Get the basics right
life , your life , is to find , hunt down and destroy a wide variety of ‘ enemy agents ’, so to speak , such as viruses , harmful bacteria and other pathogens . Pathogens like viruses can adapt very rapidly in such a way that they can avoid detection and neutralisation by the immune system . Your immune system has evolved to update its responses to this kind of threat , so it too can adapt over time to recognise specific potentially dangerous pathogens better . This is amazing . It means that your immune system is an intelligent entity that can learn through experience .
This adaptive immunity creates a kind of ‘ immunological memory ’ after contact with a specific pathogen , and can then deal with that pathogen more efficiently if it ever tries to enter your body again .
So , in simple terms , your immune system in an adaptive and intelligent force within you which works in many ways .
White blood cells , or leukocytes , are among the most important cells of the immune system involved in defending your body against both infectious disease and foreign materials . They are produced in the bone marrow . A low white blood cell count may indicate infection or disease , while a high count may indicate an autoimmune response .
Get the basics right
Of course , immunity robustness has to do with general health , diet and lifestyle , and if you have any concerns about your health I urge you to seek the advice of a medical doctor and also to take a long hard look at your lifestyle to see how that might be affecting your immune response .
Bad diet , too little sleep , too much sleep , an overdose of extreme exercise – yes you can have too much of a good thing – can all impair immune function . Hypnosis , as I ’ m going to show , can help , but a healthy lifestyle is still very important .