Tag Archive | "Flu"
Immunity,Research
Soviet Cold-War era Chief Health Minister and scientist, General Vsevolod Ogarkov, had no idea the fruits of his bio-warfare research program would be used by 21st century American doctors and patients for immune system support during the winter cold and flu season. Dr. Ogarkov’s team were the first researchers to successfully modify probiotics, also known [...]
Bacteria,Immunity,Research,Viruses
We’ve received many inquiries about the use of Del-Immune V® for the prevention of seasonal bugs and many other illnesses. The question is whether we have any documentation at this time. No, we don’t currently have documentation verifying this connection medically. Here is our official position at the moment: Del-Immune V® provides immediate immune system [...]
Doctors Recommend,Natural Remedies,Probotics
Elin Ritchie, M.D. is a medical doctor trained in Canada at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. She graduated from medical school in 1992, and from a family practice residency program in 1994. She is a Board Certified member of the American College of Family Practice (ACFP). Dr. Ritchie currently practices integrative medicine in Taos, [...]
Bacteria,Immunity,Viruses
While most of us have made it through the worst of the seasonal bugs, it’s important to remember that aircraft cabins are year-round virus incubators. A 2006 study at Children’s Hospital in Boston, Mass. confirmed that, like us, a microbe’s favored mode of travel is airplanes. Likewise, trains, buses, taxis and rental cars can be [...]
Immunity,Viruses
Should we work out or engage in exercise when suffering through a flu, cold or other illness? Cold and flu season generally runs through the end of April, and this year many individuals are reporting colds longer than usual, some symptoms lasting four to six weeks. After developing a cold or flu, many people who [...]
Doctors Recommend,Immunity,Natural Remedies
Elin Ritchie, M.D. is a medical doctor trained in Canada at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. She graduated from medical school in 1992, and from a family practice residency program in 1994. She is a Board Certified member of the American College of Family Practice (ACFP). Practicing integrative medicine in a small town of [...]
Immunity,Viruses
Most of us have very little chance of avoiding contact with seasonal bugs in the course of our daily lives. The viruses responsible for seasonal illness of all types are mobile, abundant and opportunistic. Isolation to avoid exposure to seasonal viruses is virtually impossible because we are social creatures – one sneeze from an infected [...]
Immunity,Nutrition,Research
Our immune systems are smart. When exposed to new viruses, our immune system learns to recognize and react to many different strains of the invaders. The system also remembers bugs it has seen before. But, we’re in a mobile society. Each year world travel brings new strains of germs and viruses home, forcing the immune [...]
Doctors Recommend,Immunity,Natural Remedies
Elin Ritchie, M.D. is a medical doctor trained in Canada at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. She graduated from medical school in 1992, and from a family practice residency program in 1994. She is a Board Certified member of the American College of Family Practice (ACFP). Dr. Ritchie currently practices integrative medicine in Taos, [...]
Immunity,Probotics
We know that frequent hand washing, containing a sneeze in a tissue, drinking plenty of water, getting adequate sleep and proper nutrition are all great ways to reduce our risk of contracting an illness. We can also reduce that risk by understanding a bit more about the human immune response. Within our immune systems, there [...]
