2 Keeping your Immune System Healthy - Essentials

Written By Unknown on mardi 9 octobre 2012 | 05:23

By Brad Wilson


The human immune system, when all is considered, protects us very well indeed from infections, microorganisms and disease-spreading bacteria. In general, our natural defence mechanism prevents disease and infection unknown to us most of the time . Nonetheless, at times the immune system requires a little help . Your immune system can sometimes be compromised and made vulnerable to illness by such factors as synthetic medicine, pollution, poor diet and exposure to chemicals.

When this occurs, the first question you may ask is: how do I prevent this? ? Although studies are frequently carried out to discover precisely how the immune system functions and how it can be made stronger, researchers continually struggle to answer this and other questions. One of the most important, however, is whether or not we have the ability to enhance our immune system through supplements, lifestyle changes, and dietary means .

Although research findings are still at the preliminary stage, while researchers continue to decipher and understand immune system responses, most findings prove that it can be enhanced and made stronger allowing it to provide more effective performance.

How to Enhance Immune Function

Vitamin D - A direct link has been found between the immune system and vitamin D in a study by a Copenhagen University. Vitamin D is a vital part of triggering the immune system's defence mechanism, which causes it to react and safeguard the body from infection, according to their scientific research.

The immune system comprises of cells known as T-cells . These cells are harmless when they are inactive. However, these cells act as high-powered agents, to equal James Bond, when they are 'awakened' by Vitamin D. They attack and kill foreign pathogens, like viruses and bacteria that could make us sick .

This significance isn't really new . For some time past, doctors have been aware that Vitamin D is effective in combating some illnesses, of which tuberculosis is an example. They found that this property was responsible for causing an antimicrobial reaction in the immune system, enabling it to combat the bacteria common in tuberculosis .

Luckily, vitamin D isn't hard to come by . It can be found in sunlight, supplements, fruits and vegetables .

Probiotics - Like Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium, probiotics are good bacteria that are present in the digestive tract . This good bacteria can impact the immune system significantly by influencing the number of T-cells that are present and they correct system deficiencies . It is thought that probiotics improve immunity by restoring the intestinal microbial balance which, in turn, reduces the levels of toxins and pathogens that the body creates, although this link is still under research .

Probiotics are produced naturally in the human intestinal tract, the urinary and the genital tracts. They are also found in fermented foods like yogurt and buttermilk or can be taken in supplement form . While packaged food sometimes claims to contain probiotics, a 2006 report by the American Academy of Microbiology states that the quality of these probiotics is not always reliable . Your best bet is to take probiotics in the form of quality supplements .

These are the two essential and easy elements to improving your immune system and equipping it to resist harmful bacteria . To combat your next cold, take probiotics and vitamin.




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