Category Archives: Immune System

Special Report Part 2: Japan’s Nuclear Crisis- Can I Naturally Protect Myself from Acute Radiation Poisoning?

In Part 1 of my Special Report , I shared with you the fact that Potassium Iodide protects against only one specific radioactive material. Does Potassium Iodide Protect My Entire Body? No it doesn’t. While many may have the belief that taking Potassium Iodide protects them against all radiation exposure, that is not true.  Potassium ...…

Special Report: Japan’s Nuclear Crisis and How Can I Protect Myself from Acute Radiation Poisoning?

A week after the largest earthquake in to hit Japan in history, four of the six nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station are still in various stages of meltdown and continue to deteriorate. The unbelievable disastrous chain of events triggered by the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent Tsunami that devastated the northeast ...…

Green Tea and Theanine May Prevent the Flu

Experimental studies have shown that green tea components and theanine prevent influenza infection, while clinical evidence remains inconclusive.  Researchers at the University of Shizoka in Japan undertook a study to ascertain if green tea catechins and theanine could prevent the flu and human spirit. Led byKeiji Matsumoto, PhD, of the Department of drug evaluation and ...…

Can Massage Improve Your Immune System and Health?

Many people get massages as a part of their wellness and healing programs.  Getting a massage might alter the body’s immune response and lower stress-related hormones, a new U.S. study suggests.     A small study, the blood of 29 people who received 45-minute Swedish massages was tested five minutes and one minute before the massage ...…

Tai Chi, Qigong Good for Body, Mind

Scientists at Arizona State University conducted a review and analysis of several published scientific reports involving over 6400 participants found that Tai Chi and Qigong provide numerous health benefits, both mental and physical, which improve the quality of life, heart and immune system.   Linda Larkey, PhD,  and her colleagues found 77 published reports of ...…

Vitamin E Can Boost the Immune System

For most people, over time, during the latter decades of life, their immune system function declines.   Tocotrienols, a form of vitamin E may enhance the function of certain cells in the immune system, and help ensure healthy immune system functioning.    The study recently published in the Journal of Nutrition. “This is the first ...…

Soft Drinks Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Risk

During the last few years research reports continue to be reported about the deleterious effects consumption of soft drinks Reports continue that soft drinks have a deleterious effect on our health, including increasing the risk for obesity, metabolic syndrome (pre Diabetes and bone loss (high acidification).  Regular consumers of sugary soft drinks are at higher ...…

Higher Mortality Linked Again to Low Vitamin D Levels

Once more, scientists report  that low levels of vitmain D are associated with increased risk of death, all causes and from heart disease. “Our results provide a rationale for future studies to test whether vitamin D supplementation reduces mortality and/or cardiovascular diseases in persons with vitamin D deficiencey, Stefan Pilz from the Medical University of ...…

Whatever Happened to the H1N1 Flu Predictions?

In the midst of the frenzy surrounding the H1N1 pandemic, in October, I asked you to take a deep breath, and promised you that we would get through. I shared with you information that lead me to believe, it was not going to be the predicted pandemic. And now mid-January, H1N1 has fallen off the ...…

Mindfulness Meditation Improves Brain and Immune System Functioning

Mindfulness meditation is a practice that essentially involves focusing the mind on the present moment. Mindfulness allows you to become aware of, without judgment of your thoughts and actions that are happening in the here and now. Because it breaks the common chronic negative thinking many people experience, it relaxes the body, improves mood, decreases ...…