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Some people, it seems, are endowed with a healthy immune system. They never seem to get sick and, if they do get the odd cold, they continue their daily routine and snap out of it in no time flat. Then you see others who barely have to hear the word ‘flu or see someone blowing their nose and bam, they’ve got it!
Is it all in the head? Are you born with a strong immune system to fight off disease? Can you do something about it, if you’re not? Anyway, what does it mean to have immunity? Well, a very simple explanation is that there are basically two types: active and passive immunity.
The definition of “immune” is that your body is so strong and resistant to any disease that you will not succumb to it.
Active immunity is considered to be long-lasting and tends to be life-long. If you’re in this category then, whenever you’re exposed to a disease organism, your immune system will instantly start to produce antibodies to that disease. Furthermore, if you should come into contact with that disease in the future, your immune system will identify it and immediately fight it off with the stored antibodies.
Passive immunity is not inherent in your system. It is when you cannot produce enough antibodies to fight off disease, and get an external boost by injection, medication or nutritional supplements.
Healthy people with an active, innate immunity are usually referred to as being resistant to disease in general. The term immunity is usually applied to general protection against a specific organism. Even if you are generally healthy, you may from time to time need a boost in order to help fight off a virulent strain of a specific infection or virus. The more severe the disease producing organism, the more the passive immunity is applied.
The medical profession recommends boosting your inherent immunity with specific antibodies to fight off a potentially dangerous infection or virus.
A good digestion and healthy appetite are indicators of a strong immunity. “Getting better quickly is a better indicator of immune health,” says Dr Dennis Alexander, head of molecular immunology at the Babraham institute in Cambridge.
Immune globulin can be administered to provide immediate protection from specific health threats to those who have a severely impaired or suppressed immune system. For instance, some who may normally have fairly good resistance to disease suddenly realize that their system cannot handle the sudden onslaught of germs in the hospital.
Likewise, the body under stress, i.e. disease or sudden accident, is often not capable to fight off multiple vaccines in one shot.
Judging by the large numbers of people coping with disease, the human system is inherently fragile and cannot handle multiple onslaughts, like the ones discussed above.
Many believe that if you are generally healthy and look after your health, you will only have a mild version of what’s going around. “In truth, there’s no such thing as a normal immune system,” says Angus Dalgleish, professor of oncology at St George’s Hospital, London, who researches cancer vaccines. He says the system is naturally very variable.
The rise of allergies, auto-immune diseases (where the body attacks itself) and inflammatory bowel disease are all indicators of immune resistance performing under par.
Both types of acquired immunity respond to peptide sequences called antigens. Antigens help the acquired immune system recognize invading bacteria, viruses and other harmful organisms (pathogens).
Leftovers, non-organic foods, and foods laced with preservatives can severely tax the digestive system. This can, in turn, clog your circulation, and create a sluggish, compromised immune system.
Going to be late, working at night, irregular eating habits, sleeping during the day, and exposing the body to stress and fatigue can all affect the digestion and body rhythms and thus compromise your resistance.
Therefore, be good to yourself. Eating nutritiously and keeping an active, happy lifestyle will go a long way to boosting your immune system. Don’t worry; be happy because “a merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.” (Prov. 17: 22)
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Kundalini Yoga for Disease Resistance
Many people reach for antibiotics immediately after experiencing signs and symptoms of flu and colds. However, taking this type of medication might be more harmful to your body. Not many are aware that viruses, which are self-limiting, cause flu and colds. So far, there are no drugs or pills that can eliminate viruses. The antibiotics that you are taking are actually for bacterial infections.In order to ease your colds and flu, you need to boost your immune system. The strength of your immune defense will also prevent you from getting viral infections in the first place. For tips on how to strengthen your immunity from diseases, read on.
Try Some Garlic
Even during the ancient times, people have already been making use of garlic as a remedy to a host of illnesses. Many found that this bulb is effective in banishing almost all types of infection – viral, bacterial and fungal. Nowadays, experts have strong evidence that show that garlic is very useful in the elimination of flu and colds.
You can fully take advantage of the benefits of garlic by eating an entire raw bulb for a day. However, not many can stand eating raw garlic, especially because of its pungent smell. If you are one of the many who cannot eat raw garlic, you can probably bake or roast it to make it more palatable. You can also include slivers of garlic in your salad, baked goodies and other meals.
Ease Symptoms By Eating Right
You can also use the food that you eat to help ease your symptoms of colds and flu and stop the proliferation of viruses. The best sources of vitamins and minerals that work great on strengthening the immune system are fruits and vegetables. Make sure that you eat at least five to nine servings of vegetables and fruits everyday, even when you are not sick. You also need to ensure that you eat foods that are rich in Vitamin C, which is essential in lowering the levels of histamines and relieving other symptoms of colds and flu.
Have Hot Cups Of Tea And Soup
Mother’s know best when it comes to treating colds. It seems that the cup of chicken soup that your mom used to cook for you when you were not feeling well is effective against immune deficiency diseases. Chicken soup has all nutrients that fight viral infections and boost immune system. Studies from the University of Nebraska show that chicken soup is actually effective in easing inflammation and easing congestion.
Cleanse Your Gut
Not many are aware that detoxification or the cleansing of the colon is very important in helping improve your immune system and overall health. A clean colon can ensure that the nutrients that you ingest from the food that you eat and the supplements that you take are absorbed properly. To make the detoxification process easier for you, you can try using Colpurin. Visit http://www.colpurin.com/ for more information.
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Zero Disease 1 2007
Biology help about immune system?
Our immune system normally helps us resist infection and disease. Sometimes however, it may actually work against us by attacking certain tissues or organs in the body. Give an example of such a situation and tell how we try to counteract the problem.
thx alot!
You can use organ or blood transplants as an example, if a donor blood type does not match the recipient then the recipients immune system will attack the donor blood cells, antibodies will bind to them and cause agglutination, the sticking together of blood cells. To counteract this, dont give people the wrong blood.
Or say if an organ was transplanted, it would have different surface antigens to the recipient, unless it were from an identical twin or clone, and so without immuno suppressant drugs the immune system would attack and destroy or damage the new organ. To counteract this problem immunosuppressant drugs are used until the immune system “learns to recognise” the new cells.
There are also cases that are not transplant linked, I think that Type I diabetes is caused by the immune system attacking pancreatic cells, which produce insulin, I have read that this is because of a problem in a certain immune cell, causing it to think that the pancreatic cells are virally infected and destroy them.
Counteracting this has usually involved giving the patients insulin however this is not a cure of the cause, but of the symptoms. I have however heard about a recent decelopment in which immune stem cells where taken from a patient, and then their immune system was pretty much wiped out, and the stem cells were put back in in order to “grow” a new immune system. I do not have a source for this I am afraid as I heard it in a lecture an failed to take any notes… 
Try googling it
Zero Disease 2 2007
Anatomical brain and head charts, commonly available as 22 by 28-inch plain paper or laminated pages, or flip charts, are ideal patient and student education tools. These charts, with their wealth of anatomical diagrams and lengthy but comprehensible explanations, offer a complex, colorful, easily-followed map of the human brain and nervous system, and all the ills that can befall it. In fact, words alone do not do these charts justice; only seeing is believing.
Take for example the anatomical flip chart called Understanding the Nervous System. This 13-page book, printed on UV-coated, full-sized, 12-point paper stock that allows for dry-erase marking (markers not included) provides physicians a way to highlight specific features or points in completely removable fashion. The flip chart also comes with a heavy, laminated cover, and the optional easel is spiral bound for uncomplicated page-turning and folds flat for storage.
The labeled Brain Anatomy chart provides, in 10 separate, full color and highly detailed images with attached explanatory text, a comprehensive overview of parts of the brain. From the cerebellum to the spinal cord, including the meninges and a coronal cross-section, as well as blood vessels supplying the brain and a didactic image of the functional brain sections, this chart is a superb tool for explaining brain mechanics to a patient or a pre-med student.
The Central Nervous System (CNS) chart provides a remarkably detailed overview not only of divisions of the brain (cerebrum, cerebellum, etc. in full-color didactic display), but images and text dealing with such items as cranial nerves, spinal structure, cellular-level views of motor neurons and synaptic cleft, and a description of the action and function of neurotransmitters, as well as a discussion on cerebrospinal fluid. In addition, the chart provides a brief overview of such CNS disturbances as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases.
While the CNS chart is a stand-alone teaching tool, it also makes an excellent companion piece to various educational charts such as Understanding Migraines, Understanding Epilepsy and Understanding Stroke. The migraine chart, which examines the causes and symptoms of this genetic, neurological disease (which presupposes that migraine sufferers have overly excitable neurons), discusses cerebral microvascularization, vasoconstriction and vasodilation (narrowing or widening of blood vessels), and even displays and discusses the origin and nature of a migraine aura, defined as visual and/or sensory disturbances, and speech disturbances, developing gradually and usually lasting no more than an hour.
The epilepsy and stroke charts also provide detailed and easily understood information and diagrams on these two health problems. The first, epilepsy, while relatively uncommon, can be devastating to patients, limiting their social interaction and putting them at serious risk of falls and other hazards. Strokes, on the other hand, are quite common among the elderly, and the chart discusses not only the types of stroke (hemorrhagic and ischemic), but the risk factors like smoking and diabetes than can increase the likelihood of the latter.
The Parkinson’s Disease Education Poster is especially useful as the incidence of this neurological defect becomes more prevalent as the U.S. population ages. Parkinson’s, which results primarily from degeneration, has distinctive stages, as well as specific diagnosis and treatment protocols, all of which the chart examines in detail.
All charts, including the single-page nervous system anatomy chart, are available as plain or laminated 22 by 28 inch sheets, with the lamination perforated by metal eyelets for hanging. The plastic coating allows surgeons, teachers and others to mark the pages in greater detail without destroying them by using dry erase markers.
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