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This week I scanned some blogs to view some of the chatter about immune balance. Of course, there is a lot of junk out there, but I did find some notable discourse that made me want to learn more about a practice or product described as connected with immune system balance. Here’s a sampling of [...]
I’ve worked in the business side of the nutrition and supplement field for several years, so I try to keep track of what’s happening in the supplement product world as best I can. (I also work with bank portfolio management software and dairy cow nutritional feed ingredients, so sometimes I’m a bit limited in time [...]
My last post discussed new health data from the Statistical Abstract of the United States that illustrate some health trends–and their relation to immune health–among America’s 308 million+ population. I touched on diet and nutrition data, and smoking.
More stats from the 2010 Abstract:
Childhood immunizations percentages have generally held steady or even increased slightly. Sixty-eight percent [...]
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 Thursday on [...]
When I was in college taking some training in “alcohol awareness” (even though I was already very aware of alcohol), one of the myths that our training material addressed was the old bromide that a little nip of hooch when you’re outside in the fall or winter (as in football games) will “warm you up.” [...]
This week Chicago Tribune nutrition writer Julie Deardorf posted a piece on nutrition and immune health. She laid out a lot of good information, especially regarding so-called immune “boosting” pills/products such as the “Airborne” over-the-counter cold/flu remedy that had to cough up nearly $30 million in settlement money for labeling their packaging and advertising with [...]
I’m listening right now to Madhu Gadia being interviewed on public radio. She is an Indian cuisine expert, nutritionist (Univ. of Illinois) and author who touts the benefits of vegan diets, nutrition as medicine and is even a diabetes counselor. She edited books for Meredith Corp. (publisher of Better Homes and Gardens) and knows her [...]
I attended two presentations in the past two days on “cloud computing.” I was slightly out of place; a nutrition and health communicator wedged into a swarm of IT geeks and computer engineering professors and researchers. But I wanted to learn because my blogging, my health social network building and other communications applications are all [...]
My seasonal college football fanaticism is under way. And one of the first news makers of the young season this past week was the University of Wisconsin football team having to cope with 40 players being hit with H1N1. Wow. They barely got by Fresno State. I’m sure we will hear something wacky pretty [...]
The LA Times and Chicago Tribune both ran a feature on food nutrition today that provides the latest consumer information–very well packaged and explained–on the concept of immune balance. This story pertains specifically to inflammation and how an over-reactive immune system can turn a simple inflammatory episode into a chronic health condition. The piece talks [...]
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