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The Immune Miracle The all-natural approach for better health, increased energy, & improved mood. Shawn M. Talbott, PhD, CNS, LDN, FACSM, FAIS, FACN   Chapter 4 Priming Your Immune System As discussed in the last chapter, the relationship between stress and decreased immune function is well-established by researchers around the world. Chronic stress can cause

The Immune Miracle The all-natural approach for better health, increased energy, & improved mood. Shawn M. Talbott, PhD, CNS, LDN, FACSM, FAIS, FACN   Chapter 3 Stress and Your Immune System We know that during periods of increased stress, there is often also an increase in the incidence of certain chronic “immune-related” conditions, such as

The Immune Miracle The all-natural approach for better health, increased energy, & improved mood. Shawn M. Talbott, PhD, CNS, LDN, FACSM, FAIS, FACN   Chapter 2 Immune System Overview We typically think of the immune system in two parts – the “innate” and the “acquired” (adaptive) immune systems. After the “barriers” to pathogens, such as

The Immune Miracle The all-natural approach for better health, increased energy, & improved mood. Shawn M. Talbott, PhD, CNS, LDN, FACSM, FAIS, FACN   Chapter 1 Immunity and Disease First – let’s make sure we’re all on the same page with a proper definition of the “Immune System.” An immune system is a network of

Heading into the end of January – I can HEAR your stomach growling! This is the time of year when a lot of people start to fall OFF their New Year’s resolutions to lose weight and get in shape – and a BIG reason for that fall off is because you’re HUNGRY! I visited KUTV’s

For the last several years, there has been a LOT of hype around probiotics – also known as “good” bacteria that you can now find in all manner of supplements and fermented foods like yogurt, kefir, kombucha, and increasingly in a lot of junk food like sweetened cereal and ultra-processed energy bars. Recently, I’ve been