#24:Chapter14:Principle4:Boosting your immune system

Our bodies constantly deal with mutated cancer cells, long before we are diagnosed with cancer. Most people don’t develop cancer, because their immune system is up to the task of destroying the cells before they take over. Too many toxins and not enough nutrients eventually take their toll on all of our systems, especially our immune system. Our bodies are wonderfully designed to heal themselves, if only we help them. Most of western medicine’s cancer treatments further compromise our immune systems, right when we need it most. In addition to getting rid of toxins and meeting our nutritional needs, we can boost our natural immunity in order to help our bodies to heal.

• How the immune system works
• Autoimmune disease
• Our microbiome and immunity
• Lymphatic circulation
• Top 10 immune-boosting substances
• Recipes

How the immune system works

The immune system is a network of cells, vessels, and organs working together to protect the body from pathogens. Key components are lymph nodes, organs, and tissue, the spleen, the thymus, and bone marrow. Lymph nodes trap bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens and immune cells kill them. Immune cells are lymphocytes (T-, B- and Natural Killer cells), neutrophils, and monocytes/macrophages. These are all types of white blood cells. WBCs are made in the spleen, thymus, and bone marrow.