Weekly Health Tips

How to Strengthen Your Immune System

If you’re wondering whether your immune system is up to par, you’re not alone. Strong natural defenses are critical – now more than ever. Where is your white blood cell count, or WBC? If it’s suddenly elevated, you may be dealing with a pathogen – a virus, bacterium or another disease-causing microorganism. Below WBC are listed a long with their job.
Lymphocytes – If your levels are high, you may be fighting a viral infection, which would likely not respond to antibiotics. There are two main types of lymphocytes: B cells, which produce antibodies, and C cells, which eliminate infected cells and cancer. In addition, lymphocytes also include Natural Killer cells of the early defense system known as the innate immune response.

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Honey is a biologic wound dressing

 

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Honey is a biologic wound dressing with multiple bioactivities? Each of the healing-promoting activities can be found separately in pharmaceutical products, but in honey they are all present and work together synergistically to enhance the healing process. In addition, there is the added benefit from the physical properties of the honey creating a moist healing environment, one in which the antibacterial activity removes all likelihood of moist conditions favoring bacterial growth.

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How Pollen affects us

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 When pollen particles enter through your nose, eyes or mouth, your immune system springs into action? Immune cells start producing protein particles called anti-bodies. 
These anti-bodies are similar to pitchforks. They pick up the pollen and transport it over to the nearest white blood cells. Upon contact, your white blood cells immediately release a class of chemicals called “histamines.” These histamines trigger your body to start itching, watering, sneezing and wheezing in an effort to expel the pollen from your body through your eyes, nose and mouth. 

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Benefits of Honey

  Did you know? Did you know that some of the main health benefits from honey come from its antioxidant content? Natural honey contains a range of compounds that act as antioxidants,…

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The Sweet Side of Healthy

What is raw honey? It’s a pure, unfiltered and unpasteurized sweetener made by bees from the nectar of flowers. Most of the honey consumed today is processed honey that’s been heated and filtered since it was gathered from the hive. Unlike processed honey, raw honey does not get robbed of its incredible nutritional value and health powers. It is believed that the processing and pasteurization that regular honey undergoes diminishes many of the beneficial elements. Thus, it is believed that because of this, raw honey provides more health benefits than pasteurized/ processed honey.
Processed honey undergoes a pasteurization process. This means manufacturers have heated it to reduce the moisture content, delays crystallization, and destroys yeast cells, enhances shelf life, and make it look more transparent and attractive. However, pasteurization may adversely affect the number of nutrients in the honey. It is pretty safe to assume that any ultra-filtered honey on store shelves is Chinese honey and it’s even safer to assume that it entered the country un-inspected and in violation of federal law.

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Benefits of Journaling -Joke of the Day

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Here are five good-for-you virtues of journaling: Reduces Stress. An overabundance of stress can be damaging to your physical, mental, and emotional health. Improves Immune Function. Keeps Memory Sharp. Boosts Mood. Strengthens Emotional Functions.
Take a few minutes each day to jot down your thoughts. You may find that you will feel better afterwards
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Benefits of Kindness -Joke of the Day

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Kindness Increases
  • The Love Hormone. Witnessing acts of kindness produces oxytocin, occasionally referred to as the ‘love hormone’ which aids in lowering blood pressure and improving our overall heart-health. …
  • Energy. …
  • Happiness. …
  • Lifespan. …
  • Pleasure. …
  • Serotonin

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The Sunshine Vitamin -Joke of the Day

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Getting enough natural sunlight is very important to our mental health. When sunlight hits the skin it triggers the body’s production of vitamin D. Vitamin D is also known as “the sunshine vitamin.” It is a crucial ingredient for overall health; protects against inflammation, lowers high blood pressure, helps muscles, improves brain function.

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Laughter the BEST Medicine

In these very strange and trying times, it is very difficult to find laughter.  Laughter can be a tonic to soothe life’s woes, and
it’s true: laughter is strong medicine. It draws people together in ways that trigger healthy physical and emotional changes in the body. Laughter strengthens your immune system, boosts mood, diminishes pain, and protects you from the damaging effects of stress. Nothing works faster or more dependably to bring your mind and body back into balance than a good laugh. Humor lightens your burdens, inspires hope, connects you to others, and keeps you grounded, focused, and alert. Laughter brings joy!!
So, where do you find this laughter.  It is different for everyone.  You can find it through old stories retold by family members, watching children play, watching funny movies, sitcoms, or YouTube videos, and of course through the telling or hearing of a funny joke.  Trying to remember what makes you laugh, and starting your day with laughter can set the tone for the day.
A FEW LAUGHTER BASICS:

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CORONA VIRUS Basic Facts

Contrary to what mass mainstream media would have you assume, coronaviruses aren’t uncharted territory. In fact, human coronaviruses are responsible for 15-30% of common colds each year. COVID-19 is a new disease, caused be a novel (or new) coronavirus that has not previously been seen in humans.  On February 11, 2020, the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, charged with naming new viruses, named the novel coronavirus, first identified in Wuhan, China, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, shortened to SARS-CoV-2.
As the name indicates, the virus is related to the SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) that caused an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2002-2003, however it is not the same virus.
Typically, the mortality statistic (approximately 2.3%) are based on people with other health issues such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, etc.  Also included are people with immune compromising health issues. 
There are some good preventatives to try and adhere to:

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