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The wonderful human immune system - macrophages The immune system of man Our immune system is a wonderful, highly complex system. Since time immemorial, it has protected us from pathogens from the environment. It has the ability to constantly "learn" and develop further. In medical school we learned about important processes of the immune system. However, recent years have brought new breakthrough findings. In 2011, the Nobel Prize was awarded in connection with the discovery of the fascinating "Toll-like" receptor of macrophages. More discoveries are certainly yet to come. Activation of the T-lymphocyteThe macrophages They are the "guardians of our...

The wonderful human immune system - lymphocytes Lymphocytes learn to recognize their "enemy". In my work as a physician, I repeatedly find that many people think they are defenseless against pathogens from the outside world. They see the only supposed way out in taking medications that can quickly kill these pathogens.So it is often bacteria, viruses or even fungal infections that cause us problems. In rare cases, it is also parasitic diseases such as amoebae, etc., that cause problems. The good news is - we are not helpless against these attacks. Our immune system is an incredibly sophisticated system with...

Achtung, künstliches Curcuma auf dem Vormarsch Curcuma longa is known to contain 3 important curcuminoids: Curcumin Bis-demethoxy curcumin Demethoxy-curcumin The percentage of curcumin is by far the highest. For some time now, the high-quality plant substance curcumin can also be produced synthetically. Bis-demethoxy curcumin and demethoxy curcumin, unlike curcumin, cannot be produced synthetically. Some manufacturers mix these two natural curcuminoids with the much cheaper artificial curcumin for cost reasons. A reliable, but also complex and cost-intensive method to prove the naturalness of curcumin is the so-called "C14 method". This is also called "isotope measurement" or "radiocarbon method". Synthetic curcumin is...

Micelle turmeric - 185 times better bioavailability? Polysorbate 80 is often found in products that are described as world novelties. Polysorbate 80 is also known as E433. It is a synthetic emulsifier that is approved as a food additive in Europe. In some cases, quite high levels of polysorbate 80 are also found in dietary supplements. A human study states that liquid micelle turmeric with polysorbate 80 has 185 times higher bioavailability than conventional Curcuma longa powder. [1] Bioavailability can also be improved with natural substances. The best known example is piperine. With this, a 20-fold increase in the bioavailability...