Strengthen Your Immune System

IMMUNE SYSTEM

What is the immune system?

Your immune system is your body’s version of the military: sworn to defend against all who threaten it, both foreign and domestic. It has some really interesting soldiers that help make this possible. Your immune system protects against disease, infection, and helps you recover after an injury.

10 Amazing Facts About Your Immune System(Photo: Everyday Health)

Blood and Lymph

The immune system is a complex fighting system powered by five litres of blood and lymph. Lymph is a clear and colourless liquid that passes throughout the tissues of the body. Together, these two fluids transport all the elements of the immune system so they can do their jobs.

Fever and inflammation are good signs

Having a fever and inflammation can be unpleasant, but they’re signs that your body is doing its job. Fever releases white blood cells increaseS metabolism and stop certain organisms from multiplying.

Inflammation occurs when each damaged cell releases histamines. The histamines cause the cell walls to dilate. This creates the redness, heat, pain, and swelling of inflammation. As a result, your body limits the effects of the irritant.

Your immune system is your body’s version of the military: sworn to defend against all who threaten it, both foreign and domestic. It has some really interesting soldiers that help make this possible.

Your immune system protects against disease, infection, and helps you recover after an injury.

Stress damages your immune system

Your immune system is ready for anything you can throw at it. But it can only handle so much. 

Stress has a significant effect on your immune system. During stress, a series of events release cortisol, adrenaline, and other stress hormones from the adrenal gland. Together they help your body cope with stress. Normally, cortisol is helpful because it decreases the inflammation in the body that results from the immune responses caused by stress.

But if a person is chronically stressed, stress hormones can affect the way the body functions over time. This increases your risk of health problems, including:

• anxiety
• depression
• digestive issues
• heart disease
• sleep disorders
• weight gain
• problems with memory and concentration

How to Improve the IMMUNE SYSTEM?

It’s important to find healthy ways to deal with your stress. This will decrease your risk of long-term stress and its related health problems. Some good ways to reduce stress include:

• meditation
• yoga
• acupuncture
• talk therapy
• art therapy
• exercise
• eating healthfully

For A Stronger Immunity: Natural Ways To Boost The Immune System(Photo: HealthCare in America)

Laughter helps your immune system

The saying goes that laughter is the best medicine, and there’s truth to that. Laughter releases dopamine and other feel-good chemicals in the brain, all of which can help decrease stress.

Twenty minutes of laughter a day may not keep the doctor away, but it may help keep your immune system working properly

Keeping your immune system strong

Your immune system works hard to protect you every day, but there are things you can do to help it out:

• Get a good night’s sleep. Your body can’t function correctly if you aren’t sleeping well.
• Practice good hygiene. Washing your hands regularly can prevent infections.
• Eat a balanced diet and get plenty of exercises. Eating nutritious food and staying active will help your body fight off infections