Your Immune System
The immune system is an amazing protection mechanism designed to protect individuals from millions of
bacteria, microbes, viruses, toxins and parasites that would love to invade your body.
The immune system is very complex and is remarkably effective, most of the time. It works around the clock.
Most of the work done by the immune system goes unnoticed.
It is only when the immune system fails for some reason or when it does something that has a side effect
that we are aware of it at all. For example, if you cut yourself, the immune system reacts to protect you
from bacteria and viruses allowing the body to heal. If the immune system misses something, the cut gets
infected and fills with pus. This is a side-effect of the immune system doing its job.
The immune system's basic task is to recognize the body's own cells as well as foreign invaders called
antigens. Antigens include viruses, fungi, bacteria, foreign objects or tissue, and some toxins. When
antigens enter the body, the immune system manufacturers special white blood cells to identify these
unwanted infiltrators and eliminate them.
There are many different components to the immune system some more obvious than others. The components on
the outside of the body include:
- Skin
- Nose
- Mouth
- Eyes
Once inside the body, germs deal with the immune system at a different level. The major components of the immune system inside the body are the:
- Thymus
- Spleen
- Lymph system
- Bone marrow
- White blood cells
- Antibodies
- Complement system proteins
- Hormones
The immune system has so many built-in fail-safes that, in theory at least, we should rarely fall ill. But,
in fact, we do.
The immune system can simply be overwhelmed by viruses, bacteria, or other foreign cells and toxins.
Sometimes the immune system mistakes a basically inoffensive intruder such as pollen or a bit of bee venom,
as an enemy, causing the body to go into an allergic reaction. In addition, the immune system can mistake
the body's own cells and tissues as antigens and attack them, as in auto-immune diseases like rheumatoid
arthritis.
Because the immune system is crucial in maintaining good health, it is very important to keep it in good
running order. Sounds simple enough but unfortunately, keeping your immune system in good shape is a
complicated task.
How to Strengthen or Boost your Immune System
The question - "How do I strengthen or boost my immune system?" is really the same as "What can I do to
keep my body healthy and well?"
There are a number of things you can do to strengthen the immune system for optimal health. Research has
shown that getting plenty of sleep; eating a well balanced diet of protein, fatty acids, vitamins, and
minerals; exercising on a regular basis; and limiting emotional stress help to strengthen the immune system
for all age groups.
Busy schedules, life stresses, and ‘eating on the run’ sometimes get in the way of our best intentions.
Another excellent way to boost your immune system is with a portable Far Infrared Sauna.
As the far infrared rays penetrate the body, it causes a brief but beneficial increase in body temperature
inducing an artificial fever. Fever is the body's natural mechanism to boost the immune system and is a
natural stage of the immune system's healing process and one of the best ways to rid the body of unwelcome
visitors such as viruses and bacteria.
As the body’s temperature rises, the immune system kicks in to fight the rise in temperature or fever by
boosting the production of infection fighting white blood cells and killer T-cells.
The heat from the far infrared rays also helps boost the immune system by detoxifying the body. The rise in
body temperature causes the water soluble toxins stored in cells and fat soluble toxins stored in fat to be
released. These toxins are then expelled from the body through perspiration.
The strengthened immune system, combined with improved elimination of toxins and wastes via intense
sweating, increases overall health and resistance to disease.
Far Infrared Saunas are easily installed in the quiet and comfort of your own home. Take 30 minutes and
eliminate the toxins and stresses of the day. You will not only feel better, you will look better.
