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STRENGTHENING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

As everyone knows, our immune system is responsible for protecting our body from foreign invaders that can bring in sickness and disease. However, sometimes our body’s defense system is not working properly and sometimes the defense system works all too well and starts to attack the body and itself.

Lets us take a look as to why this happens.

The immune system is an impressive network of defense that is made up leukocytes (i.e. white blood cells)along with a support system of proteins, tissues and organs that are there to store, procuce and assist them in their battles against foreign invaders.

There are two different types of Leukocytes:

  1. Phagocytes: the initial destroyers of foreign invaders. These guys are the sentries who help us fight off infections. A common phagocyte is a neutrophil whose main job is to fight off bacteria. To find out if there is bacterial infection, many doctors will perform a blood test to look for raise levels of Neutrophils.
  2. Lymphocytes: these guys are the assassins of the immune system which remember previous invaders, or antigens and attack them if they show up again. Lymphocytes can be either B Cells which find the antigens or T-Cells which are sent by the B-cells to destroy the foreign invaders,.

Common immune system problems

Although our defensive system is relatively simple, there are a number of varied and complex problems that can occur that can compromise it.

  • Immunodeficiency: this is when part of the immune system is either missing or malfunctioning. An example of immunodeficiency is when there is not enough of the immunoglobulin IgA in the body’s fluids. When IgA production is lacking, antigens may get into the body causing allergies, colds and respiratory infections.
  • SCID or severe combined immunodeficiency is another problem that can arise. This is when the body does not produce enough B cells or T cells making it virtually defenseless against attacking antigens,  AIDS (Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) cause by the HIV virus is one such problem. The HIV virus attacks  the T-helper cells,  disabling the system  allowing normally harmless antigens to compromise the system.  There are also certain types of medications meant for organ transplant recipients that are designed to suppress the body’s defensive system. Both of these result  in a weak immune system.
  • Other times, the immune system goes haywire and attacks the body itself as if it were an antigen. This is the case with Lupus, a condition in which the muscles and joints are attacked. Rheumatoid arthritis is another such type of immune system problem in which the knee, hand and foot joints are attacked. Scleroderma is anpther type which can affect the skin and internal organs. 

 

More Information On Strengthening The Immune System
Diet Can Greatly Strengthen Your Immune System

Sure getting your sustenance from a ubiquitous fast food restaurant or buying pre-packaged food is generally, cheaper and much more convenient than buying fresh and preparing it yourself. However, relying on these cheap but nutrition lacking foods can end up costing you in long run in the form of health complications.

Tired Americans

The average American consumes about 50% of their carbohydrates in the form of simple sugars that are additives to foods as opposed to natural sugars from fruits and vegetables.   These simple sugars are the main reason why so many us feel tired and run down all the time.   People who live in a tropical climate tend to be healthier because they subsist on a diet that is based heavily on nutrient rich plant foods unlike us in the north who like to consume animal products.

Tips to boost your immune system

1. Reduce your intake of saturated fats, trans fat, and cholesterol laden food. This means those ever popular processed fast or forozen foods that are packed with those unhealthy and non nutritious ingredients. Increase your intake of whole, fresh, raw and unprocessed foods (organic if possible) along with plenty of water. Be sure to get enough foods that  contain all the key ingredients such as vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, good fats and water.

2. Be sure to incorporate exercise into your daily routine. Getting physical will help you relieve stress and allow your body to properly absorb nutrients.

3. Variety is not only the spice of life; it is also the key health. Include plenty of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, lean meats, poultry, fish, beans, low fat dairy products and plenty of water. Stay away from the salt, sugar, alcohol, saturated fat and trans fat.

4. Eat these nutrient rich foods and watch your life change for the better.

  • Dark and leafy vegetables
  • Fruits
  • Whole grains
  • Legumes
  • Soy
  • Fish
  • Nuts
  • Red Wine
  • Green Tea
  • Plain Yogurt
  • Olive Oil
  • Flax seed

Researchers in Spain have found that a daily serving of leafy green vegetables which are rich in flavanoids, vitamin A and Vitamin C can actually cut your risk of lung cancer in half. While supplements are also okay, researchers in at the University of Washington  have found evidence that people who take supplements  are just as likely to develop lung cancer as those who do not. Pills just do not have the same protective antioxidant effect of actual vegetables.

Eating a wide variety of fresh, whole unprocessed foods will do wonders for your health especially compared to a diet base on the monotonous intake of processed foods.


Home Remedies For Strengthening The Immune System
Mix 1 part of dry leaves of nettle herb, 2 parts of rosehips and 1 part of hawthorn berries. Take 1 table spoon of the mix, add 300 ml of boiling water and let it sit for 1 hour (a pot with the extract should be covered with a warm blanket during this time). Strain it. Take 1/2 glass of the extract 3 times a day for 1 month.

Put 200-300 g of fresh sage leaves in a glass jar or a bottle, add 1 L of white dry wine, cover the jar and leave it in a cool dry place for two weeks, shaking it regularly during the whole period. Strain the tincture and take 2-3 spoons of it after meals. The tincture strengthens the immune system, improves the work of the bowel, blood vessels and the nervous system. It also relieves spasms and inflammation.

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Say no to too much alcohol, too much fats and too much sugar.

Too much of these three things are bad for your immune system because they significantly reduce the capacity of your immune function to protect your body from cancer cells and other viruses and bacteria. They also stop it from producing its killer cells. Avoid too much alcohol, sugar and fats like the plague if you want your immune function to be capable of prevention against cancer.

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  • Learn how and why ALL disease begins in the cell.

  • Learn how to wash every cell in your body clean.

  • Learn why most cancer treatments fail and always will.

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HERBS
A  • Acorus Calamus
    
 • Agrimony
     • Alfalfa
     • Aloe Vera
   
 • Arnica
   
 • Astragalus
B  • Bedstraw
     Bergamot
     Bergenia
     • Bilberry
     
Birch Buds
     • Black Cohosh
     
Buckthorn
     Burdock
     
Bur Marigold
C  • Calendula
     
• Cat's Claw
     • Centaury
     • Chamomile
     
• Cinnamon
     • Clove
   
 • Comfrey
   
 • Coriander
   
 • Cranberry
 • Dandelion
     
• Dill
E  • Echinacea
   
 • Elderberry
   
 • Elecampane
   
 • Ephedra
   
 • Evening Primrose
   
 • Eyebright
F  • Fennel
   
 • Fenugreek
   
 • Feverfew
    
 • Fireweed
G  • Garlic
     
• Gentian
     
• Ginkgo Biloba
     • Ginger
     
• Ginseng
     • Goldenseal
     • Gotu Cola
     
• Grape Seeds
     
Greater Celandine
     • Green Tea
H  • Hawthorn
     
• Hops
     • Horse Chestnut
     
• Horsetail
     • Hyssop
J   • Juniper
K  • Kava Kava
L  • Lavender
   
 • Licorice Root
     • Lobelia
     
• Lovage
M  • Madder
     
• Magnolia
     
• Maral Root
     • Marsh Cudweed
     • Marshmallow
     • Meadowsweet
     
• Melissa (Lemon Balm)
     • Milk Thistle
     
Mugwort
N  • Nettle (Stinging)
O  Olive Leaf
     • Orthilia Secunda
Peony Root
     Plantain
     Purple Marshlock
R  
• Red Clover
     Rhodiola Rosea
     Rhodiola Quadrifida   
S  Sage
     
Saw Palmetto
     
Spirulina
     St. John's Wort
U  
Uva Ursi (Bearberry)
V  Valerian Root
Wild Yam
     Wormwood
Y  
Yarrow

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