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A New Vision for Psychoneuroimmunology?

by Will Wilson

My original intention in writing this article was to explore Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) and its recent developments. Considering the subject has lead me into other areas of thou...

Adaptogens - Stressing the Importance of Protection

by Irene Stein

Until fairly recently, the function of vitamins was regarded with a great deal of scepticism by the orthodox medical profession, but they have been shown to play an intrinsic role ...

An Holistic Approach to Immune-Related Illnesses

by Dr Simon Hincks

I hit upon using the NLP model of Neuro-Logical levels. This model was outlined by one of NLP's leading developers, Robert Dilts. It suggests a way of thinking about the way in whi...

Cold and Flu Busters: The Natural Approach

by Klaus Ferlow

The author gives a very detailed account of approaches to strengthening the immune system and helping it to prevent and to cure colds and flu, concluding with a thorough discussion...

Does the HIV / AIDs Pandemic Affect National and Household Level Food Security

by Claudia Louch

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic, also known as acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), is a global crisis with consequences that will be felt for decades to come...

Effective Lymphatic Function Part I

by Vivienne Bradshaw-Black

All body tissues are nourished by tissue fluid. Most of this fluid returns to the blood via the lymphatic system. The lymph starts in tiny lymph capillaries and passes through larg...

Effective Lymphatic Function Part Two

by Vivienne Bradshaw-Black

Energy is usually thought of in terms of muscular or physical energy resulting from adequate sleep and food; these are contributing factors in energetic manifestation and not the or...

Empowering The Placebo

by Mary Martin

This article looks at the power of the placebo effect, which a House of Lords Science and Technology report in 2000 states "is not just an imagined experience but can positively im...

Facilitating Positive Changes

by Mary Martin

The author presents two cases which demonstrate the power of the mind in the context of Reflexology. The average GP, she says, has no time to talk patients through their problems a...

Identity and Immunity

by Dorothy Rowe

The author identifies that stressful situations like moving house or exams make one more likely to pick up every flu bug or cold. Research undertaken into the efficient functioning...

Immune Health and Efficiency

by Vivienne Bradshaw-Black

To understand immune deficiency, we must first appreciate immune efficiency. With this as the author’s starting point, the article describes the immune system and discusses both fa...

Introduction to Micro-immunotherapy

by Saqib Rashid and Dr Pascal Mensah

Micro-immunotherapy is an innovative unique healthcare approach which uses molecules specific to the immune system to regulate immune responses, in order to optimize its function an...

Mushroom Biomass: Some Clinical Implications of β-Glucans and Enzymes

by Ana B Barros

Mushrooms are widely appreciated all over the world for their nutritional value and medicinal properties. They have low fat, high protein and vitamin contents. Mushrooms contain sev...

Optimal Immunity and Nutritional Support

by Millie Barrett

The human immune system is a complex structure made up of many separate parts that come together with the common goal of protecting us from disease and ill-health. Ill-health can co...

Plant Sterols/Sterolins for Optimum Immunity

by Professor Patrick JD Bouic

This article will be of interest to readers seeking help with immune-system related challenges, and to practitioners working with such individuals.

Rusty Nail or Hypodermic Needle - Prick and Choose

by Joel Carbonnel

In the bacterial world, the Clostridium family is a very large one comprising about a hundred species but only Clostridium tetani (Nicolaier’s bacillus) can cause tetanus, although ...

Stress and Ageing: The Micro-Immunotherapy Approach

by Dr Lourdès Reig

Stress has considerable effects on the immune function. Recent studies have suggested that the aging of the immune system (or immunosenescence) is, in part, closely linked to psycho...

When the Immune System Attacks

by Harry Dalford and Julie Kingston

This article summarizes thoughts about auto-immune disorders, and their apparently rising prevalence, especially in more developed countries, in cooler latitudes. It explains the d...