Immune
So much has been written about the immune system over the past few years that all we can hope to do here is to set the general tone. We used to talk about the hormonal system and the immune system in isolation but in truth it is part of a family of interrelated systems and include:
- immune system
- hormonal or endocrine system
- digestive system
- defence system
- circulatory system
- lymphatic system
- waste disposal system
It would be wrong to deal with the immune system in isolation so we have developed a model where we talk about 3 interrelated systems as brothers and sisters – you can’t influence one without the other.
Imagine you are in a room without windows and without any light; it is pitch black. There is an intruder in the room who wants to harm you and is armed with a shotgun. You too are armed with a shotgun but you can only hear each other shuffling around the room bumping into bits of furniture. Occasionally you are sure the intruder is in the corner and you fire off a shot. Probably missing and just blowing a chunk of plaster out of the wall or knocking a leg of a table off.
The problem is that you can’t see to aim. Simple – turn the lights on – the lights are effectively the friend/foe identification system and a part of the immune system function. Once the lights are on you can see and the intruder can be taken out. If you continue in the dark to blast away at each other the fabric of the room is gradually destroyed – this is what happens in an auto immune disease.
Many people try to speed up the immune system by taking stimulants but the effect is only to make you run around the room faster – but still in the dark and in reality you end up hurting yourself by bumping into more furniture. What you need to do is slow down the movement and turn the lights on. The speed at which you run aroundthe room is governed by the hormonal system (remember the 3 brothers and sisters). The first is the immune immune system, the second is the hormonal system and the third is the defence system. The defence system is represented by the shotgun in your hands – but without the correct ammuntion it become slittle more than a stick. Give it the right ammunition and it becomes very effective. The right ammunition being plant based antioxidants.
