The Easiest Way to Weaken Your Immune System

It is so easy to weaken an immune system if you really want to. Exposing yourself to harmful chemicals like tobacco smoke, let the stress of life engulf you, or expose yourself to pollution are some of the ways to weaken your immune system. But, did you know that the easiest way to weaken your immune system is in a sweet way? Lots of people did not know that they are doing it and ask themselves why it is so easy for them to acquire an infection.

From yesterday’s post on How Your Lymphocytes Protects Your Body from Harmful Invaders, we tackled how important are the functions of the white blood cells or WBCs in our body. Neutrophils are part of the WBC team or the white blood cells team that defends our body from harmful invaders. They are responsible when there is a bacterial invasion or bacterial infection. They multiply themselves, attacks, and engulf the bacteria. Thus, if someone is suffering from bacterial infection their total white blood cells count are high compared to the normal white blood cells count or WBC count, so as the neutrophils count (from differential counting of white blood cells).

So, what is the connection between neutrophils activity and the “sweets”? Study showed that 10 teaspoons of white sugar could lessen the neutrophil activity by 50 percent for about 5 hours. And, consuming 30 teaspoons of white sugar or an equivalent sweets could completely stop and loss neutrophils’ activity to engulf bacteria. A can of soft drink is equivalent to 10 teaspoons of sugar. How many cans of soft drinks and, or other sweetened drinks you usually take everyday? How about other sweets like cake, chocolate bars, candies and other sweet desserts?

Better lessen sweet food and drinks if you really love your health not just to strengthen your immune system but  to keep yourself away from diabetes mellitus as well.

How to Reduce Dust and Other Pollutants in Your Home

Protect your family health by reducing dust and other pollutants in your home. It is true that harmful microorganisms exist everywhere and we cannot totally get rid of them but, we can limit their population by making sure our place is clean.

Parents encourage their children to stay at home as much as possible to keep them safe from accidents and diseases. But, did you know that indoor pollution is one of the top environmental health risks? Inhaling pollutant-free air is part of healthy lifestyle because clean air is necessary to achieve a healthy body. We already knew how harmful tobacco smoke is to your family health, this time we will talk about dust and common biological pollutants that could be found in our homes, their harmful effects and an effective way to get rid of them.

Biological pollutants from air and dusts such as molds, dust mites, fecal droppings from dust mites and other insects, animal dander, lint, bacteria and viruses PLUS pollen, plant and mold spores may affect your family health. They can pass through the filters of your respiratory system thus affecting it and, may lower your immune system resulting to respiratory allergies, acute and chronic infections and, or even cancer. it can also cause skin allergy, skin infections, eye irritation and a lot more.

Furnace filters is a great help in reducing this harmful elements of indoor air. As the air passes through the filter, it removes dust and other harmful particles from air. Honeywell Furnace Filters filters sixty times more dust and other air pollutants than the 1″  standard filter. High efficiency Pleated Furnace Filters with no wire mesh are a good choice too. You just need to follow the instructions of manufacturer how often it should be cleaned and replaced to maximize its performance.

Replacing the filters regularly makes sure of the protection of your family health saves your money from hospitalization and, or medications; and from the hassles of repair of your furnace. Good standing furnace filter may even help you reduce your heating bill too. Purchasing wholesale furnace filters is even better because you can save more money if you purchase in bulk. Thus, you can buy other family needs from the money you saved.

Wellness is priceless. Protect your family health at all cost because health is wealth.