Confronting pain, strain, crud and bugs. Naturally.
There a lot out there about stress and immune health, and stress and digestive health. But what about all three? Stress. Gut health. Immune health. The all three interact with each other. What’s the real story? Here’s a brief explanation. Stress can alter the bacterial composition of the digestive tract. When that happens, good/bad bacteria [...]
The hygiene hypothesis–or as I like to call it, the hygiene paradox–has received some additional scientific support with the release of a Danish study of 411 children whose mothers have asthma. The pardox is this: We want to keep babies and young kids–whose immune systems are weak and still forming–free of germs and viruses, so [...]
When it comes to healthy immune balance, stress is kind of like the good, the bad, and the ugly. The good is that a little quick-hitting stress once in while–a scary movie, anxiety before a test or a recital or speech–can be a good thing for your immune system. It activates some fast-acting hormones and [...]
I was driving to my office this morning. Came upon a school bus stopped to pick up kids. The tailpipe emissions were blowing right into my car’s air vents. I actually felt my nose lining start to sting. I can’t remember the last time that had happened. Obviously, this school bus was a bit “old [...]
The fall harvest season is in full swing. And my wife is feeling it. Myself, I’m not. My immune balancing regimen seems to be working well, as it has for the past 3 1/2 years. We live in the Midwest, where combines seem to be working 24/7 taking in vast fields of corn and soybeans. [...]
There must be something about Tennessee, at least when it comes to fall allergies. Three Tennessee cities–Memphis, Chattanooga and Knoxville–are among the top 2o U.S. cities with the worst fall allergy conditions, recently listed by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. The first on that list of allergy “hot spots” is Knoxville, TN. Maybe it’s because [...]
Sometimes, I think the human immune system is a model for many other things in life: religion, diet and nutrition, lifestyle, and, most certainly, the economy. I know this may seem a bit…or a lot… absurd. But, hear me out. When we talk about immune system balance, we’re talking about immune cell response being aggressive when [...]
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 [...]
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 because the network location…and even password…are stored in the cache from the first time you accessed that wireless network. Immune cells work the same way. They can “remember” viral and bacterial strains [...]
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) [...]
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