immunity

The Latest Studies on CBD Benefits Include Enhanced Natural Killer Immune Cell Function

    I have long been a fan of supporting our Endocannabinoid system, with organic CBD and CBD derivatives.  The latest research has just boosted my commitment to offering safe, effective, pharmacy grade USA grown organic hemp CBD products, because of its effect on our Natural Killer immune cell function. Natural Killer (NK) immune cells do exactly what you think they would do — they scour our body continuously for invading viruses and other pathogens to kill them before they have a chance to make us sick.   They can recognize when our cells have been invaded by a virus …

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Immune Boosting Supplements To Know About Before Heading Into Fall And Winter

    There is a lot of information, and unfortunately a lot of misinformation, about using natural supplements to boost your immunity. Many supplements have anti-viral properties and are being extensively studied this very moment for their effectiveness in the face of our current pandemic, so I am going to link you directly to these studies so that you can read them for yourself. I also am giving you direct links to all the current clinical trials registered in the US National Library of Medicine that are being conducted for each supplement. Here are the top 10 most medically studied …

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Medical Studies On 10 Immune Boosting Supplements You Should Know About

    There is a lot of information, and unfortunately a lot of misinformation, about using natural supplements to boost your immunity. Many supplements have anti-viral properties and are being extensively studied this very moment for their effectiveness in the face of our current pandemic, and I am going to link you directly to these studies below. I wanted to give you direct links to the studies in the medical literature so that you can read it for yourself, as well as look at all the current clinical trials being conducted for each supplement. Here are the top 10 most …

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Hang In There. There Are Lots Of Solutions That Are Within Your Control.

    Today I’m sending out just a quick newsletter letting you know that I am working on a new Pandemic Solutions blog post that I will send out to you next week.   In it will be a list of so many different ideas on things you can do to protect yourself and your loved ones — and not the typical “wash your hands and stay indoors” advice you are already inundated with, but fresh uplifting ideas that you can do from the comfort of your own home to feel strong, centered and resilient. With schools closing and social …

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Sick Of Getting Sick? Double Check You Are Doing These 8 Things

In a huge meta-analysis, published recently (May 3, 2016 in JAMA) researchers found that up to 70% of antibiotics prescribed during a two year period were actually inappropriate prescriptions. This is a hugely important study, because with the recent exponential rise of antibiotic resistant infections, each and every use of antibiotics absolutely MUST be warranted. When we truly *do* need to use antibiotics (and they can save lives, make no mistake about that) we need them to WORK. Add on to that the unnecessary chemical load to the body and the potential side effects, both annoying and deadly serious, that …

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Up To 70% of Antibiotic Use Is Inappropriate… Here Are 8 Things To Do Instead

In a huge meta-analysis, published recently (May 3, 2016 in JAMA) researchers found that up to 70% of antibiotics prescribed during a two year period were actually inappropriate prescriptions.   This is a hugely important study, because with the recent exponential rise of antibiotic resistant infections, each and every use of antibiotics absolutely MUST be warranted. When we truly *do* need to use antibiotics (and they can save lives, make no mistake about that) we need them to WORK. Add on to that the unnecessary chemical load to the body and the potential side effects, both annoying and deadly serious, …

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8 Proactive Ways To Protect Against Ebola

  You’ve likely heard that the very first US Ebola patient died this early this morning.   And if you are like most people, this brings up some underlying anxiety about health in general, epidemics, and communicable illness.   I’ve seen enough tweets, FB posts, and gotten enough concerned emails in my inbox that I thought I would release a special blog post to help give you a bunch of positive, protective things you can do RIGHT NOW to proactively feel empowered, instead of worried. My collegue Dr. Sinatra (who appeared alongside me in the documentary The Grounded and the …

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