Can Nutrition Help Prevent Common Cold & Flu Viruses?
Can Nutrition Help Prevent Common Cold & Flu Viruses?

…with decrease immune responses[7][8] while low-fat, high-carbohydrate diets enhance the immune system.[13] Micronutrients, including vitamins (e.g. vitamin C)[14][15] Vitamin D was traditionally thought to be only important for bone health….


How Your Body Heals Itself
How Your Body Heals Itself

…human body has defenses against invasion by these organisms. These defenses comprise the immune system. The immune system can be thought of as having two divisions-the general or non-specific immune


Autoimmunity and Diet: Is There a Connection?
Autoimmunity and Diet: Is There a Connection?

…Center for Nutrition Studies. March 24, 2020. https://nutritionstudies.org/autoimmune-disease-genes-infection-environment-gut/. Orbai, A-Ma. “Autoimmune disease: Why is my immune system attacking itself?” Johns Hopkins Medicine. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/autoimmune-disease-why-is-my-immune-system-attacking-itself. Bauman. Immune & Autoimmune Health Lecture 2….


Exercise and Your Immune Health
Exercise and Your Immune Health

You likely know exercise can help keep every organ in your body healthy. But what about your immune system? As you might suspect, the answer is yes — with some…


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