Are we eating the right food for a healthy immune system?

There was a time when the experts in the medical science field worried about influenza. Today the focus seems to have shifted to ‘afflulenza’.

Lifestyle diseases, more than anything else, are snuffing out lives and shortening productive years of the population. The mantra seems to be to get rich, buy cars, get houses and get meals out. When we chase such a lifestyle what we get in return is appalling.

We get obesity, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, respiratory problems and cancer. We fail to appreciate that despite the progress in medical science, there are sure cures for a very small number of ailments. On top of it, there is an extraordinary level of reliance on the antibiotic alternative as patients and doctors are in a hurry to earn the next buck, which does not make things any better.

Herbal antibiotics , on the other hand, treats ailments and boosts the body’s responses to illness. Besides the visible physical problems, a prolonged illness can wreck mental health and can also affect immune system health negatively. It can hinder the body’s capacities to self-heal.

Immune system is a relatively new area of study for the medical experts and not much is known about the mechanisms of its dysfunction. However, it has been established that certain factors that there are certain factors that affect immune system health. The way we eat and what we eat is one of them. The immune system, which is primarily responsible for recognizing foreign substances like bacteria and toxins must be in proper shape to perform its function of destroying such foreign material.

A weakened immune system is an invitation to disease in two ways. It is incapable of fighting infections and you are therefore susceptible to contracting diseases more often. The immune system also looses its capacity to recognize foreign invasions and starts destroying the body’s own normal cells, which causes autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes.

Food has been the most prominent of all causalities behind the gradual decline of traditional family patterns and eating practices. We may be eating more calories but we are obtaining them from poor sources, eating fat of inferior quality (trans-fats), more sugar, refined carbohydrates, more meat, chemicals and preservatives. This type of diet can adversely affect the body’s self-healing capacity.

Instead of the multi vitamins and dietary supplements that you may choose to add on to your food, opt to eat certain foods that help your immune system. Vitamin C in combination with magnesium and calcium resists infections. For people who have problems of heartburn, citrus fruits may not be advisable as they are highly acidic in nature. Crabmeat, lobsters and oysters are rich in all three nutrients - calcium, magnesium and Vitamin C. Salmon is rich in a lot of minerals and vitamins along with a substantial quantity of Omega 3 fatty acids. Omega 3 fatty acids are good for arthritis and heart disease and also aid immune system functioning. Other healthy sources of Vitamin C are broccoli, tomatoes, peaches and guava.

Selenium is a trace mineral that is essential for immune system health, which you will not find in multi-vitamin supplements. Chicken and broccoli are healthy sources of selenium. Different types of edible mushrooms increase the production of white blood cells, which are essential for effectively combating disease. A case also exists for the use of herbs for immune system. These are herbs that our ancestors used, to maintain health and vitality. These herbs are still an integral part of traditional therapies and the mainstay of homoeopathy.

A wonderful product called Immunity Plus is a 100% safe, effective herbal natural remedy that provides a wide range of benefits to maintain and strengthen your immune system. Eating healthily and supplementing your diet with good herbal products will ward off any diseases or viruses that easily attack a weakened immune system.

Natural Remedies Save Our Pets!

Our pets need some undivided health attention! Just like us, they can be affected by germs and pollutants. They can even suffer from emotional problems like depression, anxiety, ADHD and other behavioral problems. Physical ailments such as arthritis, diabetes, digestive disorders, kidney & liver disease, skin disorders, obesity and thyroid dysfunction are also becoming more prevalent in our domesticated animals.

We want our pets to live a long and healthy life. Many of these ailments can be prevented, relieved, and even cured by using a combination of lifesyle changes and natural medicine. Contrary to popular assumptions, annual vaccinations and even commercial pet foods have been highly suspected of the rising rates of chronic illness in pets today according to pet expert and author CJ Puotein.

Animals have been known to seek out and eat medicinal herbs - they know that nature often has the answers! Natural medicine can help your pets just like it can help you. Although they might need help from the veterinarian, natural remedies can complement the vet's care - without any side effects that can actually damage their health that accompany synthetic drugs and antibotics.

I've been using the natural remedies for pets found at Healthy Meds 4 Pets and You and have seen a radical change for good in all of our pets,(and we have many!) I always keep some preventional remedies on hand so I'm ready as soon as I see any symptoms!

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Take Control of Your Health!!

One of the most exciting times in my life was when I began discovering how natural herbs - homeopathic formulas - vitamins - can drastically affect your health and lengthen your life! We all want that - to live a long, healthy life! And it's wonderful to be able to help others once you have experienced and obtained the knowledge yourself!



I had never had children and was so delighted when we were able to adopt two daughters! The first one was dying of malnutrition - that was a major inspiration to find out how to properly establish the right nutrition in a child so that they will have a healthy building block for the future. Our second daughter seemed fine until one day all of the sudden her heart began beating really fast and her breathing became so labored - we rushed her to the emergency room where they treated her for an asthma condition. Besides her really enjoying it, the cost was phenominal! We didn't mind that so much, but the liquid medicine that they gave her to follow up with really didn't have any effect - not that time nor the next time. We still had to run to the emergency room!



That was all the prompting I needed to begin an indepth study of those symptoms! As I took the symptoms and studied the different herbs, I found several that would work. As we used those herbs, we never had to rush to the emergency room again! The price of those herbs were minimual compared to the hospital costs - PLUS - the greatest bonus is knowing that there are NO SIDE-AFFECTS! WOW! She is now healed and we know what to do if she has any symptoms.



It's great to know for yourself that you know where to go to get knowledge when you or your loved ones - and even your beloved pets - are not feeling well. There are answers!