RADIO HEALTH PEARL #359 …brought to you by the Gesundheit! Nutrition Center.

Our immune system is an interesting concept.

We know that it involves elements of our physical being, our mind and even our spirit. These need to work together flawlessly to keep our body alive, safe, and functioning.

How amazing the immune system is, becomes obvious once the body dies. Within days bacteria, infections and parasites will invade it; within weeks organs and skin tissue is being eaten and all that will be left are our bones.

It is our immune system that makes sure these types of massive invasions don’t happen while we’re alive.

We do get our share of small attacks, though, resulting in colds, flu, infections, inflammation and even skin-irritations. But in general the system works very well and we need to keep it that way if we want to live a good-quality life.

I will continue sharing more about our immune system, because it is very interesting. Meanwhile, don’t deteriorate yet; you deserve better than that!

Check for more immune-building options …at the Gesundheit! Nutrition Center on North 19th Avenue.

RADIO HEALTH PEARL #358 …brought to you by the Gesundheit! Nutrition Center.

Isn’t it interesting that the more you learn about something, or about a specific topic, the more you realize that you really don’t know that much yet?!

Take the eye for example. A very small organ that has so many intricate workings, all combining to let us distinguish and experience color, shape, beauty, vastness, emotions and detail.

Loss of sight, one of our senses, would mean tremendous adjustments in daily living; and we will probably never regain the quality of life, as we knew it.

Damage to the eyes can result in known disorders such as Glaucoma, Cataracts, Macular Degeneration, and Floaters.

Possible causes to these disorders include Genetics, Diet, weakness of the eye muscles, and allergies to certain environmental toxins or animals.

There are actually exercises you can do to improve your vision, that won’t take very long. And there are great supplements available to improve certain eye conditions.

When you are ready to do more research on that, give us a try …at the Gesundheit! Nutrition Center on North 19th Avenue.

RADIO HEALTH PEARL #357 …brought to you by the Gesundheit! Nutrition Center.

How often do we hear that we have to watch that LDL-cholesterol, that BAD LDL-cholesterol!

Come to find-out that there are some great benefits attached to this fat:

• LDL inside a blood vessel provides similar benefits in healing and in fighting infections, as scabs do on the skin.

• Healthy young and middle-aged men with an LDL-cholesterol below 160 have lower white blood cells than those with an LDL reading of 160-and-over.

• LDL binds and inactivates dangerous bacterial toxins;

• And … there is a relationship between low LDL and various chronic diseases.

On the other hand we have HDL, good-cholesterol, that really is NOT THAT GOOD unless it is high: at least above 60, preferably above 85.

My suggestion is that you always get copies of your blood-work, and keep an eye on changes and fluctuations.

For more questions to end the confusion, please see us …at the Gesundheit! Nutrition Center on North 19th Avenue.