Other aspect of the immune system to consider is an underactive immune system, one which has been reduced or damaged in some way. This is called being immunocompromised. Immunocompromised person are less capable of resisting infections…

Scientists have discovered that certain foods contain very high levels of nutrients, making them ideal to eat due to the calorie to nutritional content ratio. Many of these foods, as you can probably guess, are fruits and vegetables, which…

We’ve all probably heard the word antioxidants by now, since they have started to appear on many food and vitamin labels. What are they, and how can they help the immune system? In order to understand the role of antioxidants in keeping your body…

Several foods and nutrients have been found to strengthen the immune system in order to help ward off cold, flu, and other contagious germs that tend to make the rounds each year. If you’re dreading the thought of catching yet another bug, it’s time to focus…

Inflammation is the body’s normal response to injuries or infections. Inflammation comes from the Latin inflammare, to set on fire. It refers to the fact that in your body?s race to react to injuries and illness, common symptoms you will experience include:

One of the few good things about getting older is that we usually become immune to more germs as the immune system comes into contact with more and more of them. That's why adults and teens tend to get fewer colds than young children. Their...

We take our immune system for granted, unless it fails us and we get sick. Some of us may try to strengthen our immune system when cold and flu season arrives. However, for the most part, we don't pay attention to it until it is too late and...