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The Mighty Platelet!

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  Platelets are little cells that scan the bloodstream looking for rogue cells and invaders to target and destroy. They are an important part of our immune defense. Usually clotting a cut in the skin is all they get credit for. It turns out they are big players, regulating inflammation and infections This is what they do: 1. Inflammation Managers: Inflammation is the body's natural response to injury or infection. Platelets are among the first cells responding to sites of tissue injury and infection. When tissues are damaged, platelets are attracted to the injury to form a plug, preventing blood loss. Additionally, they recruit other signaling chemicals: cytokines and chemokines. This is how platelets manage to modulate other immune cells arriving in the problem area. Platelets will interact with white blood cells specific to infection, called neutrophils and macrophages. This bolsters the immune cells effectiveness to surround and destroy any and all bad guys.  2. Bacterial D...

Stem Cells for Traumatic Brain Injury - Brain Scan

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What is Homeopathy?

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  What is Homeopathy?   Imagine a world where there are two ways to heal the body. One is to listen and observe the problem, then figure out what to do to it to fix it, and the other is to listen and observe then provide what the body needs to heal itself.     "similia similibus curentur" is commonly used in the sense of " all diseases should be treated by similar drug diseases " For 200 years Homeopathy has been healing the body from the inside out by matching the healing stimulus to the wellness problem. Curing the illness comes from within. There is not one cure that comes from new medicine. Applying and prescribing drugs, removing parts, redirecting plumbing might serve to relieve symptoms or cover up underlying issues, but only the body is responsible for healing itself.    How does a remedy match an illness? I think physics can explain some of this. Everything has a vibration, and energy signature to it. We know that we can cancel out a wave with ...