One of the best things you can do for yourself is boost your immune system through diet. Why fight the infection or disease, when you prevent it from ever happening in the first place?

In a study in JAMA Network, researchers found that diet directly affects your risk of illness. When you eat, your food is digested, the vitamins and nutrients are absorbed through the small intestine, and then distributed to your body by the circulatory system.

Autoimmune diseases cause overactivity in the immune system. Your body attacks and damages its own tissues resulting in vulnerability to infections. Some examples are rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, vasculitis, asthma, and psoriasis. However, the most important thing to know if you suffer from an autoimmune disease is that it can be...  Read more

Stop Inflammation in its Tracks and be a Healthier You! There are two types of inflammation your body can experience, chronic and acute. When you get a hangnail or stub your toe, you may notice that the skin around the cut or bruise gets red and swollen; this is acute...  Read more

With so many other things to worry about, you probably don’t give much thought to your immune health. It’s so easy to forget to care for your immune system, yet it’s health is a big determining factor in what kind of illness or disease you might encounter in your life.

Remember when you were a kid and adults used to tell you “Don’t go outside with a wet head. You’ll catch a cold!” Well, you can’t actually “catch” a cold from being cold, but your immune system can become compromised. Research suggests that being cold might actually lower your body’s infection-fighting abilities.