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Inside your body there is a complex mechanism called your immune system, it works by protecting you against thousands of bacteria, viruses, toxins and parasites that would love to invade your body. Your immune system is constantly at work a lot of it is unnoticed but we can notice it when it does something we can feel. For example, when you get a cut bacteria can enter your body but your immune system works to eliminate the invaders while the skin heals itself. Each day you eat and inhale thousands of germs into your body that your immune system has to deal with and on some occasions a germ gets past and you get the cold. That is sign when your immune system fails but it’s also a sign that your immune system is working when you get better. If your immune system did nothing after you got a cold you would never get better.
So you can see that your immune system is very important for your body and health and you’re probably thinking if there is any way to keep your immune system healthy. Boosting your immune system makes little sense scientifically because your immune system is a system and not a single entity so it requires balance and harmony of your body to function right. But there are healthy living strategies to help give your immune system the upper hand by:
- Don’t smoke.
- Eat a diet high in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and low in saturated fat.
- Exercise regularly.
- Control your blood pressure.
- Get adequate sleep.
- Take steps to avoid infection, such as washing your hands frequently and cooking meat thoroughly.
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