What is the difference between prebiotics and probiotics?

Prebiotics and probiotics work together to encourage the growth of beneficial bacteria that can improve digestion and support the immune system. Both prebiotics and probiotics occur naturally in many foods.

What are the benefits of nutritional yeast?

Nutritional yeast is full of vitamins and minerals, making it an excellent addition to a healthful diet.

Can a Western diet permanently alter the immune system?

Consuming a Western diet may prompt irreversible changes in the immune system that make it hyper-responsive to triggers of inflammation, says a new study.

Natural compound coupled with specific gut microbes may prevent severe flu

Mouse study reveals how gut microbes fight influenza.Microbes that live in the gut don’t just digest food. They also have far-reaching effects on the immune system.

Unsaturated fatty acid may reverse aging effect of obesity

Obesity, or a high fat diet, can lead to changes in the immune system similar to those observed with aging.

Age-related immune system decline slowed by antioxidants

A new study suggests that antioxidants in the diet could preserve the function of the thymus – an organ crucial to the immune system.

Study: Zinc deficiency linked to immune system response, particularly in older adults

Zinc, an important mineral in human health, appears to affect how the immune system responds to stimulation, especially inflammation, new research from Oregon State University shows.

Dry-roasted peanuts more likely trigger for allergy

New study of mice finds dry-roasted peanuts are more likely to trigger allergy than raw peanuts, likely because dry roasting produces chemicals that prime the immune system.

Danish scientists uncover clue to Listeria’s toughness

A Danish study finds that special RNA molecules help Listeria produce just enough proteins to invade and infect cells but not quite enough to be visible to the immune system.

Prolonged fasting ‘re-boots’ immune system

Fasting not only protects against damage from chemotherapy but also induces regeneration of the immune system, shifting stem cells from dormant to active states, says new study.

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