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Immune System May Play a Role in Protecting Our Mental Health: Study

A new study published in the journal Science Immunology suggests cells in the immune system may play an essential role in protecting mental health, including preventing depression. According to the research, an inflammatory autoimmune response within the central nervous system linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) has also been found in healthy ...click here to read more

Your Healthy Immune System Checklist

Cold and flu season is right around the corner, and COVID-19 is surging around the world. It’s high time you begin doing everything you can to build a high-functioning immune system. Even if you don’t have a child in school or are returning to a workplace, people in your community do. If you’re around them, ...click here to read more

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Suffering from Eczema? Some Tips For Handwashing

All this handwashing may be great for reducing the risk of COVID-19. But it’s not all good, especially if you suffer from eczema. Frequent handwashing and sanitizing put sensitive skin through a beating. Lathering up with soap or the dryness of alcohol-based sanitizers can lead to irritation, itching, dryness, cracking, or worse. So, what the ...click here to read more

Is Hygiene Hurting Your Health?

Handwashing is all the rage these days. In fact, there might not have been such a strong emphasis on hand hygiene among the general public in your lifetime. But hands aside, is all that washing good for you? Maybe not, suggest some doctors, dermatologists, and microbiologists. Washing less—other than your hands—might be a way to ...click here to read more

A Clearer Picture of COVID-19 Immunity Emerges

It’s highly unlikely that you’ve had the same cold or flu twice. When you suffer through a seasonal illness, your body adapts and develops antibodies. It gets stronger during the fight and comes back differently. You’ve become immune to that particular strain. That theory has been the hope for people who’ve recovered from COVID-19. The ...click here to read more

Balancing Immunity with Summer Fun

Doesn’t it seem a lot easier to keep a strong immune system in the summer? I would venture to suggest most people feel healthier in the summer. The warmer temperatures, the fresh air, and a cold and flu season that’s in the rearview mirror can all help people feel better. But things aren’t always as ...click here to read more

The Mask Mix-Up

The mask mix-up is out there, and it’s time to make things right. Early in the COVID-19 epidemic, public health officials were stressing the potential ineffectiveness and dangers of face masks. Now they’re telling us to wear them whenever we’re out in public. Despite early information from China, who found facemasks were an effective method ...click here to read more

Boosting Your Immune System

COVID-19 has increased people’s desire to learn how they can stay healthy. And although there are certain measures that can reduce risk—like handwashing, good hygiene, masks, etc.—people want more. There is currently no treatment or cure for this virus. But there is evidence that immunocompromised people bear the highest risk. This is not just the ...click here to read more