The body requires a certain level of macro and micro-nutrients in order to carry out an array of cellular functions and enzymatic processes. These nutrients are typically obtained through eating a diverse diet of plants, seeds, legumes, and animal products. Today, due to industrial agriculture, access to highly processed foods, and low intake of fruits […]
Viruses are not living organisms but small proteins of DNA or RNA. Viruses enter a host through contact with ocular, mucosal, or nasal cells, integrating their genetic material into cells. Each virus subtype has a unique way of gaining access to a host and proliferating its genes into human cells. Some viruses act quickly and […]
Are you looking to add some virus-kicking herbal additions to your diet? If not, you probably should be! Herbs have been used for centuries to prevent and treat a multitude of infections and disease. They influence the body through their chemical molecular structures, which in turn influences cellular activity and metabolic processes in the body. […]
Why Nutrition Is So Important Nutrition plays an essential role in maintaining proper function of the immune system. The majority of the immune cells within the human body are found within lymphatic tissue surrounding the intestines, called the gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT). The location of the immune system near the digestive tract plays an important […]
We each experience different forms of stress in our lives. Stress can range from acute time-limited stressors, like public speaking, to brief life stressors, like academic examinations. Stress can also be more chronic, due to loss of a job, a relationship, or debilitating illness. How stress impacts the immune response differs depending on the type […]
How Your Body Fights Viruses: Mounting an Immune Response to Coronavirus, HPV, the Herpes Virus (cold sores), and more. With the COVID-19 virus currently surrounding us, many of us are looking for natural ways to support our immune system. The way the body fights off infections like COVID-19, HPV and even cold sores caused by […]
For many people, PapillexTM and AHCC® offer a unique opportunity. An opportunity to make their bodies more resilient in responding to infections, viruses and other stressors naturally.
Understanding how these high-quality supplements do this, as well as empowering people to try the two for themselves, is the purpose of this blog.
We intend to help keep health-conscious people in the loop about the latest and greatest developments that benefit the immune system and help us respond to our internal and external environments as optimally as possible.
We also aim to educate and inform people about the implications of HPV and how we can create a more inhospitable environment for the virus in our bodies.
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Dr. Elizabeth Goldspink, company founder and Naturopathic Doctor