Advice On Energizing Your Immune System

posted on 10/16/2009

You immune system is the way your body fights off disease, germs and infections. The immune system is designed to protect you against toxins, bacteria, viruses and parasites just 'itching' to invade your temple. You can see your immune system working in many ways. Your body produces a bump in reaction to fighting the bite of the mosquito. You might get hives, itchy eyes or runny nose when your body overreacts by fighting whatever it is that you are allergic to.

Many of life's everyday challenges can cause your immune system to be compromised. Stress is one of those things. Being overweight will also weaken the immune system. Obesity affects your body's ability to quickly send antibodies to the source of an infection and can inhibit the bodies production of white blood cells.

Food allergens (leaky gut syndrome), consuming too much alcohol and eating too much sugar damages or hurts the immune system and stops it from functioning properly. Consuming enough alcohol to become drunk is enough alcohol to affect your immune system.

There are many great ways to boost your immune system and it works for children as well as adults. Echinacea is an herb that used properly is safe for everyone and is available in adult and child doses. Most doctors or herbalists feel that periodically stopping Echinacea helps it stay effective during use. Follow instructions but as a rule, adults and teenagers get 1000 mg once a day. Children age 6 months to 3 years get 250 mg once a day and children 4 to 12 should get 500 mg once a day.

Herbs are not the only way to energize you immune system. You can help energize your body's immune system by eating certain foods. The good news is that they are all readily available and good for you as well. Garlic is one that helps in big ways. Garlic is good for you in so many other ways as well. You can get more information from another advice.com article on Garlic (http://www.advice.com/article/2009/02/10/Advice+on+The+Healing+Power+of+Garlic) click there. Garlic is a potent energizer.

Sardines help to increase the aggressiveness of your white blood cells. Juicing fruits and vegetables will aid the immune system. Especially helpful is a papaya and carrot juice combination. Juicing the two together allows more beta carotene to be released. Elderberry juice is good for your heart and will aid the body in boosting the immune system. Elderberry juice was even used in Panama to treat the 1995 flu epidemic. Lastly, a Japanese dish called Miso soup boosts the antibody count in your blood stream. We consume chicken soup in the West to fight off colds and in Japan they consume miso soup. It is easy to make and delicious. Winter is fast approaching. Actually feels like it is already hear in parts of the US and the H1N1 virus is on the minds and televisions of many. Do yourself a favor and your loved ones too. Try these immune energizes! A quick recipe for Miso soup (http://morningerection.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/quick-miso-soup-recipe/).