The higher the immunity, the better

"Improving immunity can keep you away from diseases!" This is the first impression most people have of immunity. As modern people pay more attention to their own health, many businesses have taken advantage of people's mentality and vigorously promoted products that are said to have the effect of "enhancing immunity." Royal jelly, cod liver oil, amino acids...a variety of health products can double their value as long as they are linked to immunity. In this regard, authoritative experts remind that the higher the immunity, the better.

Myth 1:

The stronger the immunity, the better. Hong Zhaoguang said that immunity is like blood pressure and blood sugar. Low levels are not a good thing as they can easily cause bacterial and viral infections, but too high levels are also a disease and harmful to the human body. If the immune response is too strong and destructive, it is easy to develop autoimmune diseases such as lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. Therefore, good immunity is in a balanced state and requires good self-regulation ability.

Myth 2:

Immunity is resistance. Professor Hong Zhaoguang introduced: Resistance includes many abilities such as immunity, rejection ability, repair ability (healing and regeneration ability), and immunity is only one of them. In short, the scope of resistance is greater. Therefore, what the drugstore salesman said, “enhancing immunity can improve resistance”, is not entirely correct.

Myth 3:

The elderly and people with sub-health need to take medicine or health products to enhance their immunity. If it is not absolutely necessary, drug abuse should be firmly opposed because drugs have the greatest interference with the immune system. In particular, we must oppose the random use of hormone drugs and the abuse of immunoglobulins. There is no need to take some health supplements that claim to enhance immune function because there are no measurement standards and no evidence-based medical support.

Myth 4:

Infants and young children have underdeveloped immune systems and need special protection in their daily lives. When children are overprotected by their parents, their immune systems become weak and vulnerable, which is very detrimental to their growth. Therefore, this army in the body must refuse to be "pampered" and only constant stimulation can improve its combat effectiveness.

Immunity is the "army" hidden in the body

The body is like a battlefield. Invisible "war" takes place inside the body every day, but most of the time you are unaware of it. This is because the "human army" is in an absolute advantage. But when you have a high body temperature, body aches, runny nose and tears, and are in great pain, it means that there are some problems with the "army" in your body, and enemies such as diseases will take advantage of the situation and invade, causing you to suffer serious damage.

This "army" hidden in the human body is the immune system, which includes immune organs such as bone marrow, thymus, spleen, lymph nodes, and tonsils. Under normal circumstances, the human immune system will unite to fight the enemy bravely, gain experience in warfare, and protect the "peace" in our body day and night. But sometimes, the autoimmune system may also have internal problems: "scouts" sometimes neglect their duties, "traitors" appear in the "army", "internal strife" occurs, etc., leading to defeat.

Keeps the immune system in balance

Normally, everyone's immune system is in a state of balance. Only when children have repeated colds, pneumonia or diarrhea, or adults have unexplained rashes, persistent fevers, swollen and painful joints, etc., do you need to go to the hospital for examination. Children don't have to be too clean. The immune system has a "good memory" and will form immune memory against infectious pathogens. If it encounters the same pathogen next time, it can quickly eliminate it. If the environment around children is too clean, it will reduce the chance of infection and produce antibodies, and their resistance will be weakened.

Although the immune systems of young and middle-aged people are strong, they are easily disturbed by negative emotions and stress. Once you find yourself feeling unwell, you should start with the most basic sleep and diet. Good sleep can increase the number of white blood cells in the body and enhance the liver's detoxification function, thereby eliminating invading bacteria and viruses. Maintaining an optimistic attitude helps improve immunity. Stress can suppress the immune system, making the body vulnerable to colds and other illnesses.