Sentences with phrase «defend against the flu»

These products help the immune system defend itself against flu, colds, and free radicals.

Add these meals to your 8fit meal plan and feel at ease knowing that you are getting the macronutrients your body needs to function — protein, carbohydrate and fat — plus helping your body defend against the flu.

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That development is important because a T cell response will likely confer longer - term protection than current inoculations do and defend against a variety of flu strains (because T cells would be on the lookout for several different features of the flu virus whereas antibodies would be primarily focused on the shape of a specific strain).

The chief flu scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO) today defended his agency against criticism that the H1N1 swine flu pandemic was «fake,» that its threat to human health was hyped, and that WHO's policies were influenced by vaccine manufacturers who benefited from the pandemic virus.

But when these invaders pass through to one or both lungs (often after you've had a cold or the flu), or if your immune system is too weak to defend against an infectious assault, tiny air sacs in your lungs, called alveoli, become inflamed and fill with fluid or pus.

The good «pro» biotics are wiped out along with the bad, but then a vicious cycle can start: probiotics are essential for immune function, so a gut wiped out by antibiotics can't defend you against bugs like the flu or strep or staph.

The goal is to have an immune system that can defend the animal against exposure to parvo, canine or feline distemper, kennel cough, FeLV, strangles, flu, Rhino, etc..