Stress
Stress and Immunity
The power of stress has been barely understood since Hungarian-Canadian researcher Hans Selye first put out his General Adaptation theory in 1936. Selye broke down the idea of stress into
Carol O'Connor
8 March 2021
My Blog.
Read More »
Post-COVID
The Hygiene Hypothesis
In these days when we are considering our kids back in school, it’s worth balancing our ideas of clean versus dirty, and what clean actually means. Does it mean a
Carol O'Connor
16 September 2020
Wellness
The Dangers of Hand Washing
Hand washing is the simplest and most effective way of warding off infection.
Carol O'Connor
26 August 2020
Wellness
The Virus and the Body’s Superpowers
We have been looking at the immune system in two of its most basic forms, the innate system and the adaptive system. Now I want to turn our attention to
Carol O'Connor
17 August 2020
Wellness
The Care and Feeding of the Immune System
Having considered how important the microbiome, all those lovely bugs in our guts, is to our immune system, we can see how easy it might be to have some influence
Carol O'Connor
3 August 2020
Wellness
More on the Immune System
Last week we had a quick overview of the immune system, looking only at two of the supposed five parts – the innate system and the adaptive, or acquired, system.
Carol O'Connor
27 July 2020
Subscribe to Newsletter
Subscribe to receive my latest updates and blog posts direct to your inbox.
You’ll also have access to my free eBook