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Author: Rodney Bailey |
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Date Posted: 17:19:26 12/05/04 Sun Ms Flemming there are many ways to improve our immune system they are taking certain vitamins and eating certain foods for properties in them increase the chemicals aspects of us which protect us from pathogens they are as follows: 1. Vitamin C - Vitamin C supplements are inexpensive to produce, and it's available naturally in many fruits and vegetables. Also, you can buy a vitamin-C version of anything. Vitamin C increases the production of infection fighting white blood cells and antibodies and increases levels of interferon, the antibody that coats cell surfaces, preventing the entry of viruses. Vitamin C reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease by raising levels of HDL (I talked about HDL in the last voy forum) cholesterol while lowering blood pressure and interfering with the process by which fat is converted to plaque in the arteries. People whose diets are higher in vitamin C have lower rates of colon, prostate, and breast cancer. 2. Vitamin E. - 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. Vitamin E may also reverse some of the decline in immune response seen in old people. Vitamin E has been implicated in lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease. 3. Carotenoids- Beta carotene increases the number of infection-fighting cells, natural killer cells, and helper T-cells, and a powerful antioxidant Ms Flemming. Like the other "big three" antioxidants, vitamins C and E, it reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease by interfering with how the fats and cholesterol in the bloodstream oxidize to form arterial plaques. Studies have shown that beta carotene can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, especially strokes and heart attacks, so a carrot a day can keep you from havin’ heart surgery Ms Flemming. Beta carotene also protects against cancer by stimulating the immune cells called macrophages to produce tumor necrosis factor, which kills cancer cells. It has also been shown that beta carotene supplements can increase the production of T-cell lymphocytes and natural killer cells and can enhance the ability of the natural killer cells to attack cancer cells. Ms Flemming there is various other things that increase our immune system but I don’t want to be hear all day. Ms. Flemming reasons why people may get sicker than other is because they may not have the proper vaccinations to increase there immune system. This may happen when foreigners come to new places they are not use to they type of germs another place has. That is how we got the west Nile virus because of a Middle Eastern man who came to America and passed on insufflates. Another reason is such debilitating diseases such as diabetes which is prevalent among the black community. Also HIV which is killing our race is a disease which reduces the strength of our immune system. In turn that may cause others to get sick easier. Giving blood is important because when you go have surgery we expect our blood type to be there when we lose blood. If there is not we will likely die from loss of blood and u can’t have just have anyone’s blood because if get the wrong type your body will reject and you eventually die. The blood does not only have to be the right type it must be healthy also because blood can also pass over many diseases and pathogens which are harmful. Ms. Flemming there are religions that do not support blood transfusions such as Jehovah Witness, Gypsies, and Shinto are unclear about it but in most Christian religions it is seen as an act of Love. Dr. Charles Drew was the black man to experiment in plasma transfusion but if u want to be technically it wasn't a black man this time because blood transfusion have been going on since 1492 when Pope Innocent VIII had a stroke. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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 Rodney, Rodney, Rodney! | Ms. Fleming | 17:36:22 12/05/04 Sun |