FOOD BUILDING IMMUNITY " EFFECT OF FOODS IN BUILDING OUR IMMUNITY "
What is your immune system and why is it important? Each person is born with a system in his/her body to fight off disease caused by bacteria, microbes, viruses, toxins, and even parasites. This is your immune system. Some people have strong immune systems, others do not. The immune system has many processes with one of three particular jobs to do: 1. stopping disease from entering the body, 2. killing bacteria or viruses once they enter the body but before they make you sick, and 3. destroying viruses and/or bacteria after they have created disease. The immune system can recognize viruses that have been in your body before. The first time a virus enters your body, a healthy immune system will develop antibodies or other compounds that are designed to attack this virus. The next time this virus enters your body, these antibodies are ready to attack right away. This is the process that prevents you from getting a disease like ch...