Immune System

No doubt we are living in complicated times. Not even experts are sure about basic info such as how lethal is the coronavirus or how prevalent it is in your community. Nonetheless, for better or worse, entities and establishments are beginning to open up around the country, and no matter…

If you’ve heard nothing else about the coronavirus, you’ve probably heard the phrase “testing, testing, testing.” Public health experts and political pundits have repeatedly warned that the country cannot limit the spread of COVID-19 and fully open up until we have adequate testing to determine the prevalence of the coronavirus…

So what’s cooking with you? Chances are, you’re actually doing a lot more cooking these days, with restaurants mostly closed and budgets more limited. Has your increased presence in the kitchen changed the way you eat? Are you improvising with whatever ingredients you can get your hands on? For some,…

Like almost everything else you face as you get older, your immune system becomes a bit slower as you age. Your ability to fight things off weakens, you may acquire an autoimmune disorder (like rheumatoid arthritis or psoriasis) or your ability to detect and correct cell defects may decline (which…