I’m not talking about these shingles
Has anyone here ever had the joy of experiencing Shingles? I’m not talking about re-roofing your house. I’m talking about the wonderful painful, burning, itching sensation caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox. Well, for the last couple weeks, I have been getting a mild [...]
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I came across this article awhile back: What Does And Doesn’t Affect Immune System.
Scientists know that a number of factors can affect the body’s immune system: poor diet, certain steroids, chronic stress. Now researchers at Michigan State University have discovered that an appetite-controlling hormone also affects the immune system, while natural [...]
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Here’s an interesting twist to the way humans affect the environment: Deforestation May Make Humans More Vulnerable To Infection
Classic theory holds that disease is a part of the proximity to the forest. Therefore, moving the forest farther away (by destroying it) will reduce the incidence of infectious disease. On the surface, it makes [...]
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Joe made a great comment yesterday in the post The Cure for What Ails Ya that I wanted to highlight so that it doesn’t just get lost in comments. Here is most of his comment:
I haven’t been sick in over 6 years. That includes years or hard drinking and lack of sleep. True, there [...]
If you turn on the news or flip through a newspaper, both of which I try to avoid, you can’t help but notice that the upcoming flu season is the topic du jour right now, specifically the flu shot. The Centers for Disease Control are pushing hard to urge everyone to get their yearly [...]
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