Do you want to decrease your risk for autoimmune disease?

Do you want to decrease your risk for autoimmune disease?

Posted by:  Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.
  Autoimmune diseases are severe inflammatory conditions, rheumatoid arthritis is one of them. The body’s immune system starts to attack its own tissue which is a big problem. Decreasing the risk for that to happen would be a very big help. The following study which went on for 5.3 years...
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Help your immune system and regulate the inflammatory response by adding this.

Help your immune system and regulate the inflammatory response by adding this.

Posted by:  Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.
  The Omega 3 fatty acids EPA and DHA found in fish and fish oil are known to decrease inflammation, but these fatty acids do more than that. A more accurate way of describing the effect of the Omega 3 fat in fish and fish oil, is to say they...
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How can vitamin B6 affect your immunity?

How can vitamin B6 affect your immunity?

Posted by:  Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.
  In this study a small group of healthy elderly adults were put through a depletion phase for vitamin B6 (Maydani SN, et al., 1991). The reason was to find out how it would affect their immune system. B-6 depletion significantly decreased the percentage and total number of lymphocytes, a...
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This is important for an effective immune response.

This is important for an effective immune response.

Posted by:  Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.
  Mitochondrial disorders play a central role in many diseases. The mitochondria is the energy producing entity of the cells. These researchers explained that it is vitally important for the cells to have optimal levels of glutathione in the mitochondria to prevent cellular dysfunction (Mari M, et al., 2020). A...
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Fine tune your immune response.

Fine tune your immune response.

Posted by:  Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.
  Glutathione is known as a major antioxidant the body is making, but it does much more than protect us from free radical damage.  Altered intracellular glutathione levels are observed in a wide range of pathologies, including several viral infections, as well as in aging (Fraternale A, et.al., 2017). This...
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This substance is extremely important for the immune system.

This substance is extremely important for the immune system.

Posted by:  Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.
Adequate levels of glutathione are essential for optimal functioning of the immune system in general and especially T cell activation (Morris G, et al., 2014). T cells are immune cells that are programmed to recognize an antigen (foreign particle). Glutathione is also very important for the brain as an antioxidant,...
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