Stop Colds This Winter

Adapted from 'Go' Magazine -Boost your Immunity this Winter by Madeline Jennings

'Your immune system is your very own defence force that protects your body against invasion by harmful bacteria, viruses, toxins and other foreign organisms. You can train and stimulate your defence force to work at its best. The best way to enhance your immune system is to have overall good health. In a nutshell, this means eating a balanced diet, drinking plenty of water, getting enough rest, supplementing where appropriate and being able to unwind from physical and mental stress.'

Developing Immunity - '....... The immune system has an amazing ability to remember past encounters with foreign invaders. So, when macrophages (white blood cells) recognise a foreign microbe as a previous encounter, it communicates this to the B-lymphocytes, which quickly provide the antibodies to destroy it (this is why B-lymphocytes are also known as memory cells). Once your body has produced antibodies to a certain microbe - a specific flu virus strain, for example - that virus cannot make you sick again because your immune system (when healthy) immediately recognises it and has the antibodies to destroy it. This is what is known as acquired immunity.'

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