Searching for "immunity", Baidu Encyclopedia explained that immunity is the body's own defense mechanism, and the body's ability to identify and destroy any foreign body (virus, bacteria, etc.). ), dealing with the aging, injury, death and degeneration of one's own cells, identifying and dealing with mutant cells and virus-infected cells in the body, and the physiological reaction of the human body to identify and eliminate "dissidents".
In fact, in layman's terms, immunity is the combat effectiveness of our human body to eliminate intruders and internal rebels, to eliminate all invading viruses, bacteria and their aging, dead and mutated cells, and to ensure our normal operation.
The human immune system has set up three lines of defense to protect our bodies closely and deeply.
The first line of defense consists of skin and mucous membrane, which can block most viruses that endanger human health, and its secretions also have bactericidal effect. For example, there are cilia on respiratory mucosa, which can clean foreign bodies (including germs).
The second line of defense is the bactericidal substances and phagocytes in body fluids. These two immune substances are born in each of us, but the reaction intensity of the substances is uncertain, sometimes strong and sometimes weak. This requires us to actively mobilize and cultivate them, keep them in an excited state at any time, complete the defense function, and ensure that the virus cannot continue to invade our bodies.
The third line of defense is mainly composed of immune organs and immune cells with the help of blood circulation and lymphatic circulation, that is, the regulatory function of immunity is about to begin to play a role. This line of defense will be gradually established after we are born, and it will work on specific pathogens or foreign bodies.
However, due to various reasons, our immune system cannot play its normal protective role. In this case, it is easy to cause infections such as bacteria, viruses and fungi, and the immunity is low. Its direct manifestation is that it is easy to get sick.
Take precautions before they happen. If you want to get sick and get sick less, you should start with your own living habits and improve your immunity in a scientific and healthy way.
So how can we women scientifically improve our immunity?
I have summed up six principles of keeping in good health for you:
First of all, we must be energetic and healthy.
We always talk about keeping in good health, but in fact, what we raise is vigor. Huangdi Neijing says, "You should be calm and calm, and your body will be fine naturally. If you waste your body and mind, your health will get worse and worse. If a person is energetic, the natural health index will also rise.
Second, we should keep in good health with seven emotions.
"Seven emotions" refer to joy, anger, worry, thinking, sadness, fear and surprise.
Each of us will have these seven emotions. It is not easy for female friends to control their emotions. If one of them is over-expressed, it will do harm to the body and lead to diseases. Therefore, female friends should properly express their emotions so as not to hurt their bodies.
Third, keep healthy in four seasons.
We should adapt to the changes in nature to carry out physiological activities.
Yin and Yang of the human body are the foundation of life. There are four seasons in nature, namely "four seasons of yin and yang".
In spring, health care pays attention to "nourishing the roots and tonifying the yang", while in summer, health care pays attention to "nourishing yin and reducing fire"
Autumn health care pays attention to "harmony of yin and yang" and winter health care pays attention to "tonifying kidney and preventing cold"
When preserving health, we should adapt the yin and yang in the human body to the changes of yin and yang in the four seasons, and maintain the harmony and unity between man and nature, so as to achieve the purpose of getting rid of diseases, strengthening the body and prolonging life.
Fourth, we should keep healthy.
Each of us has our own unique physical characteristics, which is physique. Some people have yin deficiency, some people have yang deficiency, some people have more moisture, and some people will have yang heat.
Each of us should keep healthy according to our own physical characteristics. If the yang is insufficient, it is necessary to make up the yang; If the yin qi is insufficient, it is necessary to supplement the yin qi; If qi deficiency, it is necessary to replenish qi; If you are depressed, you should soothe the liver.
Fifth, it is necessary to maintain health through meridians.
Huangdi Neijing mentioned: "Meridian, so you can decide life and death, eliminate all diseases and regulate excess and deficiency."
As we all know, whether a woman or a man, the most important thing is qi and blood. If qi and blood are not harmonious, various diseases will occur, and the channels through which qi and blood run in the human body are meridians, so the most emphasis of Chinese medicine is to "dredge meridians".
Acupuncture, massage, scraping, cupping and moxibustion foot bath in traditional Chinese medicine can dredge meridians and achieve the purpose of meridian health care. Usually, our female friends can make their meridians unblocked by these methods and bid farewell to diseases such as colds and fatigue.
Sixth, we must eat and stay healthy.
Chinese medicine believes that qi and blood are the material basis of human life activities, and "blood" is particularly important to women.
Women are prone to yin blood during menstruation and postpartum, so special attention should be paid to blood supplementation.
Female friends should also pay attention to diet, eat on time, eat moderately, taste light, and don't eat more spicy and irritating food.
In fact, our immunity has four lines of defense, and the last line of defense is ourselves, which has nothing to do with physical function, but with the lifestyle we choose.
Your immunity is up to you; Your health, you take care of yourself.