The benefits of fasting can help us build a better immune system and lose weight at the same time
The benefits of fasting are amazing and give us many health benefits, fasting can be hard or easy for different people. Below is a fantastic article I read about the many benefits of fasting which talks about macrophages activity in the body, cell-mediated immunity, monocyte killing and more.
Benefits of Fasting For the Immune SystemBy Andrew Kasch A simple way of appreciating the immune system is looking at it as an army. Your army is consists of different people in key positions, all working against your enemy. It's ultimate purpose is to protect you without thinking whether they live or die. Strengthening your immune system is like providing training to better equip your army. It is said that fasting can detoxify years of toxic accumulation. Common fasting methods include water-cleanse and juice cleanse. Water-cleanse uses water exclusively, while a juice-cleanse will provide you with a variety of selection. The benefits of fasting for boosting the immune system are: • It increases the macrophages activity in the body. The job of macrophages are to destroy bacteria, viruses, and other harmful substances that are foreign to the body. They can also engulf weak abnormal cells in the body. The importance of macrophages are to serve as the first line of defense against harmful substances that enter the body. This includes toxins. • It enhances Cell-Mediated Immunity. The white blood cells or the lymphocytes are the ones which distinguish and react to foreign substance. They are known to have 100,000 receptors that provide them the ability to recognize antigens. Each of these 100,000 receptors has protein compositions that allows them bind to the antigens. Just imagine a key fitting into lock. You may try to insert the key with other locks, but it will only allow you to open the lock which the particular key is made for. • It elevates Immunoglobulin Levels. Immunoglobulin is responsible for the passive immunity of the body against different diseases such as measles, hepatitis A and hypogammaglobulinemia. • It enhances Neutrophil Bactericidal Activity. About 50% to 80% of white cells are neutrophils. Neutrophils are designed to engulf bacteria, other microorganisms, and microscopic particles. They move by projecting and then contracting their filaments, drawing the center of their body forward. They move like Spiderman. Upon facing a target, they utilize their packets of enzymes to digest targets of cellular material. When they catcs a bacterium, a metabolic process occurs that produces hydrogen peroxide and other active forms of oxygen. The neutrophils are manufactured in the bone marrow. A healthy bone marrow of an adult has the capacity to produce 100,000,000,000 neutrophils in a day. • It promotes Monocyte Killing and Bacterial Function. The largest cells of the blood are called monocytes. It measures about 15 to 18 micrometers on the average. They consist 7% of the leukocytes. Monocytes are phagocystic in nature. They actively guard the body. They are capable of engulfing infectious agents and large particles. Monocytes are often observed on inflamed tissues or sites with chronic infections. • It promotes Natural Killer Cell Activity: Natural killer cells were only discovered in 1975. It was observed that the cells in the blood together with the lymphoid tissues could eliminate tumor cells and other cells that are infected with a virus. It is hypothesized that the natural killer cells are responsible for preventing the growth of tumor cells and cells that are infected with viruses. For more information about detoxifying and colon cleansing please visit http://www.TheCompleteCleanse.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Andrew_Kasch As you can see there are many benefits of fasting, and it can be very easy to do. I would recommend starting out with a fast which is easy to do and then work your way to more complex fasting.
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