Category: Integral Theory of Health
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Indigenous Kokama favors ayahuasca for COVID-19 treatment after seeing drop in COVID deaths
The death of Kokama community leader Guilherme Padilha Samiaslast May due to COVID-19 changed the way the community treated those with symptoms of the disease. In an article for the Mongabay published August 17, 2020, Maria Fernanda Ribeiro, Kokama chief Edney Samias was quoted saying “At first, we relied on the medicine of non-Indigenous people,…
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Boosting immune system, a viable treatment strategy for COVID-19
New research findings from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis offers a new theory as to why COVID-19 patients become seriously ill. Senior investigator Richard Hotchkiss says that results are showing that the immune systems of involved patients are not doing enough to protect them from the virus, hence leading them in…
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A reminder: We need to stop sanitizing everything and let bacteria back in our lives
The following article was written by Joselin Linder in 2016 and speaks of the delicate balance in the microbial ecosystem that exists within our bodies. It tells us of the discoveries of Dr. Jack Gilbert who saw the benefit of increasing microbial diversity in the home. He says that this helps boost our immune system…
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What should you emphasize for good health: inner terrain or outer terrain?
There are two theories of disease and infection. The first was promoted by Louis Pasteur is the Germ Theory. The second, proposed by Antoine Bechamp is known as the Host Theory, and is the complete opposite of the first. According to the Germ Theory, disease is caused by invasive, pathogenic germs coming from nature. Meanwhile,…
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Our complicated relationship with viruses
In this 2016 article published by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, we will discover that at least 10% of the human genome is made up of virus DNA. The report shows us that rather than harming us, virus DNA is actually beneficial. Commonly referred to as endogenous retroviruses (ERVs), these viral hitchhikers actually help…
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Rewilding urban spaces can strengthen the human immune system
This article by Medical Xpress explores the result of a study conducted by a team from the University of Adelaide which discovered that revegetation of urban spaces not only improved soil microbiota, it also offered benefits for human health. According to the study’s lead author, Jacob Mills, children who spend time outdoors encounter microbes which reduces stress…
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Vitamin D levels play a role in COVID-19 severity
Utilizing global data from 10 countries, researchers from Northwestern University found that patients from countries with high COVID-19 mortality rates had lower levels of vitamin D compared to patients from countries that were not as severely affected. Vadim Backman, lead researcher for this study said that their team discovered a strong correlation between vitamin D…
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Our immune system can fight back
Researchers from the University of Melbourne mapped the immune responses of one of the first COVID-19 patients in Australia and discovered that the body has the capacity to fight against the infection. The woman was in her 40s and was exhibiting mild-to-moderate symptoms when she was admitted to the hospital. Using the Sentinel Travellers and…
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Gregg Braden: Our bodies know how to fight COVID-19
This 3-minute video is a part of a longer interview between Gregg Braden and London Real. In this interview, Braden says that our bodies are not a product of random evolution. Instead, the millions of years of evolution have prepared our bodies so that we can thrive in an age of illness such as today. Braden stresses…
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Your immune system: the best defense against COVID-19
We must live a healthy lifestyle if we want to protect ourselves from COVID-19. In this article for the World Economic Forum, Phil Cain says that because there is no vaccine for the coronavirus yet, so our immune systems must adapt unaided to this potential threat. To boost our immune system, Cain recommends abstinence from smoking…
