What do a mattress, toothbrush, salmon, and sneakers have in common? They may all be able to help you fight chronic inflammation—a persistent state of immune system activity that’s linked to several health problems and risks. The more healthy habits you have, the better chance you’ll have at limiting inflammation and disease risk. Inflammation is…

Ginger is not just a popular cuisine condiment but also a healthy food. However, when consuming this root, we should avoid a few pitfalls. Let us discuss the safest, most effective ways to eat ginger to boost its health effects. Health Benefits of Ginger The biochemical constituents of ginger are abundant, and the main components…

Is ice always the best option for treating an acute injury with swelling and pain? Did you know that using ice could potentially delay your recovery process? Ice is often the first thing people apply to sprains and bruises, but this approach has recently been questioned. Let’s look at the updated principles of acute injury…

Before business owner and busy mom Alana Parker experienced severe oral pain and facial swelling after receiving Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in 2021, she had good dental health with never so much as a cavity. When her symptoms progressed and an ulcer had grown to the point where the bone was protruding, causing her to lose…

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, decisions had to be made. This was the moment for scientists around the world to come together and offer solutions. At the time, Dr. Simon Goddek, a systems dynamics biotechnologist from the Netherlands, had developed a comprehensive model for the human body. And when he mapped out the immune system,…

Beetroot, a root vegetable that is also known as a beet, is considered a superfood by many due to its high level of antioxidants and phytochemicals known to boost your body’s health. This ruby-colored delight gets its pigment from betacyanins, powerful antioxidants known to reduce inflammation and protect against oxidative stress. Beets also contain anthocyanins, antioxidants found only in red, purple, and…

Long before COVID-19 put intense focus on the immune system, research into the wide effects of inflammation on human health was growing. More than ten years ago, research in the journal EMBO Reports stated that “inflammation has long been a well-known symptom of many infectious diseases, but molecular and epidemiological research increasingly suggests that it…

Many COVID-19 long-haulers, including myself, suffer from lung damage and prolonged lung issues after the virus. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a lung condition characterized by breathing difficulty, coughing, and excess mucus production. It’s caused by long-term exposure to irritants, such as tobacco smoke but is also triggered by respiratory infections such as COVID-19. Another potential complication of…

It has been more than two years since long COVID manifested, and scientists are still far from settled on its cause. However, based on common clinical manifestations and emerging research, clinicians have identified several contributors to long COVID symptoms. Spike Protein Appears to Be the Leading Contributor Spike protein can exist in the immune cells…

Chances are, you never heard of cytokines until the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the world. That’s when most of us learned that these important signaling molecules can set our immune system on a fatal overdrive. Dr. David Hanscom and 10 co-authors discuss this problem—and its many critical dimensions—in a white paper called “Lowering Inflammation Lengthens Life.”…