METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSAYING, MAINTAINING, AND ENHANCING THE ACTIVITY OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM OF A SUBJECT

摘要

A method for non-invasively assessing a subject's health includes evaluating a state of a subject's immune response. Such a method may include obtaining a salivary sample from the subject and assaying the salivary sample for IgA. The state of a component of the subject's immunity may be evaluated in conjunction with the administration of one or more substances known to elicit a cell mediated immune response to the subject to determine the effect of the one or more substances on the subject's humoral, or antibody mediated, immune response. Assay methods may also be used to optimize the dosage of an immune support component to be administered to a particular subject. Systems that include assays for evaluating the state of a subject's immune response and nutraceuticals are also disclosed.