Anti-histamines VS Natural Histamine Reducers
Histamine is a natural part of the inflammatory response, it is released as inflammatory response, typically to a local immune response, such an allergic reaction. What is the difference between taking an anti-histamine medication and taking a natural histamine reducer? Anti-histamines medications contain compounds [...]
Fasting and The Immune System
What is the connection between fasting and the immune system? There has been lots of research in recent years on fasting. It’s a bit of a strange concept. The concept of not eating. How can NOT eating improve our immune system? But there’s lots [...]
Hydration and The Immune System
What is the connection between hydration and the immune system? Seventy percent of our body is water. We want to support our body with clean, filtered water. We want to be drinking enough water to replenish our water stores within the body. Many of [...]
The Liver and The Immune System
The liver in addition to being a major detoxifying organ and doing over 200 chemical reactions, it is also a frontline organ in terms of the immune system. Pathogens will enter the body through the digestive tract. Your skin is your barrier on the [...]
The Microbiome and The Immune System
What is the connection between the microbiome and the immune system? This will help to explain why it is so important to take care of your microbiome. The microbiome is an ecosystem of bacteria and fungus that live within your digestive tract and it [...]
Fats and Viruses
What is the connection between fats and viruses? I think this is an important connection to understand as we talk about fat metabolism. Cell membranes are made of fats called a bi-lipid membrane. Viruses need to get into our cells through that cell membrane [...]