Confronting pain, strain, crud and bugs. Naturally.
So what can happen when the holidays come around and you: take in more alcohol than usual? don’t drink enough water? don’t eat real healthy? don’t get enough sleep? go running about outside in dry, cold weather? Well, besides putting on a few extra pounds and maybe exposing yourself to a bout of winter crud, [...]
Holiday time is approaching and the sugary snacks are popping out. Hello tooth decay, right? Well, turns out that may not be the biggest dental problem we need to watch out for. Periodontitis is one of the most common causes of tooth loss worldwide. An estimated 53 million American adults have the condition, approximately 2 [...]
The core of immune balance is the notion that the human immune response is aggressive when necessary, and passive when appropriate. This means vigorously attacking antigens (germs, viruses) that can be harmful if allowed to proliferate when they enter the body. It also means staying at rest if harmless substances (pollen, dust, certain food or [...]
It’s probably a common perception that if you are in need of significant weight loss, and you are successful in shedding those pounds in a healthy, sustainable fashion, your immune health will likely improve as well. In fact, weight loss can result in improved cardiovascular health, improved joint health, improved cognitive and emotional health, improved ocular health, [...]
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) [...]
I’ve had a few sneezes in the past several weeks. It’s not hard to see why. The pollen chart pictured here from The Weather Channel’s web site shows what’s been going on where I live: high grass and tree pollen counts for most every day of the past month. Thing is, after I rattle off [...]
If there were ever a case for maintaining a healthy, balanced immune system and staying away from antibiotic overuse, a recent piece in The Atlantic is it and should send everyone scrambling to get as healthy as humanly–or superhumanly–as possible. Imagine a world years from now where life expectancy declines dramatically, and huge portions of health [...]
My wife used to get cold sores semi-regularly. They’d come out of nowhere, sometimes during cold/flu season, other times during summer. And sometimes during stressful periods (sales quotas, recruiting marching band volunteer parents a day before a festival). The thing is, since my wife has been taking EpiCor, the cold sores have nearly become extinct. [...]
Another acronym has entered the consumer health care alphabet soup: IgE. This week, a USA Today article talks about seasonal allergies and the roll IgE plays in them: “In people with a genetic predisposition for allergies, ‘certain proteins from pollens, called allergens, can induce the immune system to produce a specific type of antibody called [...]
Don’t forget that acronym: EDC. It stands for “endocrine disrupting compound.” A new University of Michigan study suggests that exposure to an EDC substance called triclosan, found in antibacterial soaps and other products like diaper bags and toothpaste, may be linked to higher instances of allergies among young people age 18 and under. The endocrine [...]
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