Confronting pain, strain, crud and bugs. Naturally.
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 [...]
(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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
(Editor’s Note: Dieting happens. Especially after the holidays. While taking off excess weight is a good thing, doing it the right way…or the wrong way…can have a lasting impact on immune health. Larry Robinson, Ph.D., Vice President of Scientific Affairs at Embria Health Sciences, manufacturer of immune balance ingredient EpiCor, answers a few questions on how losing weight and immune system health are [...]
I was a sitting with a couple friends at a college football game last weekend. One had a teenage daughter who recently had back surgery and required 6 days to recover at University of Iowa Hospitals. ”Guess how much her hospital bill was” my friend said (and this was not including the bill for the actual surgery). Our other [...]
Well, it seems appropriate on this Thanksgiving eve that we direct you to some research showing that being grateful and having a constant sense of thankfulness can impact…you got it…your immune health.
A Kent State researcher has summed up his research showing that expressive writing featuring thoughts of gratitude can mentally and physically affect a person’s [...]
More D. More D. That’s the mantra these days in the health world as more research is strongly suggesting that we’re not getting enough vitamin D.
A while back I attended a nutrition science conference in Virginia where a leading vitamin D researcher from Boston University presented the case that adults need much more than the RDA intake of [...]
The big news this week is that statins such as Crestor and other prescription brands appear to help lower bad cholesterol in people who already have moderate or even low cholesterol. But that doesn’t necessarily mean their chance of a heart attack is equally lowered. Experts have been saying that while high cholesterol can contribute to [...]
Well, my little Web poll on stress related sickness is humming along with global results. See below for the totals to far and be sure to vote. You don’t even need to register and we will not have poll watchers challenging your citizen status.
As you can see, most people agree that you can get sick [...]
