Immune system variation and flexibility The clinical manifestations following SARS-CoV-2 infection are highly variable, ranging from asymptomatic or mild symptoms to severe pneumonia that can progress to acute respiratory distress syndrome[3]. Whilst it is still unclear whether this disease progression is related to the viral infection (load, and variant) itself, to the host immune response,…

Our Immune System, Stress and Saffron Winter is coming and as many have learned regarding infectious agents, the variation between infection and disease remains a societal and individual experience[1]. Whilst there is, for every pathogen, a threshold at which an infection becomes problematic; all the immune system must do is suppress its rise below this line to…

Adaptogens to the Rescue and their Stress-Protective Effects We have all experienced some level of stress or overwhelm during the pandemic and perhaps for many years before that.  Recent times have sharpened our sense of the increasing struggles and the burgeoning mental health effects that seem to be surfacing more and more every day.  So…