Immune
The Immune Mind: The fascinating BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week, uncovering the connection between the mind, immune system and microbiome
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our bodies may feel autonomous, but we all live in the nexus of radical interconnection. Our bodies are always in communication with other bodies: our immune system is responsive not only to collective health policies but also to the emotions and affects of others. The immune-dysregulated body, therefore, is an embodiment of our porousness to one a
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However, there is one meaning of the word ‘immunity’ that is relevant to health, because it is certainly possible to be ‘immune’ to illness. The ordinary dictionary definition of the word ‘immune’ refers to ‘being unaffected by something’, and it is this meaning that is incorporated into a statement made by Dr John Tilden, “Can one person become im
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the immune response “is called into action by alarm signals from injured tissues, rather than by the recognition of nonself.”
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