Your immune system is your body’s version of the military sworn to defend against all who threaten it, both foreign and domestic. It has some interesting soldiers that help make this possible.
Your immune system protects against disease, infection, and helps you recover after an injury.
White Blood Cells:
Like white knights slaying a dragon, white blood cells charge into battle at any sign of trouble. There are two different types of white blood cells: phagocytes and lymphocytes.
Phagocytes can move through your blood vessels and tissue to ingest or absorb invaders. Phagocytes target organisms that cause disease (or pathogens) and toxins. Toxins are a natural poison produced by some organisms as a form of protection. Sometimes when a phagocyte has absorbed a pathogen, it sends out a chemical that helps lymphocytes identify what kind of pathogen it is.
Each pathogen carries a specific type of antigen, and each lymphocyte in your body carries antibodies meant to fight the antigens carried by pathogens. There are three main types of lymphocytes in the body: B cells, T cells, and natural killer cells.
B cells create antibodies that attack bacteria, viruses, and toxins that enter the body. T cells kill cells in the body that have been overtaken by viruses or that have become cancerous. Like T cells, natural killer cells kill infected or cancerous cells. But instead of producing antibodies, they make a special enzyme, or chemical, that kills the cells.
Your body creates new antibodies whenever it is infected with a new antigen. If the same antigen infects you a second time, your body can quickly make copies of the corresponding antibody to destroy it.
These brave soldiers only live up to a few weeks, so it is a good thing there is a lot of them — a single drop of blood can contain up to 25,000 white blood cells.
Fever and inflammation:
Having a fever and inflammation can be unpleasant, but they are signs that your body is doing its job. Fever releases white blood cells to increase metabolism and stops certain organisms from multiplying.
Inflammation occurs when each damaged cell releases histamines. The histamines cause the cell walls to dilate. This creates the redness, heat, pain, and swelling of inflammation. As a result, your body limits the effects of the irritant.
Sleeping is Important!
Have you been running around like crazy, and suddenly find yourself sick? That is your immune system getting its revenge.
If you are not getting more than five hours of sleep a night, your immune system can become depressed, just like you. This leaves you open to colds, flu, and infection.
The Sun is good!
Exposure to sunlight is how your body naturally produces vitamin D. This helps ward off an array of bad things like depression, heart disease, and certain cancers. It is even good for people with autoimmune disorders.
Stress can create a lot of damage!
Your immune system is ready for anything you can throw at it. But it can only handle so much.
Stress has a significant effect on your immune system. During stress, a series of events release cortisol, adrenaline, and other stress hormones from the adrenal gland. Together they help your body cope with stress. Normally, cortisol is helpful because it decreases the inflammation in the body that results from the immune responses caused by stress.
Laugh a little!
Twenty minutes of laughter a day may not keep the doctor away, but it may help keep your immune system working properly.
Germs?
Your gut is filled with tons of bacteria and other things to help you digest your food. But germs outside your body are normally regarded as vile and disgusting. While some of this may be true, you need those germs to stay healthy.
Allergies
Anyone who experiences seasonal allergies or hay fever probably wants to curse every molecule of pollen or dander around them. These microscopic particles cause the release of histamines, which create some of the nasty symptoms of allergies.
Keeping your immune system strong
Your immune system works hard to protect you every day, but there are things you can do to help it out:
Get a good night’s sleep. Your body cannot function correctly if you are not sleeping well.
Practice good hygiene. Washing your hands regularly can prevent infections.
Eat a balanced diet and get plenty of exercises. Eating nutritious food and staying active will help your body fight off infections.
Include vitamin and natural supplements.
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