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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Understand and Protect Your Own Immune System with This Helpful Guide

By Dave Field

Our modern civilization functions because of the numerous technologies and machines that sustain it. Power plants, automobiles, personal computers, cellular phones, even fast food restaurants-without machinery and technology everything would fall apart. Still, we constantly repair and renew our machines, as they will always break down without the aid of human hands. As living beings, we do not simply go the store and purchase a new body when ours breaks down. Rather, we rely upon our own bodies to repair themselves, something they have been doing for tens of thousands of years. A One vital component of this process is our internal security detail: the Human Immune System.

A systematized, complex, and organized network of organs, cells, and bacteria, the human immune system hunts down and annihilates strange, dangerous material when it enters the body. Simultaneously, it removes dead cells while obliterating cancerous or otherwise mutated cells. Two vital components make up the human immune system: the thymus and bone marrow. The thymus (a tiny organ which is located above the human heart) is a kind of CEO of a corporation of highly specialized cells. These include B cells that are trained to wage war upon infections, T cells which are cognizant of specific infections and how to fight them, "killer cells" that discern and destroy cancerous cells, and "eating cells" which eradicate some foreign microorganisms and harmful debris. Bone marrow produces white blood cells (leukocytes) which move throughout the entirety of the body, killing any and all hazardous invaders. Above all else, the immune system is a vital component of the human body, providing every other system with the safety necessary to perform their functions.

There are a plethora of ways to boost the immune system, via both homeopathic and modern means.

Some herbs have been utilized in India for millennia to protect the immune system. Hoodia is perhaps the best known of these. Others include tulasi, triphala, amalaki, sahadevi, shatavari, ashwagandha, guduchi, lahsuna, and gokshura. Aromatherapy has become increasingly important and is recognized by most healthcare providers as a legitimate therapy for the immune system.

Yoga and meditation have been proven to alleviate and prevent stress, a primary cause of deficiencies in the immune system and resulting infections.

Multivitamins are perhaps the easiest way to boost your immune system. They are extremely useful and easy to take on a regular basis. Additionally, there are an almost infinite number of vitamins and minerals available for purchase, although it is important to find out what your system requires before starting your own regimen.

Perhaps the most natural way to conserve your immune system is to get the correct amount of sleep. The less sleep you get, the weaker your immune system becomes. This is because the les sleep you have, the less T cells are produced, and thus your body is less able to fight off infection. Accordingly, when you become sick and sleep even less, your immune system is damaged even more. In other words, you should sleep for at least six hours a day to prevent illness.

Creating and sustaining a good daily rhythm is the key to good sleep. Try to go to bed every day at the same time, or as close as possible to it. Once your immune system is accustomed to this, it will follow it, increasing its own efficiency along the way. Try reading a book, listening to music, etc., before bed to induce sleep. Leave work and stress outside of the bedroom by transforming it into a dark, comfortable, quiet area. Finally, do not eat anything or exercise during the two to three hours that precede the time you go to bed. - 17269

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