Immune System: How does it protect you and strategies to strengthen it Did you know how does the body protect you from getting sick? The answer is the immune system! Our immune system plays an important role in keeping germs out of our bodies and protect us from diseases. Without it, we can easily fall
What is Beta Glucan? Beta-glucans are natural complex carbohydrates that can be found in various types of food such as Baker’s yeast, mushrooms, oats, barley, seaweed and algae. (1) Different sources of beta-glucan provide different health benefits to the human body. Yeast Beta Glucan and Oat Beta Glucan: What’s The Difference? The two most
What is Yeast Beta Glucan? Beta-glucans are natural ingredients that can be found in food such as baker’s yeast, mushroom, cereal grains, barley and wheat. Beta-glucan from different sources has different health benefits to the human body. Beta-glucan normally extracts from the cell wall of yeast can influence the immune-modulating abilities. The common beta-glucan from
What we can do to help them boost their immunity? 1. Set up a balanced diet plan for them Good health go hand in hand. In fact, to boost the elderly’s immune systems, a good diet of foods rich in certain vitamins and minerals can help defend against infection and illness. This includes eating
Respiratory disease means any of the diseases and disorders of the airways and the lung that affect human respiration. It can range from mild and self-limiting such as influenza, common cold, cough, sore throat and runny nose to life-threatening diseases like tuberculosis, pneumonia, asthma, lung cancer and severe acute respiratory syndromes such as Covid-19. Respiratory
Why Elderly need Vitamin D? . Vitamin D is vital to the health and well-being of older adults. Despite the universal need for Vitamin D, older populations worldwide experience Vitamin D deficiency in high numbers. In other words, as individuals age, the risk of vitamin D deficiency increases. . This might be due to older adults
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin. It is produced by the body in response to skin being exposed to sunlight. Hence, vitamin D is commonly known as the “sunshine vitamin”. Meanwhile, a small amount of Vitamin D also occurs naturally in few foods including some fatty fishes (salmon, tuna), fish liver oils, egg yolks, beef
In 2020, a significant threat to public health emerged. This COVID-19 pandemic has affected thousands of peoples, who are either sick or are being killed due to the spread of this disease. According to Worldometers data, there are more than 100.83 million confirmed cases worldwide and 2.16 million deaths. While in Malaysia, total covid-19 confirmed cases has surpassed the 200,000-mark and
