What is the immune system and how to take care of it?

 

Immunity is our body's ability to fight toxins. These toxins can be bacteria, viruses, fungus, parasites or any other harmful substances. If our immunity is strong, it not only protects us from cold and cough, but also protects us from many diseases including hepatitis, lung infection, and kidney infection.


The stronger the immune system of our body, the more healthy and fit we will be. But what is the immune system, we first learn about it. The immune system means that our body's immune system is not a single organ or unit, rather it is a network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to protect the body. This network identifies pathogens (pathogens) and tumor cells (tumor cells) and then together with their network partners destroy them and keep the body healthy. The peculiarity of this network is that while it is able to identify viruses from infiltrating the body to parasitic worms, it can also identify healthy cells and tissues of the body, so that no action can be taken against them.

 

Experts say that there are five corpus of our body - annamaya kosha prepared from food and environment, pranamaya kosha, structured by breath, manomaya kosha prepared by words, Vigyanamaya kosha with consciousness and realization and blissful bliss with joy . The network of immune system to handle these five cells of our body is broadly divided into four levels - physical, mental, emotional and consciousness levels.

 

Network of Immune System.

The main components of the immune system include leukocytes, i.e. white blood cells, some cells of bone marrow (bone marrow), lymph nodes (soluble molecules such as lymphoid organisms and antibodies) and spleen. Leukocytes consume external pathogens, bacteria, etc. that attack the body. T-lymphocyte and B-lymphocyte cells accumulate in lymphoid organs. She develops herself and gets training in dealing with antigens. The bone marrow (bone marrow) is the main lymphoid organ where lymphocyte, especially B-lymphocyte, develops. Similarly, a sufficient number of lymphocytes and lymph nodes are found in the bean-shaped spleen. Due to this, the spleen filters blood by trapping pathogens. Dead red blood particles go into the spleen and separate from the blood. Therefore, it is also called the graveyard of red blood particles.

 

The immune system can mainly be divided into two parts. The first is INNATE i.e. innate immune capacity. It does not develop due to any antigen such as infection or vaccination. Rather to keep our body functioning well, it already exists. The second is the ADAPTIVE immune system, which is the FAVORABLE immune system that we gain from our way of life in life. When we are victim of an infection, or come in contact with a pathogen (pathogen), our body is ready to fight against it. We can make this Adoptive Immune System stronger by our efforts.

 

For this, all we have to do is to take a little time for physical activity in life. Now suppose that if you exercise every day, then your body will gradually become stronger, but if you are accustomed to rest, then the body will not feel the need to remain strong and it will become more accustomed to rest. Therefore, the first step to strengthen the immune system is to use the body adequately balanced.


See signals of disturbances.

 

Many types of pathogens are found in our environment, which enter our body through food, water or breath. If the immune system is strengthened, then these pathogens are defeated, but in case the immune system is weak, the person falls ill. The immune system is spread in all the five koshas of the body, so signs of disturbances in one of the cells start prompting from other cells. For example, if your immune system is weak, then you get sick more often than others, complain of a cold, cough, sore throat, gingivitis, mouth sores or skin rashes. At such a time, by doing a blood test, you can find out if your immune system is getting weak.

 

Sometimes the immune system becomes inactive rather than weak. The weather has not changed a bit that some people get sick. Most of these people are those who spend most of the time in air-conditioned rooms in the house or office. Their body gets used to living in the same temperature and even when going in an open environment, the body reduces the effort of adjusting the temperature i.e. the immune system comes into neutral mode. For a strong immune system, our normal body temperature should not be below 36.3 degrees Celsius, because cold viruses survive at 33 degrees.

 

The immune system of some people can sometimes be weak due to genetic reasons. This has also been confirmed in a recent study report published in the journal Trends in Immunology. According to a research report by Adrien Liston, researcher at Translational Immunology Lab, Belgium, our immune system has a combined effect on our lifestyle, food, sleep patterns, environment and family history. Liston has said that our immune system sometimes staggers due to our genes' response to the environment. Many times our immune system becomes inactive due to a virus or bacterial infection for a long time. In such a situation the immune system stops alerting us. Many times, there are some people who do not get feverish even after being exposed to some kind of infection. It is a symptom of poor immunity.

 

How to maintain the immune system?

Body is Safe, Then Disease.

 

A strong immune system requires a clean environment, because the risk of infection due to dirt increases. Due to being in contact with dirt or germs throughout the day, wash hands thoroughly with an antibacterial lotion. Wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly before eating and cooking. Clean your hands thoroughly before cooking and eating. Take a bath daily. Keep the body as clean as possible. Doing this will prevent infection, the mind will be happy and this refreshment will work to boost your immune system.

 

Use the Body.

Just as the use of iron does not cause rust in it, in the same way, the immune system becomes sluggish due to not using the body. Exercise daily to strengthen the immune system. Use stairs instead of lift. Instead of taking an auto-taxi for a short walk, walk. By doing this, the blood flow in your body is accelerated. Digestion is accelerated. Even if you are doing a desk job, take time out and take a little stroll in between. By doing this, the body remains flexible. 

 

Do Not Let The Tension Come To Pass.

The immune system is also a matter related to our mental and emotional activities. When we are in stress, our immune system weakens. In the case of stress, the secretion of cortisol hormone increases, which conspires to make us sick. Do yoga, pranayam daily to remove stress. Perform happy activities like meditation, dancing and sex.

 

Bake the Warm Sun in The Morning.

Vitamin D increases immunity and is lacking in most people. The most effective solution for this is to bake the lukewarm sunlight of the morning sun. Vitamin D helps in the absorption of calcium in the body, which makes our bones strong.

 

Maintain Immunity Water.

The most part of our body consists of water. Therefore, the first effective step to strengthen the immunity system is to drink enough water. Water helps in removing the toxic elements from our body. Keeps our kidney functioning healthy. Drinking water in a copper vessel increases its quality. Water provides energy to our muscles, improves intestinal activity. To stay healthy, it is important to drink at least 7-8 glasses of water a day. Avoid quenching thirst with soda, alcohol, tea or coffee.

 

Get Enough Sleep

6-8 hours of sleep is very important for our body and brain to function properly. Enough deep sleep helps in rebuilding the cells. If you do not get enough sleep, the immune system weakens due to lack of time to rebuild. Adequate sleep not only maintains your energy and mood, but it also prevents stroke, and helps to keep the weight balanced. Stay away from alcohol and cigarettes. When there is no choice left, resort to injection. If the immune system is too weak, you can take an injection of immunoglobulin extracted from a donor's blood, after consulting a doctor.

 

Eat Properly.

People have become more knowledgeable about food. Most people are beginning to know that carbohydrate gives energy, protein makes the tissue strong. But most people do not know the right way to eat food, because people do not have time. It takes about 15 minutes for the satiety center of the brain to report the food you eat. But people empty the plates of food within five-seven minutes. In such a situation, there is a signal of your starvation from the brain, while you have eaten more than necessary. Therefore, it is important that you chew it properly and eat it. So that the body can be satisfied with less food. Eating properly, the nutrients of the food reach the bone marrow in plenty, where white blood cells are produced to fight against diseases.

 

While eating, keep in mind that what we are eating, it will be easily digested. Food expert NR Desai says that vegetables, fruits and sprouted grains are digested in 13 hours, ripe vegetables and pulses take 24 hours to digest, while non-vegetarian and fried foods take 72 hours to digest. Our body clock is such that from four o'clock in the morning the body is ready to take out the leftovers of the digested food, our immune system is ready to eat and digest from noon to eight o'clock and at eight o'clock in the night from four o'clock in the morning, preparation and absorption of the diet remains. Therefore, every meal we eat, it should have 35% protein, 35% carbohydrate, 15% salad and 5% oil every time. That is to say, instead of the abundance of dishes in the meal, there should be one protein-rich dish, one or two carbohydrate-rich dishes, green salad and chutney of garlic, coriander, mint etc.

 


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