezing along with reduced fever and body aches during winter crud season.

Here’s another measure, especially if you are an employer that provides group health insurance to your [...]

Immune health. Running. Ugh.

I’ve started doing some jogging with my college-age daughter. It’s pretty much the first father-daughter exercise activity we’ve ever done together. I have twin daughters. Both are creative types…both are musicians, and one is pursing architecture…and they’ve never had any interest in school sports. I couldn’t get them interested in leisurely golf or tennis, either. [...]

New discovery in how immune cells “remember”

When you walk into a wi-fi hotspot with your laptop or smartphone, these devices “remember” the wi-fi network and instantly access it, all

Now where is that pathogen? I thought it was here somewhere.

because the network location…and even password…are stored in the cache from the first time you accessed that wireless network.

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Immune health news and community roundup

A scan of health news and opinion over the past few weeks found some new informational nuggets in the world of immune function and natural health: Here’s a sampling:

The London Daily Mail Online has a story about research showing the immune health benefits of going on vacation (or holiday, as they say in Europe) [...]

Probiotics vs. prebiotics – what’s better?

I’ve written here from time to time about probiotics and prebiotics. Probiotics are foods or supplements that deliver live, beneficial

gut bacteria

bacteria to the human gut, helping to support digestive health by increasing the amount of good bacteria. Prebiotics (such as EpiCor plus a variety of fruits and vegetables) contain natural matter that help [...]