The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has brought back the focus on improving immune health like never before. There is an increase in demand for several immune strengthening supplements, from vitamins to botanicals. Among botanicals, Andrographis paniculata has been in use for centuries in Ayurveda and Chinese traditional medicine. This ancient weedy shrub native to India […]
Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2020; 16: 1047–1055. Published online 2020 Nov 2. doi: 10.2147/TCRM.S273700 PMCID: PMC7649937 PMID: 33177829 Zhongcheng Shi1,2 and Carlos A Puyo3 Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer Copyright © 2020 Shi and Puyo. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. Go to: Abstract The novel coronavirus […]
In the last 16 months, the state of health for the people of our nation and the world has been an evolving roller coaster. As this article is being written, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reversed the decision to allow vaccinated individuals to not wear masks indoors in certain parts of […]
Recommendations for the daily minimum requirements of vitamin C are based on a landmark, if unsettling, study from the 1940s. Now, researchers have reanalyzed that study’s data using modern statistical tools. The new analysis suggests a much higher recommendation for the minimum amount of vitamin C required daily for good health. In the 1940s, England’s […]
A new study strongly suggests that diets high in fructose damage the immune system. The new research has indicated that consuming a diet high in the sugar fructose might prevent the proper functioning of the immune system in ways that has, until now, largely been unknown. Fructose is commonly found in sugary drinks, sweets and […]
Article Author Jennifer Weinhardt February 10, 2021 A healthy immune system is essential in the path to optimized wellness. It defends the body from pathogens, provides surveillance by identifying damaged or abnormal cells, and is active in homeostasis by helping the body to remove those cells. The immune system does all this by providing barriers […]
