BOOST Your Immune System By Reducing Inflammation

It will soon be that time of year - cold and flu season.

And the question is:  are you fully prepared?

Have you stocked up on the right items and nutrients to FIGHT BACK AGAINST YOUR COLD?

You could battle through it.

You could pass it on and wait for the next virus to INVADE your body.

Or you can SQUASH it before you even get so much as a sniffle.

Yes, there are ways to BOOST your immune system.

But you need to deal with ONE BIG thing first.

And this could make the difference during the cold and flu season.

Let me explain…

Reduce Inflammation, Boost Your Immune System

Inflammation, it seems, plays a very large role in ALL your body process.

And stopping inflammation has the potential to boost your immune system.

When you have increased inflammation, your body sends an immune response to fight it.

But when you have internal (chronic) inflammation, there chance that there is not be enough IMMUNE power to fight back is greater.

In cases of chronic inflammation, your body has to keep sending an immune response, hoping the inflammation will get under control.

This leaves your body susceptible to the nasty germs floating all around you.

And this could lead to catching a cold, the flu, or other devastating viruses.

But there is a way to FIGHT back.

And POWER your immune system in the process.

Let me explain…

Probiotics and Your GUT

Your gut is home to many different organisms called microflora.

And these tiny bacteria help your immune system and make it stronger.

In fact, your gut bacteria, research suggests, lays the foundation for your adaptive immune system.

And this process starts when you are just a few days old.

Bacteria start to colonize your gut and begin to fight off bacteria and develop your immune system.

But something happens to our bodies when we become overweight.

Even as little as 10 pounds, some studies suggest, change the makeup of your microflora - not for the better.

But, by losing those 10 extra pounds could potentially help your “good” bacteria revert back to normal.

And this helps support your health, wellness, and your immune system.

The other way is to to “feed” your bacteria which, some studies suggest, enables them to ferment and grow stronger.

And this helps to support your immune system, possibly giving it some strength.

Probiotics are products that contain live micro-organisms.

And the micro-organisms could potentially BOOST your “colony” and raise the number of healthy gut bacteria.

This could help support your immune system and improve the health of your intestines.

Inflammation

Inflammation, research states, could be the beginning of many disease processes.

And inflammation could have the ability to compromise your immune system due to your immune system trying desperately to decrease your internal flames.

As a review, inflammation can be caused by damage from free radicals, among other things.

Free radicals are unstable molecules who want to become stable.

And these free radicals race through your body looking for that stable molecule.

Once it finds one, it steals their electron, and returns to a stable molecule again.

However, this leads to the once stable molecule (remember the free radical just stole its electron) becoming a free radical.

And the process continues on and on, creating even more damage.

This damage could lead to the development of chronic inflammation.

Chronic inflammation, research suggests, impedes your ability to repair and heal damaged tissue. One thing your body always tries to do is repair and replace damaged cells.

However, when you are exposed to chronic inflammation, your body has to work even HARDER to heal those damaged cells.

Chronic inflammation could also fall below your pain threshold, which could make it impossible to detect. However, damage to certain cells, can cause long lasting and even intense pain.

Chronic inflammation has the ability to target cells of the central nervous system which could alter the cells that affect your pain centers.

Altering these cells may not only increase pain intensity, how long the pain lasts, but it can also effect how sensitive you are to pain.
Once damage is present, your immune system sends a response to repair it.

When there is too much damage (chronic inflammation), your immune system becomes overworked.

And this could weaken the immune response when harmful bacteria (cold or flu bug) invade your body and start to infect you.

But enter antioxidants.

Antioxidants are powerful nutrients which could have the ability to stop FREE RADICAL damage…in its tracks.

When free radicals bump into antioxidants, they steal electrons.

But antioxidants, some studies suggest, could have the ability to remain stable.

Antioxidants donate an electron with no damage to its own structure.

This has the potential to reduce damage caused by free radicals.

And this could create a MORE powerful response from your immune system, helping it fight off bacteria and viruses which could make you sick.

Stop The Cold and Flu…DEAD

Cold and flu season does not mean you have to spend ALL your time in bed.

Taking the right steps NOW may protect your body and strengthen your immune system.

This could prevent harmful bacteria from creating havoc in your body.

Proper rest, eating the right foods, and maintaining a stress free environment could all be ways to reduce your risk of getting sick.

By increasing your fruit and vegetable intake, research suggests, could increase your antioxidant levels, which could help reduce inflammation caused by free radicals.

This could lead to a stronger immune system, giving you better odds are fighting off harmful bacteria which that could invade your body.