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Strengthening The Immune System
Good health relies on a strong immune system. Find out the 6 main ways that the immune system works, what weakens it, and 3 straightforward ways to strengthen it.
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Complement Components
Complement refers to a family of immune system chemicals that are activated during the immune response. Complement abnormalities are seen in some autoimmune disorders.
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A For Immunity and Stress?
If you have any type of sinus or respiratory problems, please read this one, it could be your final cure.
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A is for Autumn and Vitamin A
Need a boost in your immune system? This beta carotene-rich pumpkin bread is sure to do the trick!
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Allergies: because we're too clean
While recovering from surgery I noticed my allergies went away. My immune system is too busy doing what it's supposed to: fighting off infection. Research shows clean living is causing a dramatic increase in allergies and asthma.
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Antibodies in Breast Milk
Breast milk has a unique ability to not only nourish the baby but provide antibodies that are crucial protection against disease and illness.
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Art Therapy for Chronic Diseases
Initially used as a therapy for people with neurological conditions, art therapy has been found to offer many benefits in autoimmune and other chronic disorders.
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Autoimmune Disorders
This article describes systemic and organ-specific autoimmune disorders and the variability seen in these disorders.
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Benefits of Acupuncture
Researchers have shown that the physiological effects of acupuncture are primarily derived from an increased production of endorphins and other natural opioid peptides.
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Can Effective Cancer Vaccines be Developed?
The development of vaccines to fight cancers is an attractive concept, since it is viewed as a natural process. Although the field has been marked with dismal failures, increased understanding of the immune process has led to newer, potentially more effective vaccines.
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Carotenoids for Healing
Carotenoids are a type of bioflavinoid with potent antioxidant and immune enhancing properties.
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CFS & Diet
Diet can be used to strengthen the ailing immune system of those with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. A well balance diet should be incorporated as part of the treatment for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
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Chakras and Immune System Health
Chakras are energy centers located along the body's axis situated along the spinal column. For perfect health, the chakras must be balanced and strengthened.
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Crohn’s disease & colitis
It is estimated that as many as one million Americans and approximately 170,000 Canadians have IBD. This disease can affect anyone at anytime. Its symptoms can include
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flare-ups can occur without warning
Echinacea? Not for me!
People with damaged immune system might be better off staying away from herbs which rev up the immune system and stick to those which strengthen it instead. Learn to use echinacea correctly.
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Endorphins
Endorphins have the ability of relieving pain, reducing stress, and even helping your immune system. Learn what will get your endorphins flowing.
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Enjoying healthy mushrooms
Mushrooms are not only delicious, they are also an excellent source of B vitamins and selenium and contain a powerful antioxidant.
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Getting Closer
Three new developments suggest that a genetic breakthrough for depression or bipolar may be not that far off.
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Glutathione, A Protein Vital to Life
Glutathione, master anti-oxidant, the key immune substance and your cell's detox transport system. This protein is absolutely essential to life.
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Gratitude Improves Your Health
Daily thoughts of gratitude can improve both your health and happiness by strengthening your immune system and increasing your level of optimism.
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Healthy Mushrooms
Reishi, Maitake, and Shiitake Mushrooms are all healthy mushrooms that have been proven to fight cancer and sickness.
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Here Comes The Flu Season - Protect Yourself the Wise Women Way
As the flu season approaches, Susun Weed shares tips on how to avoid catching it!
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Hope for the Holidays
This article describes tips for enjoying, not just surviving the holidays.
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Lemon Balm in Autoimmune Diseases
Lemon balm, a member of the mint family, is used to relieve symptoms and promote immune system health in patients with autoimmune disease.
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Lifestyle Changes in Autoimmunity
This article describes simple lifestyle changes that can help improve immune system health.
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Lyme Disease And Women
Complexities of the female body when Lyme disease is present. Why disease is difficult to diagnose in women.
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Melatonin in Autoimmune Disease
The hormone melatonin promotes sleep and enhances immune function. Despite these benefits, until studies are complete, it should be used cautiously in autoimmune diseases
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My Diagnosis
My personal experience with hearing the diagnosis from my doctor.
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News Flash !!
Theory on how tumors grow & Cancer Cells Can Neutralize Immune System.
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chemotherapy
Nutrition and COPD
Nutrition is important for the COPD sufferer. Through watching the diet, overall health and respiratory health in general can be improved.
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Nutrition and Your Immune System
It's Cold and Flu season again. The best way to keep your family safe from these invaders, is good solid nutrition. Sound immunity starts with balanced nutrition. Find out ways to make sure your family has the fighter's edge.
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Probiotics: Friendly Bacteria
Probiotics can improve your digestion and boost your immune system, and can counter the unpleasant effects of antibiotics or a poor diet.
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Psycho-Immunology: Patient Heal Thyself.
Relatively new programs of medical research--since the 1970's---have shown that the immune system may be mediated by psychological factors. Can how and what you think influence your health? That's one of the intriguing questions this research generates. The other is, "Can you train your mind to willfully influence your health and possibly prevent or lessen disease?" The prognosis is excellent as you shall see when you read further.
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Seasonal Allergy Relief
Herbal relief for seasonal allergies.
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The Army Inside
The body was built as a very capable unit. It's ability to defend itself is meant to be strong enough to fight off diseases and toxins. The problem, especially in this century, has been the over processing of foods, additives, advances in traditional medications and a growing immunity of the body to be able to defend itself. There are ways to help your body to fight back. Take a look at the available antioxidants and learn how buiding up your immune system can help you back to a healthy, active, enjoyable life!
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The Healing Power of Touch
The power of touch
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The Immune System Connection
How the immune system works and how to recognize immune deficiency and boost the immune system.
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Understanding Autoantibodies
This article describes autoantibodies and expains their role in autoimmune disease development. The use of autoantibody tests for diagnosing and monitoring autoimmune diseases is also described.
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Vaccine a Disappointment
Merck has stopped clinical trials for an HIV vaccine that initially carried so much promise.
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Varieties and Subtypes of Graves' Disease
Various subtypes of Graves' disease are known to exist. This article describes the association between GD subtypes and other factors such as thyroid autoantibodies and genes.
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What is HIV?
An introduction to the biology of HIV.
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What’s The Immune System About?
Conventional medical research has just made a fascinating discovery about our immune system - and the implications for alternative therapies are exciting.
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Worried About Anthrax? Strengthen Your Immune System
What if diseases like anthrax, smallpox and plague were released in your home town or your place of work? Is there anything you can do now to prepare yourself and improve your chances of survival? Herbalist Susun Weed discusses herbs and home remedies that you can use now to help avoid infection and build a strong immune system.
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Yoga Anatomy: The Lymphatic System
Why are inversions (like headstands) supposed to be so good for you? Why are twists so healthy? Lymph holds part of the answer to these questions.
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10 Ways to Boost Immune Health
What if, this winter, you discovered a simple way to boost your immune system so you won't get sick? What if there were ten?
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Cord Blood And Disease Treatment
Umbilical cord blood is easy to harvest. The stem cells found in this blood can now be used to treat over 40 diseases. This article includes a list of those diseases.
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Itch, Scratch and Burn: How Women Cope
Any woman who has ever suffered from Candida, commonly known as vaginal yeast infection, can easily relate to the title of this article. Learn what causes yeast infections and how to prevent those nasty symptoms.
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Enhancing Creativity with Running
While many artistic people believe that it is going outdoors for a run that eases their 'block' in composition, scientific evidence suggests the physical exercise.
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A Nutrient Rich Diet
The typical American diet contains many calories but few nutrients increasing the risk of auotimmune disease; a nutrient rich diet contributes to immune system health.
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Antibodies and Autoantibodies
A healthy immune system produces many different antibodies. However, when the immune system errs and reacts with the body's proteins, it produces autoantibodies.
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