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  • Think You Know Your Immune System?  By :
    People, who catch cold, can recover quicker, and in some cases even prevent catching cold in the first place, as long as they help their bodies to improve its immunity. There are some well-known ways to improve your self-defense system and there are some surprising ways that are less obvious to us.
  • Immune Systems Need Your Help Too!  By :
    The paradox is that antibiotics were developed to help the immune system, but in reality they actually impair it. This paradoxical effect was first noted in 1950, but couldn't be confirmed, and it was only in 1972 at the Baylor School of Medicine in Houston that it was documented that some antibiotics actually prevented white blood cells from attacking and killing bacteria.
  • The Immune Response And The Allergic Reaction  By : K Bakhru
    The Immune Response:

    The first phase of the immune response occurs when antigens enter the body, usually through the mouth, nose or skin. When this happens, inflammation occurs in the body and the immune system is stimulated to produce more white cells. The task of these extra white cells is to eliminate the offending antigen. If this is successful, the inflammation will subside.

    The same process will apply when the body is stressed emotionally or physically. Further st...
  • How Antibiotics Weaken The Immune System  By : Wyatt McKinney
    Antibiotics are defined as any chemotherapeutic substance designed to kill or hinder the growth of microscopic organisms. Doctors are taught to prescribe antibiotics when they suspect that a particular condition is being caused by a bacterial pathogen. Unfortunately, many doctors also prescribe antibiotics for conditions that caused by known viral pathogens, such the cold or bronchitis.

    This is unfortunate not simply because of the expense involved or the possibly unpleasa...
  • Beta Glucans Can Boost The Immune System  By :
    It is a known fact that beta glucans can boost the immune system, and they are under study for their use in treating diseases of the immune system and some cancers.

    Beta glucans are long chain polysaccharides: special polyglucoses or complex sugars, and there are several different types. Most of the research on them has been carried out in Japan, so it is no coincidence that their main sources are maitake and shiitake mushrooms and AHCC. The latter is short for Active Hexo...
  • Protect Your Health & Your Immune System!  By : Chuck Arnone
    From getting a cold or the flu, to having bad food poisoning, from infections to slow healing injuries to allergies, from lack of energy to just feeling “not right”-- a properly working immune system is the key to helping you feel better in so many ways.
  • Why Glutamine Is Vital – And Not Just For Athletes  By : Steve Smith
    Glutamine is vital for a robust immune system, and is one of the most important amino acids produced by the body
  • Now Create Immunity To Cold Sores  By :
    It is true! Cold sores can be prevented for many with a simple nutritional supplement program. Discover for yourself how you too can create a strong immunity to cold sores with very little effort.

    With any virus invasion, your body creates anti-bodies to defend against them. Your need a wide array of nutrients to create strong anti-bodies. These natural chemicals are what we call vitamins and minerals. (There are also many known and unknown phyto-nutrients that come ...
  • Boost Immune System And Fight Viruses With Red Marine Algae  By :
    Red marine algae have been used for a variety of purposes in Asia for more years than have been recorded. Originally probably, used as a food, it then found many medicinal applications for a wide variety of conditions depending upon the species of algae. In fact, one of the earliest written records from China dating to 600 BC mentions algae as being a food suitable for a ‘king himself’.

    In Chinese medicine red marine algae have been looked upon as allowing the flow of qi...
  • Get A Head Start On The Cold And Flu Season: Build Your Immunity  By :
    Since cold and flu seasons will be here soon, many people go running to the medicine cabinet for vitamin C and a zinc lozenge after just one cough or sniffle from someone around you. By strengthening your immune system you can enjoy a happy, healthy holiday season. Immune boosting is rather difficult because immune function is not specific to one place or organ in the body. The liver, spleen, and blood make up the majority of immune function, along with biochemical products...
  • How Do You Boost Your Immunity?  By : ann777
    Are you born with a strong immune system to fight off disease? Can you do something about it, if you're not?
  • Your Immune System: How It Works  By : Gabriel Adams
    You often don’t think about your Immune System, however as soon as it fails you are quick to realize how vitally important the Immune System is for your overall health. The Immune System is responsible for preventing all bacteria, germs, viruses, and other microorganisms from entering the body and causing complete destruction.

    You may not realize it, but the Immune System works 24 hours a day, every day of your life protecting you from all sorts of sickness, disease, an...
  • Boosting The Immune System  By : Ethan Miller
    A strong immune system is vital for a long, healthy, and active life. A strong immune system is important to good health. You can help your immune system remain strong by following these easy tips.

    The immune system is built around white bloodcells, amino acids and specialized organs. Its is designed to eliminate and destroy virus, toxins, dead cells, and mutated cells like cancer cells.

    Release Toxins

    Clean the natural exits that clean toxins from your body. This in...
  • How The Treatment For Lupus Works  By : Tobias Higgens
    With auto immune diseases, the body's cells, which are healthy, are attacked by the immune system's antibodies. This is also the case of systemic lupus erythematosus, a disease that also exposes the affected people to other severe health problems generated by the malfunction of the immune system. Musculoskeletal disorders, like arthritis or osteoporosis; heart, liver, kidney and lung conditions; affections of the nervous system and those of the skin, such as lupus rash, are m...
  • Understanding The Autoimmune Disorder Crohn's Disease  By : Scott Michaels
    Crohn’s disease is a systemic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) of unknown cause, that results in chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract.

    It can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus, and can also cause complications outside of the gastrointestinal tract.

    The incidence of Crohn's disease in North America is 6:100 000, and is thought to be similar in Europe, but lower in Asia and Africa Unlike the other major inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerat...
  • Natural Way To Boost Your Immunity  By : Sharon Hopkins
    Sometimes, without doing any activity we end up feeling tired and exhausted. One of the main reasons for this is under-charged body, due to lack of a healthy lifestyle. As we all know our immune system destroys any foreign body which threatens to harm your body. Immunity helps to keeps your body healthy and perked up. Low immunity level causes lack of zeal, and body aches. White blood cells are one of the core elements of the immune system including the mucous membranes as we...

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