The immune system is the body's defence system and provides resistance to infection and toxins. Organs include the thymus, bone marrow and lymph nodes.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is currently testing the antiviral activity of herbal medicines against Coronavirus (COVID-19). Many herbal targets exist that warrant further research.
Read more: Herbal Antiviral Targets in Influenza & Coronaviruses
Histamine is a compound found in all cells of the body and is a natural component of many foods. It is an important component of the immune and neurologic systems and is involved in the process of inflammation. Histamine causes a variety of symptoms depending on where it is released and what receptors it binds to.
Fever in children is common and in most part caused by benign self-limiting infections, meaning the prognosis is good and it will run its own course.
Authoritarian and libertarian approaches to lockdown: Which is acceptable? The race between Mother Earth and the scientists to protect the herd: My bet is on Mother Earth.
Read more: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Countries Adopting Herd Immunity
This is an article about preparing for Ebola. Whilst I am not a "prepper", I do believe in the 7 Ps, a British Army adage for Proper Planning and Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance. Ebola hasn't gone away; there is acurrent outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Influenza viruses & pandemics spread worldwide & infect a large proportion of the worlds population, naturally prevent & treat H1N1 pandemic flu
Read more: Naturally Prevention & Treatment for H1N1 Pandemic Flu
Autoimmune diseases result from the failure of an organism to recognise its own constituent parts as self, which allows an immune response against its own cells & tissues.
Read more: Natural Medicine Causes & Treatment of Autoimmune Disease
There are between 50-100 cases of early Lyme disease cases annually in Ireland. The most extreme form Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) & most dangerous, occurs in 10-15% of infected individuals.
Read more: Natural Medicine Approaches to Treat Lyme Disease
Food allergy is an abnormal response to a food triggered by your immune system. Symptoms include itchiness, swelling, vomiting, diarrhea, trouble breathing, or low blood pressure.
Read more: Natural Medicine Causes & Treatment of Food Allergy
For anyone with chronic disease, atopic diseases eg asthma, eczema, hay fever, or those with general symptoms of unwellness, sore joints, aching muscles, fatigue, headaches, acne & constipation,
Dengue fever also known as "break-bone fever", a disease of the tropics caused by a virus called Flavivirus. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle & joint pains & a characteristic skin rash that is similar to measles.
Sarcoidosis is a multi system inflammatory disease that affects multiple organs in the body, but mostly the lungs and lymph glands. characterised by non-caseating granulomas (small inflammatory nodules).
Read more: Natural Medicine Causes & Treatment of Sarcoidosis
Recent outbreaks of viral diseases in the advent of globalisation and ease of travel have underscored their prevention as a critical issue in safeguarding public health. The following are some natural antivirals.
Fever indicates your child is healthy, however, can evoke fear & anxiety for parents. Complications of fever & accompanying symptoms give rise to questions when raising your chidlren naturally.
Read more: Natural Medicine for Fever Management & Convalescence
Boost your Natural Immunity to protect yourself from colds & flu this winter. Flu experts predict nasty viruses are on the way, with various symptoms from colds & flu to bronchitis & tonsillitis.
Read more: Natural Medicine Causes & Treatment of Colds & Flu
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of genetic eye conditions. In the progression of symptoms for RP, night blindness generally precedes tunnel vision by years or even decades.
Read more: Natural Medicine Causes & Treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa
How long natural immunity to coronavirus COVID-19 lasts, why are we hearing herd immunity doesn’t work & what difficulties have been experienced with past coronavirus vaccine research?
Read more: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Lockdown; How Long will it Last?
Vitamin D regulates our natural immune system, important not only in immune deficiency diseases but also in conditions of a hyperactive immune system such as seen in autoimmune disease.
Read more: Vitamin D & How it Benefits Our Natural Immune System
Essential oils from many plant families have demonstrated antiviral properties in laboratory. Use before exposure can lessen the potential of infection. This is the case for any type of virus, be it our 'regular' flu season or potential pandemic threat of H1N1 swine flu.
Read more: Antiviral Essential Oils to prevent H1N1 Swine Flu
Recently there has been a lot of media attention on the rapid increase in food allergy and everyone nowadays is gluten free, lactose free or vegan.
How to empathise with our bodies in times of acute illness. Empathy in sickness is to preserve and tonify our Vital Forces by managing our fevers & adopting some good old fashioned convalescence.
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