Category: Integral Theory of Health
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Autophagy: The Body’s Natural Way of Healing From Spike Protein Damage
The following article was written by Jennifer Margulis and Joe Wang. It was published by Epoch Times last October 27, 2022. In this article, Margulis and Wang report on a phenomenon called authophagocytosis commonly referred to as autophagy. It is a process where cells digest and break down cellular waste and invading viruses and bacteria.…
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Can we learn to live with germs again?
The following article was written by Markham Heid and was published by The New York Times last April 23, 2021, In it, Heid discusses the importance of the human microbiome and the need for us to re-learn how to nurture and live with the trillions of bacteria that live on and inside our bodies. Here,…
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Researchers find life-long immunity to Spanish flu, can natural immunity to SARS-CoV-2 offer the same?
The following article was published on August 19, 2008 by the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP). The article reports on the findings of a new study that showed that survivors of the 1918 influenza pandemic still had antibodies that reacted against the virus, almost 100 years after. The article said, “The group…
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Metastudy shows little possibility for variants to escape human immune system
The following is a pre-proof of an article which has been accepted for publication to the journal Cell Host and Microbe. It was written by Alba Grifoni, John Sidney, Randi Vita, Bjoern Peters, Shane Crotty, Daniela Weiskopf and Alessandro Sette. The metastudy involved the review of 25 researches that investigated and identified SARS-CoV-2-derived T-cell epitopes…
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Healthy food and lifestyles: The unexpected medicine for COVID-19
This opinion piece was written by Dr. Casey Means and Grady Means. It was published by The Hill last April 21, 2020. In this article the authors talk about a rarely discussed fact about COVID: “Those at the highest risk of extreme illness and death have underlying conditions such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease or…
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What happens to children’s immune systems after a year of lockdowns and social distancing?
The following article was written by Maryn McKenna and was published by Wired Magazine last April 26, 2021. In this article, McKenna looks at another unintended consequence of lockdowns, social distancing, and obsessive disinfection – the disappearing microbiota. The implementation of these health protocols has prevented children from encountering pathogens that could have trained their…
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New study: T-cells induced by COVID infection can respond to new SARS-CoV-2 variants
The following article was written by Julie Steenhuysen and was published by Reuters last March 31, 2021. In this article, Steenhuysen reports on the results of a new study which showed that T-cells developed from an infection of the original strain of the SARS-CoV-2 could also protect against the three most concerning virus variants identified…
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Our immune system evolves to fight coronavirus variants
This article by Monuique Brouillete was published by the Scientific American on March 31, 2021. It features a new study conducted by Michel Nussenzweig, an immunologist at the Rockefeller University, which showed that the human immune system can evolve to more effectively handle variants. The article clarifies the different kinds of immune cells that have…
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Our immune system is the biggest mystery during this coronavirus outbreak
This article written by Dr. John Lee for The Spectator relates to us what is known about viruses, and their role in the evolution and development of life. He says that all coronaviruses, being RNA viruses, predates life itself. And as all of life have developed alongside RNA viruses, our bodies have evolved with the…
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Immune memory offers hope for collective immunity
This New York Times article published last August 16, 2020 features a number of scientists saying that immune systems of those infected with the coronavirus can recognize the virus even months after recovery [new studies show that immunity to the virus can last for years, see New study found pre-existing SARS-CoV-2 immunity in general population].…
