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The Role of Food Ingredients in the Induction of Oral Tolerance and IgA
Immune Health Probiotics Allergies Zinc

The Role of Food Ingredients in the Induction of Oral Tolerance and IgA

The gastrointestinal tract serves as a critical interface between the external environment and the immune system, playing a pivotal role in the induction of oral tolerance and the production of immunoglobulin A (IgA). Oral tolerance is a phenomenon that prevents the immune system from mounting an adverse response to ingested food antigens, thereby maintaining homeostasis and preventing food allergies and autoimmune diseases. This process is essential, given the increasing prevalence of food allergies...
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Seasonal Allergies and Mood
Immune Health Mental Health Allergies

Seasonal Allergies and Mood

Inevitably, as spring stimulates the release of plant and mould antigens/allergens, people who are immunologically sensitive to this enhanced challenge display fairly consistent symptoms including itchy, watery eyes; tickly throat; and stuffy, runny nose. Fatigue is also a common response as immune activation is an energy-dependent process, and the related disturbed sleep patterns prevent suitable recovery. Mood and affect A recent series of experiments now also indicates that there is a mood, or...
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Crazy Cat Lady – The Cat Fights Back!
Mental Health Allergies

Crazy Cat Lady – The Cat Fights Back!

We discussed earlier in 2018 that certain traits in behaviour, risk taking, and emotive decision making may be adversely affected by the associated infection of a common feline protozoa called Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii). You may have nodded your head with a knowing smile reviewing the list of related symptoms and the known behaviour of certain others – not yourself obviously! Now clearly there will have been several internal discussions following this revelation including …. does kitty go? Or...
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