(Natural News) Plants do more than just beautify gardens and lawns. Fruit-bearing plants, herbs, and vegetables provide the nutrients that you need to stay healthy, while all plants provide oxygen. But according to a study, plant breeding and pesticide use negatively affects the immune system of plants. The study, which was published in the journal Science, involved a […]

(Natural News) Eggs are one of the most common causes of food allergies. A person can develop an egg allergy when his or her immune system becomes sensitized (sensitive) to proteins present in egg whites and egg yolks. In the U.S., experts estimate that about 2 percent of children suffer from an egg allergy, but […]

(Natural News) Pennsylvania-based researchers announced a new medicinal application for avocado pits. They recently derived an extract from avocado seed that helps regulate inflammation linked to cancer and other serious diseases. After eating or removing the edible part of the avocado, people usually throw away the inedible pit. But the new study suggests that the seed may be […]

(Natural News) In this study, researchers from The Catholic University of Korea St. Mary’s Hospital evaluated the immunosuppressive effects of resveratrol — that is, it’s ability to decrease TH17 responses in tacrolimus-based immunosuppression. The results of their study were published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The researchers previously reported that tacrolimus (Tac) […]

(Natural News) Spanish researchers found that viruses can slip through the natural defenses of the body with the help of other pathogens. The altruistic behavior of these disease-bearing microorganisms ensures that some of them will survive and gain resistance to immune responses. Institute of Integrated Systems Biology (I²SysBio) researcher Pilar Domingo-Calap served as the lead author. […]

(Natural News) Allergies can make people miserable. Sometimes, an allergic attack may even endanger the life of a person. Fortunately, there are natural methods for treating allergies that provide relief from symptoms without causing adverse effects. An allergy may develop from exposure to foods like nuts and seafood or to airborne pollen. It may also […]

(Natural News) Inflammation is part of your body’s immune response. While this natural process helps protect the body from infection, it can also cause harm when it lasts for too long. Chronic inflammation is linked to the development of serious health conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and cancer. Inflammation also affects mental health and […]

(Natural News) Many studies have shown the importance of getting a good night’s sleep on many aspects of physical and mental health. In a recent paper, researchers from the University of Tubingen in Germany demonstrated how sleep strengthens the immune system. Published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, the study revealed that getting good-quality sleep can […]

(Natural News) Holistic health practitioners recommend natural methods to deal with chronic pain. They prescribe anti-inflammatory foods and health supplements that naturally reduce the inflammation responsible for severe pain. Food really is medicine. Every meal alters the internal chemistry of the body. Nutritious food improves many aspects of human health while consuming unhealthy food contributes […]

(Natural News) As the mainstream media hyperventilates about benign childhood illnesses that confer lifelong immunity, very little is heard about deadly infections such as sepsis. While there are a few hundred cases of measles annually in the U.S., there are approximately 1.7 million cases of sepsis, and 270,000 people die from the blood infection every […]