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How can a viral infection affect someone with C...

Anna Campbell

What can be a common cold for someone without a respiratory disease, can turn into severe illness, hospitalisation and secondary infections for someone with a respiratory disease.  Darcy has had...

How can a viral infection affect someone with C...

Anna Campbell

What can be a common cold for someone without a respiratory disease, can turn into severe illness, hospitalisation and secondary infections for someone with a respiratory disease.  Darcy has had...

Can you really boost your immune system?

Can you really boost your immune system?

Anna Campbell

Innate Immunity. This is where our body’s system attacks invaders as they enter the body in an initially non-specific way which then triggers Act 3 of immunity.  New international research...

Can you really boost your immune system?

Anna Campbell

Innate Immunity. This is where our body’s system attacks invaders as they enter the body in an initially non-specific way which then triggers Act 3 of immunity.  New international research...

A macrophage (type white blood cell) destroying an invading pathogen (phagocytosis)

What are macrophages and why are they important...

Anna Campbell

Macrophages are present throughout our bodies and in our major organs.  In the lungs, when air is inhaled for oxygen exchange, toxic substances (eg bacteria, viruses and fungi) may be...

What are macrophages and why are they important...

Anna Campbell

Macrophages are present throughout our bodies and in our major organs.  In the lungs, when air is inhaled for oxygen exchange, toxic substances (eg bacteria, viruses and fungi) may be...

Your mouth as your first line of defence

Your mouth as your first line of defence

Anna Campbell

These types of conditions can inhibit the growth of beneficial species and drive the selection of bacteria with an acid-producing/acid-tolerating phenotype, increasing the risk of dysbiosis – which can lead...

Your mouth as your first line of defence

Anna Campbell

These types of conditions can inhibit the growth of beneficial species and drive the selection of bacteria with an acid-producing/acid-tolerating phenotype, increasing the risk of dysbiosis – which can lead...

“I just keep getting sick.”

“I just keep getting sick.”

Anna Campbell

One of the small changes to focus on, is to introduce more antioxidants into your diet.  There is so much nutritional and dietary advice out there, it can get incredibly...

“I just keep getting sick.”

Anna Campbell

One of the small changes to focus on, is to introduce more antioxidants into your diet.  There is so much nutritional and dietary advice out there, it can get incredibly...

Improve your gut - improve your immunity!

Improve your gut - improve your immunity!

Anna Campbell

In a study which assessed Asians who had moved to the United States, it was found that after the move, individuals had reduced gut microbial diversity and function (read more...

Improve your gut - improve your immunity!

Anna Campbell

In a study which assessed Asians who had moved to the United States, it was found that after the move, individuals had reduced gut microbial diversity and function (read more...