The immune system is a system of different organs in the body that fight invaders and disease.
It is made of up the thymus gland, which sits behind the breastbone and makes white blood cells, which fight invaders of the body.
It is also made up of the bone marrow, which produces all of the cells of the immune system.
Lymph nodes are all throughout our body and these capture most cancer cells and bacteria, which are traveling throughout the human body within the lymph fluid.
The spleen is on the left side of the body under the rib cage and acts as a filtration and monitoring system.
The tonsils are two lumps of tissues, on either side in the throat. These trap viruses and bacteria.
Peyer’s patches are lymphatic cells in the intestines – they filter the bad stuff out.
And lastly, the appendix, which is a thin dead end tube about 3-4, inches long. It tells white blood cells where to go to attack invaders and enhances the intestine’s defenses to a range of drugs and foods.
These organs are the primary organs of the immune system. The way to boost this system is the following:
- Get enough rest. A study was done of a group of American adults. They were put in a chamber that was totally dark and sound proof and told to go to sleep. On the average, they slept for 12 hours straight. Once they got caught up on their rest, they slept optimally for 8 1/3 hours. The researchers concluded that that was the optimum amount of sleep for adults.
- Eat right! Eat fruits, vegetables, and proteins – real food. Some people can handle grains and some can’t, so some people have to limit their wheat, corn or other grains. But, the less processed it is, usually the better it is for you.
- Take a probiotic. Probiotics are beneficial bacterial that live in the intestine and aid the body. There are many kinds of probiotics that inhabit the intestines and other parts of the body. Lactobacillus is especially abundant in the small intestine, while Bifidobacteria are especially abundant in the large intestine. And, the intestines are approx. 70% the of immune system.Some beneficial effects of probiotic consumption include: a) improving intestinal tract health, b) enhancing the immune system, c) reducing symptoms of lactose intolerance, d) decreasing the prevalence of allergy, and e) reducing the risk of certain cancers.
- Don’t smoke
- Exercise regularly. Regular exercise gets the lymphatics moving and pumping and therefore, moving the unwanted gunk out of your body.
- Get adjusted!
- Drink enough water. You wouldn’t wash your clothes in coffee or tea would you? Your body needs the clean water to flush out toxins and clean and hydrate itself.
