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1. Stimulate Your Health
Part 1- The body immune
system
Part 4- Your resolutions
Part 2- 8 foods to boost
your system
Part 3- Strategies to
strengthen immunity
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2. Who are the invaders?
2Part 1- The body immune system
* Bacteria
* Viruses (Microbes & Disease)
* Parasites such as fungi,
protista, & worms

3. The immune system is a system of biological structures and
processes within an organism that protects against disease.
It consist of:
3Part 1- The body immune system
The Innate Immune system:
a general response to anything other
than recognized “self cells”
The Adaptive Immune
System:
a specific counter-assault
against a “known foreign”
invaders

4. What Happens during an infection?
4Part 1- The body immune system
The troops are called to battle!
* The Innate Immune system deals with injury &
infection
* Macrophages slip between cells [extravasation]
* Cytokine chemicals attract other “troops”
[chemotaxis]
* Histamine chemicals dilate blood vessels for easier
access to injury [vasodilation]

5. What Happens during
an infection?
5Part 1- The body immune system
The Adaptive Immune System
* T lymphocytes [ T - Helper cells ]
help signal immune cells into action
* B lymphocytes [ B cells ] - make special proteins called antibodies
* An antigen is phagocytized by the B cell
is broken into non-infective pieces & attached to the cell’s MHC when
processed through the cell’s machinery
* MHC-antigen complex is placed on the cell membrane surface where
it is recognized by the T Helper cell.

6. In summary and simple non-medical terms
6Part 1- The body immune system
* To function properly, an immune system must detect a wide variety of agents,
from viruses to parasitic worms, and distinguish them from the organism's own
healthy tissue.
* The immune system adapts its response during an infection to improve its
recognition of the pathogen
* A number of factors affect immune system health.
Some we can’t control: age, surgery, wounds, chronic disease, poverty, stress,
living with lots of other people
* Fortunately, there are ways you can strengthen your immune system: the
right food and bacteria, the right exercising, balanced stress life, etc...

7. Vitamin C
7Part 2- 8 foods to boost your system
Why?
* Vitamin C reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease
by raising levels of HDL (good) cholesterol while
lowering blood pressure and interfering with the
process by which fat is converted to plaque in the
arteries.
* Persons whose diets are higher in vitamin C have
lower rates of colon, prostate, and breast cancer.
Where?
* Vitamin C supplements are inexpensive to produce,
and it's available naturally in many fruits and
vegetables.
* You can buy a vitamin-C-fortified version of just
about anything.

8. Vitamin E
8Part 2- 8 foods to boost your system
Vitamin C
Why?
* Vitamin E stimulates the production of natural
killer cells, those that seek out and destroy germs
and cancer cells.
* Vitamin E enhances the production of B-cells,
the immune cells that produce antibodies that
destroy bacteria.
Where?
* Seeds
* Vegetable oils
* Grains
* Supplements

9. Carotenoids
9Part 2- 8 foods to boost your system
Vitamin E Why?
* Beta carotene increases the number of infection-
fighting cells, natural killer cells, and helper T-cells, as
well as being a powerful antioxidant that mops up
excess free radicals that accelerate aging.
* The body converts beta carotene to vitamin A, which
itself has anticancer properties and immune-boosting
functions.
Where?
* fruits
* Vegetables,
* Supplements
* Note: avocado fruit or oil, as lipid sources, enhance
carotenoid absorption in humans.
Vitamin C

10. 10Part 2- 8 foods to boost your system
Vitamin E Why?
* Bioflavenoids protect the cell membranes against the
pollutants trying to attach to them
* Studies have shown that people who eat the most
bioflavenoids have less cardiovascular disease.
Where?
* fruits
* Vegetables,
* Supplements
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Vitamin C
Bioflavenoids
Carotenoids

11. 11Part 2- 8 foods to boost your system
Vitamin E Why?
* Zinc increases the production of white blood cells
that fight infection and helps them fight more
aggressively
Where?
* Oysters
* Zinc-fortified cereals
* Crab
* Beef
* Turkey, dark meat
* Beans
* Supplements: too much zinc in the form of
supplements (more than 75 milligrams a day) can
inhibit immune function. It's recommended to get zinc
from your diet and aim for 15 to 25 milligrams a day.
Vitamin C
Zinc
Carotenoids
Bioflavenoid
s

12. 12Part 2- 8 foods to boost your system
Vitamin E
Why?
* Garlic stimulates the multiplication of infection-
fighting white cells, boosts natural killer cell activity,
and increases the efficiency of antibody production.
* Garlic can also act as an antioxidant that reduces the
build-up of free radicals in the bloodstream.
Where?
* Garlic
* Supplements
Vitamin C
Garlic
Carotenoids
Bioflavenoid
s
Zinc

13. 13Part 2- 8 foods to boost your system
Vitamin E
Why?
* Selenium increases natural killer cells and mobilizes
cancer-fighting cells.
Where?
* Tuna, red snapper, lobster, shrimp
* Whole grains, vegetables (depending on the
selenium content of the soil they're grown in), brown
rice
* Egg yolks, cottage cheese
* Chicken (white meat) and lamb chops
* Sunflower seeds, garlic, Brazil nuts
* Supplements
Vitamin C
Selenium
Carotenoids
Bioflavenoid
s
Zinc
Garlic

14. 14Part 2- 8 foods to boost your system
Vitamin E
Why?
* omega 3 fatty acids in act as immune boosters by
increasing the activity of phagocytes, the white blood
cells that eat up bacteria.
Where?
* Flax oil and fatty fish such as salmon, tuna, and
mackerel
* Supplements
Vitamin C
Carotenoids
Bioflavenoid
s
Zinc
Garlic
Omega-3
Selenium

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16. 1- Take care of your body
15Part 3- Top 5 strategies to strengthen your
immunity system
* Sleep soundly and enough
* Eat the right nutrients and vitamins
* Move and exercise, every day,
practice yoga
* Immunize yourself

17. 2- Take care of your mind
16Part 3- Top 5 strategies to strengthen your
immunity system
* Balance your stress level
* Meditate or pray
* Go out, take a break every 2 hrs
* Build your self esteem

18. 3- Expose yourself
17Part 3- Top 5 strategies to strengthen your
immunity system
* Regularly spend short periods of time in the sun
(without sunscreen)
* Take supplements in northern climes during the colder
months
* Stop smoking, heavy drinking and taking other
substances

19. 4- Socialize more
18Part 3- Top 5 strategies to strengthen your
immunity system
* Go out with friends and family
* Get a pet
* Work on your relationship skills

20. 5- Lead a meaningful life
19Part 3- Top 5 strategies to strengthen your
immunity system
* Stay positive
"It seems clear, Kubzansky said, that positive emotions
are providing some sort of “restorative biology” for
people." http://www.hsph.harvard.edu
* Get engaged in what you love
* Find your passion, join interest groups, invest yourself
100% !

21. 20Amazing Yoga poses to boost your immunity
Source: LexiYoga youtube.com

22. Define your "Ideal Week"
Add your events to boost your immunity
21Part 4- Your resolutions
Monday T'day W'day Th'day Friday Sat'day Sunday
1. Your
body
2. Your
mind
3. Expose
yourself
4.
Socialize
5. Meaning

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24. * wikipedia.com
* Sandra L. Owen, BSN, "Give it a boost" MEd, FASHAClinical Instructor,
EmeritaGeorgia State University
* Patricia A. Lafleur, "The immune system", Harvard - HHMI Summer Outreach
Program 2004
* www.health.harvard.edu How to boost your immune system : Harvard Health
Publications ..
* www.shape.com 10 Easy Ways to Boost Your Immunity - Shape Magazine
* www.askdrsears.com/...boost-immunity/8-foods-boost-immunity Foods that
Boost Immunity | Ask Dr. Sears®
* www.today.com 7 easy ways to boost your immune system
* www.motherearthnews.com Strategies to Strengthen Your Immune System
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