It is well known that eating healthy foods improves your immunity. People who eat diets high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean meats provide the immune system with the micronutrients it needs to make immune cells that fight off disease.

Eating processed foods can do just the opposite. Processed foods, otherwise known as junk foods, contain very little in the way of nutrients and do nothing to support the immune system.

A diet high in processed foods just sets you up for a poor immune system and an increased risk of disease.

Processed foods are high in sucrose, fructose, and glucose, and contain rancid fats, synthetic fats, genetically modified ingredients, preservatives, and additives. Continue reading →

Stress of any kind, including that found when your relationships with your loved ones are unstable, can decrease your level of immunity, and increase your chance of getting immune diseases. This has been shown in a recent article, published in Psychological Science.

According to the research, married people were given questionnaires that measured their degree of anxiety around attachment to their partner. Those who suffer from this kind of anxiety tend to seek continual reassurance from their spouse, place a negative spin on those things occurring as part of the relationship, fear being rejected.

While everyone will exhibit concerns every once in a while regarding their relationship, it turns out that having a high level of attachment anxiety leads to people who worry most of the time and in many of their interpersonal relationships. Continue reading →