Tag: hygiene hypotheses
Deep Resilience: Immunology
This is the rough draft of this of this very special chapter on Immunology chapter for sharing v.2 1.31.22 I’m submitting it here so that I can move onto the next chapter on Inflammation. It needs more tightening, but I think with a bit of distance I will have an easier time with it. It…
Read MoreHygiene Hypothesis>Don’t fear all germs!!!
Dr. Graham Rook, an emeritus professor of medical microbiology at University College London, likens the immune system to a computer. He says that the microbes we encounter in daily life — on other people and in our spaces — are the data that the immune system relies on to program and regulate its operations. While…
Read MoreVaccine to Prevent Stress, a new take on Old Friends
This article discusses a new vaccine derived from a bacterium found in soil that might help calm the nervous system by providing a dosage of an “old friend” or a bacteria that we evolved with. It does a nice job in explaining why stress can lead to inflammation and autoimmune conditions and vice versa. article…
Read MoreBrain Maker by David Perlmutter
I will be discussing in brief, this book in the August Newsletter. Melodramatic trailer for the book by clicking the photo below. He recommends probiotics (these 5–> lactobacillus plantarum, lactobacillus acidopophilus, lactobacillus brevis, bifidobacterum lactis, and bifidobacterium longum.) He also recommends “prebiotics”, which are foods that feed good bacteria in a low-carb, high fat, high…
Read MoreVitamins are not the Value of Fruits and Vegetables
A very provocative take on why fruits and vegetables make you more resilient. Hint: it’s not the vitamins. They contain various “anti grazing” substances to keep them from being eaten and when we consume them, it is a form of hormesis, a mild stressor, that makes us stronger. Vitamins actually block that stressor reaction and…
Read MoreBee Venom at St36 reduces autoimmune encephalomyelitis
Bee venom has been used traditionally in Chinese Medicine for decades but it seems to be getting more “buzz” lately. (pardon the pun) This article shows that the bee venom needs to be injected into Stomach 36 for it to work, not in other acupuncture points. Stomach 36 is the classic point (earth of…
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