How to protect the immune system?

Causes of immune disorders

When we understand the complexity of the immune system, we also understand how it can be attacked and unbalanced in a variety of ways. This makes it particularly vulnerable to the toxic environment in which we live today.

Anything that can attack the proper functioning of the immune system can lead to immune disorders, like:

• Lack of nutrients (amino acids, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, etc.)
• Junk food with its unhealthy fats, additives and processed foods 
• Pollutants (heavy metals, pesticides, endocrine disruptors, etc.)
• Noise
• Vaccines
• Serious or poorly treated infectious diseases
• Medications
• Drugs, tobacco, alcohol
• Lack of sleep
• Exhaustion
• Stress
• Chronic illnesses
• And many others

But that’s not all. Some bad habits can damage your immune system. Here are two examples:

• The regular intake of medicines such as antihistamines (allergy medicines). They block histamine, a cytokine important for the proper functioning of nonspecific defenses and inflammation.
• Taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs without a prior diagnosis, i.e., all drugs with anti-inflammatory action other than cortisone (anti-fever medicines, painkillers, etc.). In an infectious state, they prevent inflammation, which is an essential part of the immune response.

Symptoms of a compromised immune system

As a general rule, symptoms can be grouped as follows: 

• Fragility to climatic conditions such as cold, wind, humidity or even heat, manifested by the development of repeated infections (colds, ear infections, sinusitis, bronchitis, cystitis, etc.)
• Development of an auto-immune disease, which is often only diagnosed when the first symptoms appear
• The appearance of cancer of any kind. In this case, the immune system has been unable to eliminate the cancer cells.

Holistic tips to enhance your immunity

As you can see, protecting our immunity is essential to living long and well. 

To do that, we recommend that you prioritize your actions by doing the following in this order:

• Adopt a healthy diet by reading our ebook: “Healthy Food: Your Fundamental Right”.
• Remove the sources of pollution to your immune system that you can remove 
• Avoid as much as possible all the sources of aggression to your immune system as we mentioned above (heavy metals intake, pesticides, endocrine disruptors, drugs, tobacco, alcohol, vaccines, etc.)
• Watch our health concepts webinar series to understand the fundamental pillars of health
• Change your bad habits from your lifestyle starting with the two mentioned above 
• Don’t wait for immune pathologies to be diagnosed
• Address immune imbalances and health problems with natural medicine to prevent immune pathologies
• Get the help of a holistic natural health expert to review your health and lifestyle, and determine what you can personally improve depending on your unique situation

Our expert opinion

We’ve just described the three main areas we need to take into account for our immunity. Obviously, we can only act when we are properly informed, which is the aim of Holistic Natural Health Experts.

When dysfunctions are detected – and this can be done even before an illness appears, thanks in particular to the new blood tests in natural medicine at our disposal – we need to restore the balance as quickly as possible.

If you want to prevent and treat, as early as possible, any immune pathologies, we advise you to turn to a holistic natural health expert who will be able to:

• Perform in-depth check-ups
• Assess your current health situation
• Understand the underlying issues
• Set-up personalized treatments and treatment plans