According to the British Medical Journal, (February 17, 2001; 322: 390-395) it is a good thing when a baby gets a cold. Colds and minor infections seem to help the immune system to develop and help to prevent asthma and allergies latter in life. The finding supports a theory that an immune system that has Read More …
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Antibiotic Use Linked to Asthma and Allergies
Researchers from the University of Michigan Medical School found that, in mice, antibiotics may be responsible for changing the makeup of the bowel flora. A change in bowel flora could affect the way the immune system responds to common allergens in the lungs. According to one of the researchers, antibiotics eliminate bacteria in the GI Read More …
Allergies and Green Tea
According to researchers in Japan there is a substance in green tea that blocks a key cell receptor that helps produce an allergic response. It is called methyleatedepigallocatechingallate(EGCG). It seems to work by works by blocking the production of histamine and immunoglobulin E (IgE). These are two compounds in the body that help create and Read More …
ADHD and Allergies
Research appearing in the journal, Annals of Allergy, May 1994 evaluated 26 children with ADHD. The children were put on an allergy elimination diet. Along with eliminating artificial colors and preservatives, some foods were eliminated. These included common allergens like wheat, dairy products, egg, corn, yeast, soy, citrus, chocolate and peanuts. In addition. Of the Read More …
Allergies
An allergy is an adverse reaction to a substance that is harmless to most of the population. Symptoms from allergies are many and varied. A reaction can be so severe that it is life threatening or it can result in a minor rash, sinus problem or other minor symptom. Some health care providers believe that Read More …
Vitamin D and Balance in the Elderly
For more articles on this and other health topics, click on the link to go to our practitioners’ directory and link to a web site that is loaded with information: Practitioners’ Directory A study published in Archives of Internal Medicine (14 January 2008, Volume 168, Issue 1) found that supplementation with vitamin D2 may reduce Read More …
Vitamin E
Study finds that vitamin E helps senior citizens fight colds. Researchers reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association(August, 2004) that vitamin E supplements can help ward off colds and upper-respiratory infections in the elderly. In the study of 617 nursing home patients aged 65 or older, those who swallowed a vitamin E supplement Read More …
Slow Down Aging With Vitamin E
According to research appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association (January 23, 2008 Volume 299, Issue 3, Pages 308-315) measured nutrients in older individuals and found that low levels of vitamin E were associated with physical decline. The researchers looked at 698 individuals living in Tuscany, averaging 73.7 years of age. A baseline Read More …
Pain Tolerance Improves With Age
Researchers at the University of Michigan and the University of South Florida say that older people are better at tolerating chronic pain than young adults. Subjects of the study included nearly 6,000 adults. It found that the subjects under the age of 50 were less able to cope with chronic pain. The participants over 50 Read More …
Folic Acid May Slow Hearing Loss Related to Age
Homocysteine is a toxic amino acid that has been linked to a number of health problems, including heart disease and osteoporosis. The body needs B12 and folic acid to convert it to a form that is not harmful to the body. Folic acid is also necessary for the body to make new cells. Folic acid Read More …