After birth your child's digestive tract begins working for the first time. In the adult digestive tract, there are hundreds of millions of foreign bacteria and yeasts that hopefully form an ecological "rain forest" of friendly non-self organisms working to help digestion and support immunity. The proper evolution of digestion in the first few years of...

We now know that your immune system is intimately involved with the sleep process, handling a great deal of the communication and housecleaning activities that are totally different than the idea of fighting a bug. Your lymph system is a key part of your immune system and its function during sleep is explained above in the section Unclog Lymph System for...

An often overlooked yet key sleep issue is something I call clogged plumbing. I am referring specifically to your lymphatic system which is highly active at night while you sleep. Your lymph system must work right in order for you to carry on proper housecleaning chores, thereby enabling you to wake up feeling well rested. Healthy function of your lymph...

The fluid around all your cells is called lymph fluid. It moves waste products through various lymph channels and nodes which have two main outlets (thoracic ducts) on either side of your spine around the shoulder areas of your back. Pressure, stiffness, or pain building up in this region is a sign of lymphatic congestion.Your lymph is more active at...

Your digestive tract is the primary place of interaction between your immune system and foreign cells. The 3-5 pound mass of foreign cells that exist at any one time in your gut actually contain more cells than your body! In essence, this foreign cell mass is a type of "metabolic organ" that is vital to your digestion and health.  Much of your immune...

Sleep is the most important time for your immune system to do its job. Each night, as you sleep, your immune system orchestrates the housecleaning and repair activities vital to optimal health and physical well being.* Nutrients that assist your immune system to perform its nightly chores and nutrients that help you get to sleep or stay asleep are...

New research shows that higher-than-normal blood sugar directly interferes with your immune system’s ability to recognize bacterial and fungal infections. Normally the long-term side effects of high blood sugar are considered to be cardiovascular, kidney, and eyesight related. This new information explains why diabetic patients and even those with...

Quercetin has natural antihistamine properties. Research shows that it also supports the nervous and immune systems, and has weight management properties.

Pregnant women who consumed 400 mg per day of Omega 3 DHA had children with better functioning immune systems.

Used to help prevent and treat cancer, and boost the immune system, alkylglycerols are now in the realm of anti-aging. With antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, this nutrient can help cells regulate health more efficiently – the opposite of the trend of aging.

Rocasea has been a poorly understood skin disorder until recently. Discover the nutrients that can help calm the skin and enhance healing with within.

Interesting new research shows that a more severe viral flu paralyzes your front line immune troops so that they do see other problems. This can lead to a severe bacterial infection, such as pneumonia, which can be just as problematic as the flu itself. In fact many patients who die after getting a bad flu are actually killed by a secondary bacterial...

The effect of iron deficiency anemia on the function of the immune system.

Inhibition of NF-kappa B and oxidative pathways in human dendritic cells by antioxidative vitamins generates regulatory T cells

The Effects of Weight Loss and Gastric Banding on the Innate and Adaptive Immune System in Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes

Glutamine and the immune system.

The T cell and NK cell immune response to exercise.