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2006-11-26 00:20:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Medicine

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Everything you do, touch, breath, eat and drink affects your immunity. How to build strong immunity in your body is greatly affected by how you live your life. Sleep, exercise, nutrition, stress reduction, and health conditions are the main providers of foundation of having strong immune response.

Things to do:
>>Live a healthy life in general.
>>Adequate rest and sleep - during deep sleep, our bodies release potent immune-enhancing substances that strengthen immune function.
>>Regular exercise - The body has a remarkable ability to increase its metabolic capacity through consistent regular physical conditioning.
>>Good nutrition - A healthy balanced diet of vegetables, fruits, whole and fortified grains, and dairy products, with small amounts of fish and meat if you wish. is absolutely essential to maintain good immunity. A healthy immune system depends on adequate amounts of protein, fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, and other important metabolic nutrients.
>>Detoxification - effects of toxins and pollution are harmful to the immune system. Avoiding source of toxins and pollution is the best way to help.
>>Avoid geting stress - stress has been found to stimulate immune-suppressing chemicals such as adrenaline. Stress reducers such as meditation, relaxation, guided imagery, and hypnosis can effectively enhance immunity.
>>Avoid smoking or getting exposed to smoke - smoking suppresses immune cells.
>>Immunization against some diseases is a good help.☺

2006-11-26 02:30:46 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 0 0

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2016-05-03 22:21:14 · answer #2 · answered by Cyndy 3 · 0 0

Get vaccines as recommended.

Also, another method is introduction to pathogens, which could be very dangerous. The digestive system has the ability to introduce the body to pathogens without them actually being in the body (the digestive system is open at both ends and is considered outside the body). The tonsils are invaginated to allow debri to go inside them. Once a pathogen is in the tonsil, the body is able to make an antibody for it. With in the intestines and the appendix, there are Peyer's Patches which are similar to the tonsils and work the same way. They allow the body to make an antibody for pathogens without the pathogen entering the body. The appendix does have a purpose!
Working out decreases the immune system temporarily, from the stress on the body. Eventually the body recovers and the body's ability to fight infection increases.

BUT, do not go out and introduce pathogens on purpose, that could kill you!!!

2006-11-26 00:33:45 · answer #3 · answered by Brewjar 2 · 0 0

The immune system works by identifying pathogens using antibodies. Each pathogen can be identified by marker proteins in its cell membrane. In principle the immune system can be trained by injecting the marker proteins, thereby training the body to recognize them and create antibodies. This is how vaccines work.

Interestingly, for patients with HIV, it's not usually recommended to stimulate the immune system. That's because the immune system itself, in the form of CD4 lymphocytes, is the factory for HIV and stimulating immune function can cause more viruses to be released -- resulting in a drastic REDUCTION in immune system function!

2006-11-26 01:19:31 · answer #4 · answered by poorcocoboiboi 6 · 0 0

One of the most important things is sleep....there are new studies emerging about the importance of sleep in the role of our immune system.....what is also very important are fruit and vegetables as well as normal handwashing procedures...not sharing drinks, lipstick etc.

2006-11-26 01:58:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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