Your liver plays many important roles to keep you alive and healthy, especially after an infection. The liver helps flush bacterial toxins from your body following an infection. It also removes toxins you pick up from the environment, from foods you eat and from taking antibiotic drugs. The nourishment you get from eating food enters your blood by way of the liver, making it a key link in feeding your body’s immune system.
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Immune System Archives
Prevention tips for flu season
With flu season in full swing, it’s more important than ever to protect yourself, especially in public places. If you have MRSA or Staph, then it’s that much more important to do what you can to ward off the flu.
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How long do you need to change your diet?
Yesterday a young man emailed a question about diet and recurring Staph infections. His first infection was 8 months ago. Fortunately, the antibiotics he took stopped his infection. He also began to eat better too: more foods that support the immune system, less foods that weaken it. But lately, he’s been eating the same old diet again, including cola, lots of red meat, alcohol and hardly any fruits or vegetables. In other words, he slipped back into the Standard American Diet (S.A.D.), which really is not helpful when it comes to recurring infections.
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Vitamin D deficiency and risk of infection
The shorter and cooler days of Fall mean less time spent outdoors in the sun. Spending more time indoors will certainly make you lose your tan. But there’s a much more important thing you risk losing that can leave you more prone to winter colds, flu, other infections and possibly even MRSA colonization.
One of the most crucial nutrients your body needs to fight and resist infections is vitamin D. This vitamin plays a big role in helping you avoid and recover from infections. Not only does vitamin D contain antibacterial properties, it also mediates infection-fighting responses in your body’s immune system.
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Human Microbiome Project reveals skin bacteria secrets
A July 2012 article in BBC Health News shed more light on the amazing number of beneficial bacterial living on and inside your body and the crucial role they play in keeping you healthy. The Human Microbiome Project has been finding and genetically testing bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms that live intimately with and on us.
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Health benefits of fermented foods – a probiotic alternative?
You’ve probably been hearing a lot about probiotics on TV, the internet and at your local grocery store lately. Over the past few years, new studies and research around the globe have been shedding light on the important role played by “good” bacterial living on and inside your body. In fact, up to 80% of your body’s immune system is linked to the good probiotic bacterial flora living in your gut and on your skin. Your gut flora also plays a critical role in making nutrients your body needs to survive and be healthy.
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To your healthy Fourth of July
Tomorrow is Fourth of July and it’s the perfect time to enjoy delicious, home cooked foods shared with family and friends in the outdoors. While food, friends and time spent in nature all support your good health, there a two other health benefits you could enjoy tomorrow in your backyard, local park or at the beach.
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A simple piece of the immune support puzzle
As summer and warmer weather draws near, staying well hydrated is crucial for your overall health and a strong immune system. Getting enough water each day is especially important if you have an active infection, or you have diarrhea from using antibiotics. Dehydration from antibiotics is also a very common problem.
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