The immune system is one of my favourite parts of the human body. I did some research on the immune system and the importance of keeping it healthy. Wow, what a complicated system. I am not going too much into detail, as you will be reading this blog for the next week, so I have just skimmed and made it sound more simple. So, here is what the research showed me.
The immune System
The immune system is the body’s natural defense system. You have a lot of “systems” operating your body, but one of the most complex system is your immune system.
What are the main parts to your immune system?
- white blood cells
- antibodies
- complement system
- lymphatic system
- spleen
- bone marrow
- thymus.
What are some signs of a weak immune system?
- autoimmune disorders.
- frequently getting a cold or flu
- feeling tired and run down all the time
- allergies, skin disorders
- blood disorders or abnormalities, such as anaemia.
- digestive issues, including loss of appetite, diarrhoea, and abdominal cramping.
What is your immune system’s job?
It is your immune system’s job to protect you from the bad guys like flu, colds, viruses, bacterial infections, fevers, disease and nasty pathogens, just to name a few. Also, your energy and endurance levels, and quality of life can be directly influenced by your immune system.
When these bad guys find their way into your body, it is the immune system’s response to gang up on it and fight it – so it produces antibodies to attack whatever bad guy is invading your body.
For your immune system to fight these bad guys, you need to keep your immune system in top condition by feeding it proper nutrition. The older you get the more your immune system can be at risk. One reason being, the nutrients are not getting replaced when your body sweats out as you go about your day or do any type of exercise. Over the years that can take a toll on your body and your immune system.
What can you do to support your immune system
You should be eating plenty of the good food and very little if none at all, of the bad food. Good food includes plenty of vegetables and fruits, especially those very high in antioxidants. Unfortunately fruits and vegetables do not contain all the nutrients that are required by your immune system as they are not all present in the soil, mainly minerals.
Your immune system is made of protein – so you need to eat protein, and less sugar. You do need some sugar as your DNA is made from sugar but you just need to consume less and when you do have sugar it should be natural sugars from fruits etc. Viruses, flus and colds can breed in a high sugar environment, which can end up suppressing your immune system. Having chicken soup when you feel sick, especially with flu and cold, is a great idea – home made chicken soup is best, if you like making soups, and very yummy.
Some people do not eat enough fruits or vegetables anyway, so the only other way you have to get those important nutrients into your body is to feed the immune system with a good quality vitamin and mineral supplement.
I have learned over the last 18 years that you need to give your body 90 essential nutrients everyday to live a long and healthy life and keep up the lifestyle we have all grown accustomed to. You will be amazed what your body and immune system will do, once you give it what it needs.
Exercise is also good for your immune system – gets the lymphatic system moving, which gets the blood flowing. Walking 30 minutes a day is great, and as I said above, if you are sweating out nutrients with exercise, you need to be putting those nutrients back into your body.
Conclusion
The truth is, we all want to grow old gracefully and extend out our life. So make the commitment by looking after your immune system and it will look after you so you can live a healthy life well into your 80s and 90s.
A balanced and healthy immune system is important to fight against infections, so anything you can do to strengthen and support your immune system will help to assure your well being.
So, if you are interested in starting your journey of good health and supporting your immune system, the best way possible, with the 90 for Life nutrients, please reach out to me.
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