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Your immune system is directly responsible for your state of health. No one enjoys being sick and it is not normal to be sick all the time. Despite this many people suffer from chronic colds and flu and get caught in the antibiotic merry-go-round. This is the result of mistaken efforts to suppress the body’s natural defenses.
Immunity is the ability of the body to overcome infection. The immune system is one of the most complex systems of the body. It consists of the thymus, thyroid, spleen, bone marrow, adrenal glands, lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, and specialized white blood cells such as B cells, T cells, macrophage “scavenger” cells, and antibodies. Each has a different responsibility but they all function together.
A healthy immune system will usually resist the most virulent of colds and flu with ease. Colds and flu are caused by viruses; minute organisms which are responsible for disease. If your immune system becomes overwhelmed, the first step is to discover the root cause.
There are many factors responsible for the sad state of immune health today. The overuse of antibiotics is a big one and with that comes new strains of bacteria and viruses that are resistant to existing antibiotics. Chemical pollutants in food, water and air result in constant strain for the body and eventually a compromised immune system. This system can also become run-down from lack of fresh air, daily exercise and stress.
A sore throat, itchy eyes and runny nose are all symptoms brought about by your body’s immune response to cold and flu viruses. Therefore it does not make sense to severely suppress these symptoms through the use of commercial over-the-counter cold preparations and antibiotics. There is a time and place for antibiotics such as severe bacterial infections. If you need to take antibiotics to treat bacterial infection be sure to follow it up with a round of probiotics, or “good” bacteria, to prevent further susceptibility. Since antibiotics cannot kill viruses they are useless when given to treat the common cold or flu. The over-use of antibiotics can result in severe suppression of the immune system, in turn allowing more viruses to take over.
The naturopathic approach to disease is to eliminate disease by removing the root cause and by raising the body’s general vitality so that it’s natural and inherent ability to sustain health is allowed to dominate.
- Concentrate on eating simple, nutritious foods, soups, whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables and their juices, and lots of liquids to help flush out toxins.
- Drink a super food smoothie daily, such as Genuine Health's Green+ Multi Mixed Fruit, as it contains a healthy dose of vitamins and minerals as well as antioxidants and fiber. Fruit juices are too sweet on their own so dilute them with pure water.
- Glucose and Vitamin C compete for the same transport sites into white blood cells. For this reason avoid sugar and sugary foods when you are sick, as 1 tsp of sugar can shut down your immune system for 8 hours.
- Krill Oil is an excellent source of omega-3 essential fatty acids and helps strengthen your body’s resistance to infections.
- Supplement with Vitamin D3 daily, especially in the winter months.
- Medicinal mushrooms, like Reishi have been used extensively throughout history to treat a wide variety of conditions, including low immune function, cancer and high stress levels.
- Vitamin C helps our white blood cells engulf and destroy viral invaders while increasing the antibodies needed to fight infection. There are no adverse effects from taking high doses of Vitamin C but if diarrhea occurs as a result, you have reached your bowel tolerance and can reduce the dosage.
There are many important lifestyle tools that can help keep your defenses up.
- Good sleep is essential since your immune system functions best while you are asleep.
- Many infections could be avoided if we simply washed our hands more; 10-15 times per day is a good goal.
- Add tea tree oil to a vaporizer or sprinkle a few drops on a handkerchief and place under your pillow.
- And last but not least, my favorite home remedy is the “warming socks” technique. This procedure should be used at the first sign of any congestion in the eyes, ears, sinus, throat or lungs. Soak a pair of cotton socks in cold water. After wringing them out thoroughly place the wet socks on your feet cover them with thick wool socks and go to bed. You will find the wet cotton socks will be dry in the morning.
Remember that the cornerstone to good health is a strong immune system. Don’t wait until you are sick. Nourish your immune system every day.
Resources:
1) JAMA 2002;289[2]:179-862
2) Estimates of flu-related deaths rise with new statistical models Barbara Sibbald CMAJ
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Zwell’s Krill Oil has unique properties for better bio-availability (use by bodily cells) than other fish oil products.
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Arming you in the fight against colds & flu this year, Zwell has created the Immunity Health Pack. This comprehensive product pack provides a unique and proven approach to avoiding and minimizing illness.
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Innovite Health Adult Daily Probiotics are designed specifically with adults in mind. It is the perfect probiotic combination for helping adults maintain a healthy digestive system.
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ColdNOx is our pick as the best cold & flu fighter available today. It combines the herb Andrographis with advanced nitric oxide technology, and reduces cold symptoms fast!
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OrthoAdapt is used in herbal medicine to help improve mental or physical performance after periods of mental or physical exertion and as a tonic to help relieve general debility and to aid during convalescence.
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Vitamin D deficiency can lead to such health problems as osteoporosis, decreased immunity, and reduced ability to fight influenza. This all natural, certified organic, food source D3 product is our recommendation as the best product in the market today.
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Krill Oil (NKO) has unique properties for better bio-availability (use by bodily cells) than other fish oil product and is clinically proven in double-blind trials to benefit overall good health(4).
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Vitamin D is critically important in the absorption and use of calcium and phosphorus; also in maintaining a healthy immune, nervous and cardiovascular systems, cognitive function and emotional well-being.
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Healthy Tidbits
In this century, the world will have more people living into their 80s and 90s than ever before, with the number of people 80+ set to quadruple between 2000 and 2050.
Increased life expectancy is largely due to improvements in public health, and healthy ageing is linked directly to health in earlier stages of life.
Although it is natural for biological processes to decline with age, the rate at which our body’s decline is impacted by many controllable lifestyle factors such as how we eat, how we move, and how many toxic substances we are exposed to.
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