1. My immune system is my housekeeper

The immune system is usually seen as our defence against infections. However if we want to support it best we should see it as much more than this, indeed as a key part of our internal housekeeping.         Immune housekeeping We can start by seeing it as a vast array...

2. The immune vanguard

Our first responders form the ‘innate’ immune system. These white blood cells work quickly and may not need to involve complex immune responses. They are also most easily helped by plant remedies. The immune vanguard The innate immune system is made up mainly of a...

5. Our immune bureaucracy?

Our innate immune cells and digestion are backed by a very sophisticated defence infrastructure called the adaptive immune system. This is more complex and also more likely to go wrong.    Immune bureaucracy? The adaptive (or specific) immune system is formed of type...