Our immune system would always be the primary defensive wall against the threat of germs and bacteria, which includes, but is not limited to the flu virus. The immune system detects these harmful invaders and begins the process of isolating and destroying them. But you cannot expect the immune system to work unless it works like, pardon the classical music ref, an orchestra.
You see, the immune system is called a "system" because it is comprised of various organs and sub systems that work together in harmony. These "instruments" that make the sweet music of the immune system are the following:
Thymus Spleen Lymph system Bone marrow White blood cells Antibodies Complement system (30 specific proteins which circulate in our blood plasma). Hormones
Each part of the immune system depends upon proper nutrition in order to be able to function at peak efficiency. Again, let's go back to the orchestra analogy - if one instrument is off-key, the entire orchestra would follow suit. Likewise, immune system failure could result from just one organ underperforming, and immune system failure leaves one's body bereft of protection from sickness. Little wonder why AIDS is feared among people who aren't even high-risk to the disease.
Unfortunately, most people have diets that fail to provide even the minimum nutritional levels that our immune systems requires to do its work. The flu outbreak of the late 1910s and early 1920s may have killed many, but while modern medicine would prevent that from happening, this current flu season may be the most rampant worldwide. And you may be surprised to know that it is in these highly industrialized nations where citizens consume the highest amount of "junk" food that is high in fat, high in sugar, yet barely capable of providing proper nutrition, if at all. And on the other side of the coin, citizens of underdeveloped countries suffer from widespread malnutrition and starvation. Whether the immune system is affected by too much of the wrong food, or not enough of any food is not what's important right now. We have to accept the fact that humanity in general is ill equipped to handle the influenza monster that is looming oh so dangerously in the background.
But you don't have to let your immune system fail you when you need it the most. The power is in your hands.
Making sure your immune system has everything it needs to operate in peak form isn't about making a mad dash to your nearest drugstore or health store to buy all sorts of foods, vitamin/mineral supplements or capsules you wouldn't really need anyway. It's all about Winterization - one capsule of multivitamins is usually all it takes.
You see, the immune system is called a "system" because it is comprised of various organs and sub systems that work together in harmony. These "instruments" that make the sweet music of the immune system are the following:
Thymus Spleen Lymph system Bone marrow White blood cells Antibodies Complement system (30 specific proteins which circulate in our blood plasma). Hormones
Each part of the immune system depends upon proper nutrition in order to be able to function at peak efficiency. Again, let's go back to the orchestra analogy - if one instrument is off-key, the entire orchestra would follow suit. Likewise, immune system failure could result from just one organ underperforming, and immune system failure leaves one's body bereft of protection from sickness. Little wonder why AIDS is feared among people who aren't even high-risk to the disease.
Unfortunately, most people have diets that fail to provide even the minimum nutritional levels that our immune systems requires to do its work. The flu outbreak of the late 1910s and early 1920s may have killed many, but while modern medicine would prevent that from happening, this current flu season may be the most rampant worldwide. And you may be surprised to know that it is in these highly industrialized nations where citizens consume the highest amount of "junk" food that is high in fat, high in sugar, yet barely capable of providing proper nutrition, if at all. And on the other side of the coin, citizens of underdeveloped countries suffer from widespread malnutrition and starvation. Whether the immune system is affected by too much of the wrong food, or not enough of any food is not what's important right now. We have to accept the fact that humanity in general is ill equipped to handle the influenza monster that is looming oh so dangerously in the background.
But you don't have to let your immune system fail you when you need it the most. The power is in your hands.
Making sure your immune system has everything it needs to operate in peak form isn't about making a mad dash to your nearest drugstore or health store to buy all sorts of foods, vitamin/mineral supplements or capsules you wouldn't really need anyway. It's all about Winterization - one capsule of multivitamins is usually all it takes.
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