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Killer cells, helper cells, lymph0cites, macrophages all abound in a new post on immune science. A blog affiliated withThe Scientist magazine has just posted its choice of the top seven immunology papers published so far this year. Many of the factors involved in immune balance that we’ve discussed in this blog come into play in this [...]
Newsweek and other media are writing about about gut bacteria (which I’ve blogged about here several times) and how the distribution and composition of specific bacteria in our digestive system may play a significant role in weight gain and obesity. The news is a result of a couple of studies independently published in recent issues [...]
Today I give you two very good papers on inflammation. Here is one. And here is the other. Why? Cell and tissue inflammation is a fundamental marker of: many chronic conditions and; immune response that is out of balance. In fact, many experts deduce that disproportionate immune response is the underlying driver of inflammation, so [...]
We’ve written in this blog about sugar and its impact on immune health. Besides being a diabetes risk, high blood sugar can also weaken immune system performance, dampening aggressive immune response when your body needs it, and disrupting healthy immune balance. Connected to this sugar topic is the “glycemic index.” This is a numeric rating [...]
There’s a big story in today’s Sunday New York Times on high fructose corn syrup. Companies such as ConAgra (one of my former employers) are being urged to take the HFCS out of their products. ConAgra is obliging, replacing the HFCS in its Hunt’s ketchup with regular sugar. Other brands are moving down the same [...]
I’m glad to present a post below from Rebekah Winquest, who runs a blog called Just Good Energy. She markets several natural food products, and also does product reviews by using the products herself. And she does a fair amount of research about the product she’s taking. Right now, she’s taking EpiCor for an extended [...]
My daughters will head to college at the end of the summer. If they have a health problem while at college, they’ll likely go to the university health centers at their respective schools. This means they’ll be seeing a new doctor, someone other than the doc they’ve gone to for the past 18 years. Wouldn’t [...]
Thought I’d post a brief roundup of some worthwhile immune health stories and updates I’ve come across recently: The Nashville Tennessean has a great column published this past week on immune system balance and the “dirt” exposure school of thought on immune system development. Good perspective and anecdotes. The Omaha World-Herald ran a story last [...]
Anabolic steroids have been so widely discussed in the past 10 years, it’s hard to remember when sports and steroids weren’t cohabitating together. From Major League Baseball to Olympic sports to high school athletics to…gasp!…professional golf, steroid use, whether proven, admitted, suspected or denied, has permeated almost all sports discussion. Heck, I even remember the [...]
As I write this, I am 2 days back from a trip to Florida with my kids’ high school marching and jazz bands. We took three buses with 119 students and some 15 adult chaperons. We drove 27 hours each way, from Des Moines A good time was had by all… to Orlando, with stops [...]
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