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immune health
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What is Immune System?
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Immunity is a very important factor in staying healthy. The immune
system consists of organs, tissues, cells, and chemicals that all work
together in fighting off illnesses and diseases. The lymph nodes,
thymus gland, spleen, tonsils, lymphocytes, antibodies, and interferon
all aid this process. There are two types of immunity, innate and
adaptive. Innate immunity is the fight against microorganisms in your
body when you are fist born. Adaptive immunity is developed later in
life from immunization or the result of fighting off an infection.
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How do the parts of my immune system communicate?
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A special protein called interferon (a class of Cytokines) carries
messages between cells and tissues. When a cell is infected with a
virus, the cell releases interferons. Interferons alert other healthy
cells to shield itself from this virus and request enzymes that destroy
them. The killer enzyme is called T Cells or killer T Cells.
Macrophages or white blood cells clean up the mess after the battle is
over. Nutriferon is a supplement that helps your cells produce
interferons to keep your immune system running optimally.
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Which supplements can help support the immune system?
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There are several supplements which keep your immune system healthy by
balancing nutritional intake and warding off bacteria and viruses.
Antioxidants, vitamin E, C, and A, selenium, zinc, beta-carotene,
glutamine, probiotics, thymus extract, and DHEA can be taken as
supplements to help insure a healthy immune system. Several herbs that
also aid in warding off illness are Echinacea, andrographis, Asian
ginseng, ashwagandha, cat’s claw, and green tea.
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What else can I do to Boost my immune system?
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The 10 Ways to boost yoou Immune System are: - Drink your lemons:
Lemon is the ideal food for restoring acid-alkali balance. Drinking
freshly squeezed lemon juice in water, or adding it to tea, salad
dressings (in place of vinegar), baking or cooking, helps maintain the
body's internal "climate" at a pH which supports healthy bacteria
instead of the viruses and harmful bacteria which thrive in more acidic
environments.
- Give your body an herbal boost:
Hundreds of herbal supplements and tinctures exist to give the immune
system additional support during the winter. Essential oils (eg.
Thieves) are an excellent source of immune-stimulating compounds.
- Get a full night's sleep:
Body needs anywhere from 6 to 10 hours of sleep each night. Sleep has
been linked to balanced hormone levels, keeping weight down, clear
thinking and reasoning, improved mood, and vibrant, healthy skin.
- Eat plenty of protein: Protein is a building block for a healthy body, mind, and immune system.
- Drink plenty of water:
You should be drinking, in daily ounces, half your body weight in
pounds. Most headaches occur because people are not getting enough
water.
- Stop drinking coffee:
Contrary to recent marketing as a source of antioxidants, chocolate and
coffee are two of the worst things you can do for your immune system
and your health.
- Worse yet is the impact of refined white sugar: If you do only one thing to boost your immune system, eliminating sugar will do the trick.
- Stock up on raw fruits and vegetables for their antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, fibre and enzymes.
- Spend some time out in the cold:
Snowball fight, Exercise can make a noticeable difference to your
health and happiness by releasing endorphins. Most of us spend 90% of
our lives indoors, inhaling dubiously filtered air and other people's
germs, so I take any opportunity I can to get outside. Time spent
outdoors in the cold also stimulates the thyroid gland.
- Nurture yourself:
Make sure you take time to yourself, spend some time with friends, and
indulge yourself in a massage, a hot bath, or an energy work session
when you want one.
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How does my immune system work?
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The immune systems classifies what is part of the body and what is not,
identifies one invader from another, switches on search and destroy
teams against invaders, switches off when danger passes, and remembers
the enemies of the past.
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