Eric/Immune26

Eric,I agree that a week is short. I did write a quite a bit more on the main board - here's why I'm stopping early. A couple of days ago I had some heart palpitations & last night I woke up with my heart racing. These things don't normally happen to me. There was one person ranting on the internet about immune26 causing problems for her & it had something to do with her heart.So with those 3 pieces of info, I felt that the prudent thing to do was to stop it. Whether immune26 was actually causing the negative symptoms or not, I don't know. I guess time will tell.

Got it Ltl, and understand. I read that thread, coould be that one person mentionning the heart thing may have had some egg reaction possibly but who knows?Did you read this before when I posted it.Self-Hypnosis Can Cut Stress and Boost Your Immune System A number of studies have suggested stress can hinder the body's immune system defenses. Now researchers say people may be able to fight back with the stress-relieving techniques of self-hypnosis. In a study of medical students under exam-time stress, investigators found that those who received "hypnotic-relaxation training" did not show the same reduction in key immune system components that their untrained counterparts did. The researchers looked at 33 medical and dental students during relatively low-stress periods and around the time of the first major exam of the term. Half of the students attended sessions where they learned to relax through self-hypnosis. The investigators found that during exam time, the self-hypnosis students launched stronger immune responses compared with students who did not learn the technique. And the more often students practiced the relaxation strategy, the stronger their immune response. In previous studies, the researchers found that stressful times may impair the body's wound-healing process and response to vaccination. They and other researchers have also found that relaxation techniques may combat these effects by relieving stress and boosting the immune system. The data from this study provide encouraging evidence that interventions may reduce the immunological dysregulation associated with acute stressors. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 2001;69

No, I didn't read that before, but thanks for posting it again.It is of particular interest to me, especially now, because of something new (to me) that I'm looking into. If it looks promising, I'll post more details later.It may well be that the heart thing is not a problem for me, which is why I'm willing to try this again when I develop respiratory problems this winter (I do almost every winter). But if I don't have any heart irregularities between now & then, and it starts again when I resume taking it, I won't stay on it long.