Documents tagged 'Immune System'
Published: 22/07/2008
There are little things we can do everyday to stay healthy. Sometimes, despite our best efforts, we catch a cold or flu. Antibiotics are ineffectual in treating viruses. However, there are some alternative methods we can use to lessen flu and cold symptoms. Here are six:
The Old...
Published: 22/07/2008
Enzymes are the workers in our body that make everything function, by enabling chemical reactions. All living cells contain enzymes. They are hard to visualize, since they are not something tangible, but our lives depend on them.
There are many kinds of enzymes, and they do everything...
Published: 22/07/2008
Bird flu is a serious and dangerous virus. With so much controversy over this deadly disease, it is a good idea to have some kind of idea what you are up against. Knowing how the virus lives and spreads makes it easier to protect yourself from infection.
First, it should be understood...
Published: 22/07/2008
It is that time of year when the Flu is flourishing in the workplace, classrooms, hospitals, and homes. The influenza virus differs from the common cold in the sudden onset of symptoms. These are severe headaches, fever, chills, muscle aches and sometimes, nausea and diarrhea. The...
Published: 22/07/2008
Research is always ongoing into new and better medications for arthritis which is a very good thing. But where is all this leading us?
Of course we need effective pain medication for arthritis to enable sufferers to live normal lives. But are all these expensive medications controlling...
Published: 22/07/2008
Aloe Vera is a wonderful, necessary supplement for good health and well being. It’s anti-inflammatory, blood sugar balancing, anti-pathogenic, free radical scavenging, and immune modulating. As such it’s extremely effective in bolstering and balancing the immune system.
There are...
Published: 22/07/2008
Travelers visiting many tropical, sub-tropical and developing countries run an increased risk of suffering a gastrointestinal illness. These are usually caused by bacteria, parasites and viruses. The microscopic bugs at the top of these rather gut wrenching (for all the wrong reasons...)...
Published: 22/07/2008
Compared with the way things used to be, we have it so very soft today. It’s easy to take our modern conveniences for granted. We can fill our days with leisure, bustle around in comfy autos, work only 40 of the 168 hours in a week, chat with therapists, read philosophy, shop for...
Published: 22/07/2008
The body’s immune system is our first line of defense against attacks from germs, bacteria, and viral agents like the flu. The immune system detects these harmful invaders and begins the process of isolating and destroying them. But the immune system only works if it has the fuel that it...
Published: 22/07/2008
More than 50 million Americans suffer from allergic
diseases. A recent nationwide survey found that more than
half (54.6 percent) of all U.S citizens test positive to
one or more allergens; among specific allergens, dust mite,
rye, ragweed, or cockroach caused sensitization in
...
