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Immunity Category

Gazpacho May Lose Some Vitamin C Content

By Better Health Research News Desk • Aug 11th, 2011 • Category: Health News, Immunity

If you like gazpacho – a traditional chilled Spanish soup made with tomatoes, bread, olive oil, vinegar and other vegetables – you may be interested to hear that its vitamin C content actually decreases as its ingredients are combined and served cold.

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Immunizing Against Asthma? Don’t Hold Your Breath

By Better Health Research News Desk • Aug 11th, 2011 • Category: Health News, Immunity

A sizable portion of Americans experience the effects of environmental sensitivities and respiratory concerns. Besides taking over-the-counter products, popular remedies and nutritional supplements, what else can people do to help promote lung health?

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Tree Extracts Battle Malaria, For Now

By Better Health Research News Desk • May 6th, 2011 • Category: Health News, Immunity

Researchers at the World Agroforestry Center and the Kenya Medical Research Institute recently published a list 22 potentially malaria-fighting trees and shrubs in Africa. The problem, said the report’s authors, is that these plants are nearing extinction.

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Adequate Vitamin C Absorption Is A Must For Growing Fetuses

By Better Health Research News Desk • Apr 25th, 2011 • Category: Health News, Immunity

Research published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation found that a specific protein called Slc23a1 may regulate the ability of a newborn’s kidneys to absorb the nutrient.

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Broccoli-Based Compound May Ease Bronchitis, Emphysema

By Better Health Research News Desk • Apr 25th, 2011 • Category: Health News, Immunity

Your mother may have told you to eat your broccoli, but it’s unlikely that it was for the same reason that Johns Hopkins University are celebrating the vegetable.

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Caramel Coloring May Dampen Immune System

By Better Health Research News Desk • Apr 18th, 2011 • Category: Health News, Immunity

The chemical that often gives food its brown color may actually reduce white blood cell counts in the bloodstream, according to new research. A study published in the journal Toxicological Sciences found that caramel color, a food additive used in countless products, reduces the amount of immune lymphocytes in the blood of laboratory rodents.

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Are You Getting Enough Of The Right Kind Of Vitamin D?

By Peyton Posey Kennedy • Apr 11th, 2011 • Category: Health Articles, Heart Health, Immunity, Memory Problems, Monday Edition Archive

A vitamin D deficiency can not only lead to decreased bone strength, but according to The Vitamin D Council, serious medical problems could arise. Studies show that ensuring optimal and adequate levels of this vitamin may promote heart and cardiovascular health, support strong immunity, enhance mood and mental health, promote strong and healthy muscle function and maintain healthy cellular function. In fact, vitamin D is so important for the body that it helps maximize the use of other key nutrients including magnesium, zinc, vitamin K2, boron and vitamin A.

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How To Stop Seasonal Viruses, Colds And Germs Once-And-For-All

By Peyton Posey Kennedy • Mar 28th, 2011 • Category: Health Articles, Immunity, Monday Edition Archive

It may surprise you to know that more than 98 percent of the flu viruses circulating in the United States have been found to be resistant to antiviral drugs. However, if you naturally boost and strengthen your immune system year-round, then you will be able to defend your body from flu viruses, seasonal bugs and other immunity-decreasing ailments. Your immune system is your body’s defense against infectious organisms and invaders.

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Vitamin E May Decrease Pneumonia Risk For Exercising Non-Smokers

By Better Health Research News Desk • Feb 18th, 2011 • Category: Health News, Immunity

Taking a daily nutritional supplement can maintain bodily well-being and lower the risk of disease. To that end, researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, recently set out to determine the effect vitamin E has on pneumonia.

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Severe Urinary Tract Infections Linked To Altered Immune System

By Donna Parker • Dec 6th, 2010 • Category: Health News, Health Resources News, Immunity

Prolonged urinary tract infections (UTIs) may be linked to an overreaction by the immune system, according to a study published in the journal PLoS Pathogens. During the first month of the study, a team of investigators monitored the symptoms of mice with UTIs, which included animals that recovered from the infections without being treated.

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Vitamin C May Help To Protect Against Some Immune Diseases, Research Finds

By Better Health Research News Desk • Nov 19th, 2010 • Category: Health News, Immunity

Scientists at The University of Westen Ontario and Lawson Health Research Institute have found that vitamin C may help to prevent sepsis.

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Discover Why Your Immune System May Be At Risk

By Peyton Posey Kennedy • Nov 15th, 2010 • Category: Health Articles, Immunity, Monday Edition Archive

How does caffeine interrupt your immune system? Caffeine is a stimulant that can induce dehydration and cause depletion of key vitamins and minerals. Overuse of caffeine can also lead to anxiety, insomnia, headaches and heart palpitations, according to the Journal of Toxicology. When your body is weakened by the effects of caffeine, it’s the perfect environment for toxic invaders to find their way into your body.

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Discover This Breakthrough Immunity Formula Before You Get Sick

By Layne Lowery • Oct 25th, 2010 • Category: Health Articles, Immunity, Monday Edition Archive

We informed you of the risk of infection, cold and even the flu due to a weakened immune system. One of the main key factors to living a life free of illness is to include essential nutrients found in Nature to aid and maintain optimum levels of immunity. And they can only be found in one singular formula that’s guaranteed to improve your health and well-being.

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Your Body’s Role In Maintaining Year-Round Immunity

By Layne Lowery • Oct 21st, 2010 • Category: Health Articles, Immunity, Thursday Edition

Your immune system is your body’s defense against infectious organisms and invaders. So you must keep your immunity levels in tip-top shape in order to be prepared to fight back when flu season rolls around each November. Your immune system is made up of a complicated network of cells, tissues and organs that work together to protect your body.

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Follow These Steps To Balance Your Immunity Now!

By Layne Lowery • Oct 18th, 2010 • Category: Health Articles, Immunity, Monday Edition Archive

It’s no surprise that more than 200,000 people are hospitalized with the flu and its complications each year. But what is shocking is that most people assume that getting sick is just part of life. But it doesn’t have to slow you down each and every year, leaving you and your family with aches and pains… stuffy noses… sleepless nights… hacking coughs… low energy levels… and skin outbreaks. The main reason we get sick is not just the infection of bugs or germs.

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