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categoryDailyimmune: Our biestmilch comic blog is online
In times in which the swine flu is all over the town immunity may become even the word of the year ;-) ... Biestmilch is one of the best substances to strengthen and stabilize immunity. Threfore we use...
Two different eyes seeing an influenza virus
Two views on a virus. In biology it is problematic if you draw an organism like being a part of your kid's toy box like the first image below, no activity state visible, no change in time. The...
The weak chili or a nice story about the volatility of genes
My friend Fritz is an enthusiastic chili raiser. He loves the habaneros, which are the very very hot chilies. The jalapeno that did not fulfill its promises Every year he pollenizes his plants to grow the next...
There are always 2 sides to the coin and more …
Especially, times of great uncertainty and panic give way to thousands of confusing mirror images that make it impossible to find our feet. How to choose among all the information, messages, words, texts, images, experts, politicians around us?...
Microorganisms shape our immune system: figures only
The mammalian lower intestine contains up to 10¹² bacteria per gram of intestine. The normal microbiota* are essential to maintain appropriate homeostatic (balanced) conditions, providing energy in form of short-chain fatty acids and nutrients like vitamins K and...
Ugh ? Or is bug-sharing a better concept to build up immunity?
Yesterday before I decided to upload this video, I knew that it would cause controversial reactions and eventually antagonize people. I made the decision to publish this video anyhow, because it shows the problem we currently face with...
A plea for immunity against hygiene
Yesterday again on our news, the swine flu. And what were the recommendations like they gave us! Improve your hygienic conditions, avoid the virus ... this approach to the problem is reaching extremes like declining another person's handshake!...
Swine flu or owing the pig some more respect
Since my telephone conversation with Chris about the swine flu hysteria in South East Asia only a few days have passed. But it was this talk and the fact that we have got this colostrum flu study that...