By Tess Pennington To prepare for the upcoming cold and virus season, I have been searching for herbal ways to boost my family’s immune system this Fall, which is our second allergy and cold season. The children have been back to school for one month,…
By Misty Anderson While no cure exists for the common cold, there are some immune-boosting plants that can reduce the duration and severity of colds, and one of those may just be in the backyard – rosehips. They are the berry on the rose bushes….
By Rosanne Lindsay, Naturopath What comes built into every earth suit? What becomes stronger with each natural infection? What lengthens your life when you use it? Your innate immune system, also known as your defense system! Take Control of Your Family’s Health — Immune System…
By Gergely Toldi, University of Birmingham Life outside the womb is tough – not least because of the many bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens that can harm a baby. Not only does a baby’s immune system need to be able to recognise and eliminate pathogens,…
By Tyler Durden A team of scientists from Israel and Iceland has published a new report showing that an extraction of spirulina algae has the potential to reduce the severity of COVID-19 in advanced cases. The research, first published in a peer-reviewed journal called Marine…
New research by Swansea scientists in collaboration with scientists at the University of Bristol and the Francis Crick institute in London has indicated that consuming a diet high in the sugar fructose might prevent the proper functioning of peoples’ immune systems in ways that has,…
By Rosanne Lindsay, Naturopath They’re trying to change history—don’t let them. In the chaotic atmosphere of 2020, the Wayback Machine is a crucial resource in the fight against disinformation. —Brewster Kahle, Founder, Internet Archive A New Timeline Image by Stefan Keller What if one day…
By Jeffrey A. Tucker Maybe you have some sense that something fishy is going on? Same. If it’s not one thing, it’s another. Coronavirus lived on surfaces until it didn’t. Masks didn’t work until they did, then they did not. There is asymptomatic transmission, except…
It’s a peanut-filled world–or at least it can feel that way for kids with peanut allergies. But a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital gives hope to parents and kids who face real danger from exposure to…
By George Gilder In all the annals of Covid, Taiwan remains an outlier. Out of a population of 24 million, and an extraordinary population density of 1,739 per square mile, it registered only 573 “cases.” At just one test per 100,000 of population, it did…
By Matt Agorist As more states and countries attempt to send children back to school amid the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen some utterly horrifying scenarios. Masked up and shielded children of all ages are being forced to stay behind plastic sheets, dividers, and some…
By Susan Boskey As a cannabis educator, one of the things I help people understand is why cannabis has so many health benefits. Ultimately, it’s all about the biological system, known as the endocannabinoid system (ECS), discovered in 1992. Very generally speaking, the ECS regulates…
By Makia Freeman THE STORY: Part of the reason governments could lockdown entire nations was due to people’s ignorance of the nature of viruses and disease. THE IMPLICATIONS: Fact: viruses symbiotically co-exist with us. Fact: we all have trillions of them within us in our…
Supplements containing and D and other micronutrients, sometimes in amounts exceeding the federally recommended levels, are a safe, effective and low-cost means of helping your immune system fight off COVID-19 and other acute respiratory tract diseases, an Oregon State University researcher says. Findings were published…
Revised/Updated from February 19, 2019 By Peter Tocci Human immune function is awe-inspiring – so complex and anatomically dispersed, yet wholly integrated operationally, that any implication of full understanding is mere posture. But there seem to be physiological and philosophical questions underlying a common, but…
By Tess Pennington Dandelions are popping up in yards across America; and while some believe this to be an invasive weed, it is a powerhouse in the homesteading world. The dandelion is a perennial, and it contains a wealth of vitamins and nutrients, as well…
By James Turner, University of Bath and John P Campbell, University of Bath People around the world are staying at home as part of social distancing measures to limit the transmission of the novel coronavirus. In some countries people are being encouraged to exercise once…
By Neenah Payne Options for Preventing Virus Deaths Now! reports on world-renown French immunologist Didier Raoult, MD, PhD, who reported a 100% cure in 40 of 40 patients when using hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin. While we certainly hope this is true on a wider scale, it’s…
By Tim Spector, King’s College London These are unprecedented times. COVID-19 (the illness caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2) has officially been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Many countries have sealed their borders and put the population under voluntary or enforced lockdown….
Melbourne researchers have mapped immune responses from one of Australia’s first novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, showing the body’s ability to fight the virus and recover from the infection. Researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) – a joint venture between…
