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Single-cell microfactories for immune balance

I am reluctant to get into too much egghead science in this space, but this is too fascinating and relevant to our cause to pass up. A recent Newsweek story trumpets the scientific advances of something called “synthetic biology.”  It describes how a Berkeley chemical engineer is taking a simple yeast cell and turning it [...]

A mega study on stress and immune health

(Editor’s note: During this football bowl season we figured why not go wide and go deep. So Embria Health Science’s Dr. Stuart Reeves has thrown a long ball: an great overview of a meta-analysis of how stress can impact immune health. As you’ll read, there are so many long-term implications for physical health when psychological [...]

Immune balance and gut health Part II: The GALT & the Gut

Editor’s note: in a recent post, Dr. Stuart Reeves of Embria Health Sciences explained the difference between probiotics, prebiotics and a combination of the two called synbiotics. Today’s post describes how gut health agents contribute to a health, balanced immune system.
If you have been watching television lately you have probably seen that over 70% of the [...]

Immune balance and gut health: How ’bout some yogurt and cookies for Santa?

(Editor’s note: As the holiday season moves into full gastronomical swing, some basic tips on gut health and how it can make a difference with your immune balance might be in order. Dr. Stuart Reeves of Embria Health Sciences explains how the world of probiotics and prebiotics works. Stuart has teased us with this. Today he posts Part [...]

Immune balance broadcast: Hear it here.

Wanna experience one of the most beneficial half hours of your life? Listen to Embria Health Science’s Stuart Reeves as he is interviewed about immune balance on a Latrobe, PA radio station.  Stuart hits the big points on immune health and quality of life, from colds and flu to stress and travel  to extreme exercise [...]

Immune balance and sleep

About.com is a “guidance” portal driven by expert sources and advisors, and has a lot of instructional blogging on health. I try to tune into the Stress Blog on About from time to time to keep current with the topic, since immune balance and EpiCor may be linked with countering physical symptoms resulting from stress.
About.com has a [...]

Thurdays with Munnie - December 18th edition

OK, rule number 1 when you’re hard up for material:  never resort to cute puppies, especially the ones with dogs battling cats.  Sorry, but this one is pretty funny. Remember, laughter is good for immune health.

Immune balanced brides must look beyond the mistletoe

OK, it’s holiday time, and everyone knows what that means. Overeating, overdrinking, overgifting (maybe undergifting this year), overfamilying and undersleeping.  That combo alone is enough to stress the immune system and put you on the couch for a few days with the winter crud.
But let us not forget this is the season when many marriage proposals will [...]

Research shows consumers are taking immune health into their own hands

The latest research from a leading firm that monitors the natural health products industry has some interesting findings.  Five percent of the general population in the U.S. is managing some some kind of immune health problem, according to survey responses. Fifteen (15) percent of people who say they lack energy in their daily life are working [...]

Our schools are polluted and the world is ending. What are immune systems to do?

My local paper ran a HUGE story today warning that more than half the schools in the state (Iowa) ranked in the top half of schools nationwide located in areas with high toxic air levels. God, that sounds like Chernobyl is right next door. The real kicker, buried deep in the story, is this:
“The federal database used [...]