The amount of beta-glucan fiber in just a dusting of nutritional yeast each day may be enough to change the course of our immune response to various pathogens, according to a study that put this substance to the test in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial for the prevention of common childhood illnesses.
The findings reflect an understanding of immunity that began in 1989, when the late Charles Janeway gave a presentation that revolutionized our understanding of the immune system. Janeway had correctly theorized and described the workings of the innate immune system.
