The World Health Organisation (WHO) is currently testing the antiviral activity of herbal medicines against Coronavirus (COVID-19). Many herbal targets exist that warrant further research.

Dengue fever also known as "break-bone fever", a disease of the tropics caused by a virus called Flavivirus. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle & joint pains & a characteristic skin rash that is similar to measles.

Recently there has been a lot of media attention on the rapid increase in food allergy and everyone nowadays is gluten free, lactose free or vegan.

Authoritarian and libertarian approaches to lockdown: Which is acceptable? The race between Mother Earth and the scientists to protect the herd: My bet is on Mother Earth.

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of genetic eye conditions. In the progression of symptoms for RP, night blindness generally precedes tunnel vision by years or even decades.

In previous articles on Geert Vanden Bossche's Voice for Science and Solidarity I described numerous phytochemicals that epigenetically and metabolically reprogramme innate immune cells to create a ‘memory’ of a pathogen, as a priming tool for an improved host response (2).

Autoimmune diseases result from the failure of an organism to recognise its own constituent parts as self, which allows an immune response against its own cells & tissues.

Fever in children is common and in most part caused by benign self-limiting infections, meaning the prognosis is good and it will run its own course.

Sarcoidosis is a multi system inflammatory disease that affects multiple organs in the body, but mostly the lungs and lymph glands. characterised by non-caseating granulomas (small inflammatory nodules).

For anyone with chronic disease, atopic diseases eg asthma, eczema, hay fever, or those with general symptoms of unwellness, sore joints, aching muscles, fatigue, headaches, acne & constipation,

Recent outbreaks of viral diseases in the advent of globalisation and ease of travel have underscored their prevention as a critical issue in safeguarding public health. The following are some natural antivirals.

Food allergy is an abnormal response to a food triggered by your immune system. Symptoms include itchiness, swelling, vomiting, diarrhea, trouble breathing, or low blood pressure.

There are between 50-100 cases of early Lyme disease cases annually in Ireland. The most extreme form Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) & most dangerous, occurs in 10-15% of infected individuals.

Essential oils from many plant families have demonstrated antiviral properties in laboratory. Use before exposure can lessen the potential of infection. This is the case for any type of virus, be it our 'regular' flu season or potential pandemic threat of H1N1 swine flu.

Geert Vanden Bossche states that the innate immune system is equipped with potent humoral and cellular effectors including, innate antibodies and natural killer cells, that abrogate viral infection, and that these innate cells are a crucial component of the humoral (antibody-mediated) immune system (2).

Fever indicates your child is healthy, however, can evoke fear & anxiety for parents. Complications of fever & accompanying symptoms give rise to questions when raising your chidlren naturally.

This is an article about preparing for Ebola. Whilst I am not a "prepper", I do believe in the 7 Ps, a British Army adage for Proper Planning and Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance. Ebola hasn't gone away; there is acurrent outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Vitamin D regulates our natural immune system, important not only in immune deficiency diseases but also in conditions of a hyperactive immune system such as seen in autoimmune disease.

Histamine is a compound found in all cells of the body and is a natural component of many foods. It is an important component of the immune and neurologic systems and is involved in the process of inflammation. Histamine causes a variety of symptoms depending on where it is released and what receptors it binds to. 

How long natural immunity to coronavirus COVID-19 lasts, why are we hearing herd immunity doesn’t work & what difficulties have been experienced with past coronavirus vaccine research?

Influenza viruses & pandemics spread worldwide & infect a large proportion of the worlds population, naturally prevent & treat H1N1 pandemic flu