How to Increase the Immune Body

By : Chanela Artshandy
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 What is the immune body??
The immune system is the collective army of a
trillion white blood cells, bone marrow,
antibodies, cytokines and the thymus gland that
help to identify and destroy the millions of
microbes (i.e. bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi)
that penetrate our bodies every day, and the
thousands of our own cells that have become
genetically abnormal or cancerous.
 How does immune system strength
determine health?
The strength of our immune system determines our
body's ability to resist infection and the growth of
abnormal (cancerous) cells.
If our immune system is maintained at optimum level,
our incidence of disease is less, and we are less likely
to develop abnormal cell growths. Also, when we do
become ill or have a physical injury, a healthy
immune system can ensure the fastest possible
recovery.
How does the Immune System become
weak?
Poor nutrition
A polluted environment
Stress
Drugs
What can we do to strengthen the
immune system ?
Get Better Nutrition
Minimise Pollutants
Reduce Stress
Minimise Drugs
So many methods to increase body's immune system
In a nature way, the body should have enough rest and
adequate nourishment. Rest means in its best way, sleep
for 7-8 hours per day, or if necessary, day nap for 2
hours. Adequate nourishment for nutricious meals,
meat, vegetables. Avoid smoking, alcohol, and offcourse,
drugs. Smoking should be an avoidant since its free
radical source can be a hazard for cells. Alcohol for its
influences in lipid metabolism could alter the liver
function.
 How To increase the immune body?
The immune system is precisely that a system, not
a single entity. To function well, it requires balance
and harmony.
Adopt healthy-living strategies
Your first line of defense is to choose a healthy lifestyle.
Following general good-health guidelines is the single best
step you can take toward keeping your immune system strong
and healthy.
Dont smoke.
Eat a diet high in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and
low in saturated fat.
 Exercise regularly.
Maintain a healthy weight.
Control your blood pressure.
If you drink alcohol, drink only in moderation.
Get adequate sleep.
Take steps to avoid infection, such as washing your
hands frequently and cooking meats thoroughly.
Get regular medical screening tests for people in your
age group and risk category.
 Age and immunity
Researchers believe that the aging process somehow leads to a reduction
of immune response capability, which in turn contributes to more
infections, more inflammatory diseases, and more cancer.
While some people age healthily, the conclusion of many studies is that,
compared with younger people, the elderly are far more likely to contract
infectious diseases.
Researchers at the University of Arkansas are looking at another aspect
of why the immune system seems to weaken with age.This suggests that
as the lymphocytes die off, the elderly immune system loses its memory
for the microbes it is intended to fight and fails to recognize the
microbes when they reappear.The body thus becomes less able to mount a
vigorous immune response.
Diet

Scientists have long recognized

that people who live in poverty
and are malnourished are more
vulnerable to infectious diseases
 The stress connection
Many researchers report that stressful situations can
reduce various aspects of the cellular immune response. A
research team from Ohio State University that has long
worked in this field suggests that psychological stress
affects the immune system by disrupting communication
between the nervous system, the endocrine (hormonal)
system, and the immune system.These three systems talk
to one another using natural chemical messages, and
must work in close coordination to be effective.
The Ohio State research team speculates
that long-term stress releases a long-term
trickle of stress hormones mainly
glucocorticoids.These hormones affect the
thymus, where lymphocytes are produced,
and inhibit the production of cytokines and
interleukins, which stimulate and
coordinate white blood cell activity.
 Exercise: Good or bad for immunity?
Regular exercise is one of the pillars of healthy living.
It improves cardiovascular health, lowers blood pressure,
helps control body weight, and protects against a
variety of diseases. But does it help maintain a healthy
immune system? Just like a healthy diet, exercise can
contribute to general good health and therefore to a
healthy immune system. It may contribute even more
directly by promoting good circulation, which allows
the cells and substances of the immune system to move
through the body freely and do their job efficiently.
The other ways to increase the immune
body :
Optimize your intake of vitamin D in your
body.
Find information about some of the tonic to
boost the immune system.
Always make it a habit to take a deep
breath.
Live Healthy.