What is immunity and the reasons for the decline in immunity
Our immune system consists of several organs. These are:
1. Tonsils and adenoids.
2. Thymus gland - thymus.
3. Lymph nodes.
4. The spleen.
5. The appendix.
6. Peye records in the intestine.
7. Bone marrow.
All of them produce or accumulate our main protective cells - lymphocytes (white blood cells).
As soon as the body is attacked by an infection, that is, pathogenic bacteria, microbes, viruses enter it, then the lymphocytes begin to produce antibodies.
These proteins are the weapons of our immunity - they attack the "invaders" and engage in battle with them.
If the immune system is healthy, the lymphocytes are strong and there are many of them, then the body leaves the fight as a winner.
Lymphocytes have an “immune memory." This means that if the microbe that they already noticed once enters the body again, the lymphocytes already meet it with a large number of antibodies and win faster and easier. Vaccinations are based on this principle.
If lymphocytes are the guardians of our health in the blood, then their "colleagues" - macrophages, whose task is to immediately "arrest" bacteria that have fallen into the tissues, serve in the cells of the internal organs.
Manifestation of weaknesses in the human immune system
The main enemies of our immune system are:
Colds and infectious diseases. It turns out a vicious circle - the more often a person catches a cold, the more his immune system suffers, and the worse the body's immune response, the more often a person picks up an infection.
Seasonal hypovitaminosis (for example, lack of vitamins D and C in winter).
Stress . It is proved that with strong emotional and mental stress, not only increases the production of stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol, but also the production of the hormone acetylcholine, it is also called the "hormone of weakness", which makes the immune system of the human body more vulnerable.
Strict diets , an imbalance of proteins, fats and carbohydrates.
Alcohol and cigarette abuse .
Illiterate use of antibiotics.
Methods to strengthen the immune system: drink tomato juice and gnaw apples
1
Carotenes, from which vitamin A is synthesized, and vitamin E are the best protection for thymus cells (thymus gland). The higher their concentration, the more successfully this organ is able to fight microorganisms. The spleen also produces protective bodies and must be protected from harmful substances by antioxidants such as vitamins A and E. Provitamin A is found in carrots, spinach, rose hips, vitamin E is rich in vegetable oils, the World Health Organization recommends eating two tablespoons of olive oil per day. .
2
Regular consumption of tomato juice increases the concentration of carotenes in all cells of the body. As for vitamin E, its deficiency in the body is easy to overcome if you take a tablespoon of vegetable oil daily - in pure form or in salads.
3
Eat more citrus fruits and apples (they have vitamin C and iron).
4
Also help to maintain immunity: zinc (a lot of it in unrefined grain, brewer's yeast) and selenium (they are rich in grain bread, beef, veal, turkey, garlic).
5
Daily walk at least 30-40 minutes, it takes so much time for the body to activate the cardiovascular and immune system.
Our immune system consists of several organs. These are:
1. Tonsils and adenoids.
2. Thymus gland - thymus.
3. Lymph nodes.
4. The spleen.
5. The appendix.
6. Peye records in the intestine.
7. Bone marrow.
All of them produce or accumulate our main protective cells - lymphocytes (white blood cells).
As soon as the body is attacked by an infection, that is, pathogenic bacteria, microbes, viruses enter it, then the lymphocytes begin to produce antibodies.
These proteins are the weapons of our immunity - they attack the "invaders" and engage in battle with them.
If the immune system is healthy, the lymphocytes are strong and there are many of them, then the body leaves the fight as a winner.
Lymphocytes have an “immune memory." This means that if the microbe that they already noticed once enters the body again, the lymphocytes already meet it with a large number of antibodies and win faster and easier. Vaccinations are based on this principle.
If lymphocytes are the guardians of our health in the blood, then their "colleagues" - macrophages, whose task is to immediately "arrest" bacteria that have fallen into the tissues, serve in the cells of the internal organs.
Manifestation of weaknesses in the human immune system
The main enemies of our immune system are:
Colds and infectious diseases. It turns out a vicious circle - the more often a person catches a cold, the more his immune system suffers, and the worse the body's immune response, the more often a person picks up an infection.
Seasonal hypovitaminosis (for example, lack of vitamins D and C in winter).
Stress . It is proved that with strong emotional and mental stress, not only increases the production of stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol, but also the production of the hormone acetylcholine, it is also called the "hormone of weakness", which makes the immune system of the human body more vulnerable.
Strict diets , an imbalance of proteins, fats and carbohydrates.
Alcohol and cigarette abuse .
Illiterate use of antibiotics.
Methods to strengthen the immune system: drink tomato juice and gnaw apples
1
Carotenes, from which vitamin A is synthesized, and vitamin E are the best protection for thymus cells (thymus gland). The higher their concentration, the more successfully this organ is able to fight microorganisms. The spleen also produces protective bodies and must be protected from harmful substances by antioxidants such as vitamins A and E. Provitamin A is found in carrots, spinach, rose hips, vitamin E is rich in vegetable oils, the World Health Organization recommends eating two tablespoons of olive oil per day. .
2
Regular consumption of tomato juice increases the concentration of carotenes in all cells of the body. As for vitamin E, its deficiency in the body is easy to overcome if you take a tablespoon of vegetable oil daily - in pure form or in salads.
3
Eat more citrus fruits and apples (they have vitamin C and iron).
4
Also help to maintain immunity: zinc (a lot of it in unrefined grain, brewer's yeast) and selenium (they are rich in grain bread, beef, veal, turkey, garlic).
5
Daily walk at least 30-40 minutes, it takes so much time for the body to activate the cardiovascular and immune system.
Do immune stimulants weaken the body?
When pathogenic bacteria and viruses penetrate into the blood, blood cells - lymphocytes - begin to produce protective antibodies. These proteins are the weapons of our immunity - they attack the "invaders" and engage in battle with them.
As noted by immunologists, we are accustomed to attribute any ailments to “a decrease in immunity” and immediately buy stimulants from the pharmacy. In fact, problems with the body's immune response arise in serious cases - after surgery, implantations, aggressive antibiotics.
Now "in fashion" various drugs based on interferons - substances that affect the immune metabolism. But we, immunologists, believe that drug immunostimulants are either generally useless, or - more serious drugs - are needed only according to indications, for example, with secondary immunodeficiency. Any illiterate stimulation leads to exhaustion. If you constantly boost the production of leukocytes with drugs, your own immune system will become lazy and simply lose its function. If you constantly stuff the body with all kinds of stimulants, it simply becomes a dependent, constantly waiting for "unemployment benefits". And then real problems with immunity may begin.
If your task is to cheer up and tone up, then it is better to use natural adaptogens (ginseng, Chinese magnolia vine, Rhodiola rosea, Eleutherococcus, etc.). They enhance the synthesis of RNA and proteins (that is, the basis of our cells), activate metabolic enzymes and activate the work of the autonomic and endocrine systems, while not interfering with the immune system.
Medicinal immunostimulants are either generally useless, or - more serious drugs - are needed only according to indications, immunologists say. Photo: Valery ZVONAREV
Fashionable analyzes as a way to "honestly take money"
There is one more fashionable now (and not cheap) little thing - the "test for immune status", which is often sent to complaining about "reduced immunity." According to doctors, a “. One test for immune status is not possible. And not needed. It makes sense to determine the immune status in patients with suspected severe violations in the immune regulation - with primary immunodeficiencies.
All other cases of a general definition of immune status with a large number of indicators are not advisable and are one way to get money from the population. And then such figures begin to "treat the analysis."
A competent doctor prescribes accurate studies of specific indicators, suggesting a violation.
In a good half of often sick children, for example, the problem of persistent colds is not in “bad” immunity, but in an unrecognized allergy. To find out, it is enough to take a blood test for immunoglobulin E and make skin tests.
But where does the fatigue and pale appearance come from?
Doctors believe that often the cause of weakness, lethargy, pallor, frequent colds is a smoldering focus of an untreated infection or a latent allergy, which, especially in young children, often lies behind ongoing rhinitis and laryngitis.
Recent studies have also shown that in 50% of cases chronic fatigue syndrome is caused by viruses from the herpes group (including the well-known Epstein-Barr virus). Herpes viruses doze in the body (their den is in the nerve nodes of the spinal cord) and do not interfere with its normal functioning. But against the background of the same acute respiratory viral infection or influenza, herpes viruses sharply “come to life”. And they give a picture of the “decline in immunity”: seemingly unreasonable fatigue, inability to concentrate, memory impairment, nervousness and irritability over trifles, sleep problems, frequent headaches, decreased sexual desire.
And in order to know exactly the cause of the infection, you need to take a general blood test, and a virus test. If the "viral theory" is confirmed, antiviral drugs (for example, based on acyclovir, which is active against herpes viruses), multivitamins, anti-stress agents to normalize the emotional background are needed.
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