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The Immune System |
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 The immune system is a complex network of specialized cells and organs that has evolved to defend the body against attacks by "foreign" invaders. When functioning properly it fights off infections by agents such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. When it malfunctions, however, it can unleash a torrent of diseases, from allergy to arthritis to cancer to AIDS. |
Articles In This Section:
What is The Immune System?
by Dr. Gary Farr 6/20/2002
The immune system is a complex network of specialized cells and organs that has evolved to defend the body against attacks by "foreign" invaders. When functioning properly it fights off infections by agents such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. When it malfunctions, however, it can unleash a torrent of diseases, from allergy to arthritis to cancer to AIDS.
Free Newsletter
by Dr. Gary Farr 7/22/2003
Sign up for our FREE health newsletter from BecomeHealthyNow.com. The Healthy newsletter brings the latest research, news and ideas you can use, fun mini-quizzes and a listing of the live events and happenings on the BecomeHealthyNow sites and communities. You'll always be up to date on current health topics as the BecomeHealthyNow.com web site is continually updated.
Health Survey
by Dr. Gary Farr 7/22/2003
The health survey finds out about the state of your health. You may discover things about your health you didn't know before. This increased awareness of your health can help you take the appropriate action to improve the state of your body's function.
Nutritional Support for the Immune System
by Dr. Gary Farr 8/4/2003
The human body is repeatedly exposed to a variety of envirnomental stress factors during the changing seasons. A healthy immune system will help defend the body when the seasons change. Yet for most of us, seasonal change occurs when our immune system is weak and resistance is low. To help support the overall health of this immune alliance, Standard Process offers many whole food nutritional supplements to help the body stay healthy against the stress of modern life and seasonal challenges.
The Bone Marrow
by Dr. Gary Farr 7/22/2003
Bone marrow is the soft tissue filling the spongy interiors of animal bones and is responsible for the formation or red blood cells.
The Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis
by Dr. Gary Farr 6/25/2004
I often tell my patients that the gastrointestinal tract is much like a carburetor in a car. Your digestive tract tract must take gasoline (your food), and then mix it with air (enzymes and other digestive juices). If this mixing process goes well, your car runs and doesn't cough or sputter. How efficiently your fuel burns determines to a large extent how many years you're going to get out of your car. Although a rather crude analogy, this principle does hold true for the human digestive tract. There are many points along the digestive where some "burning" process can go awry and cause seemingly unrelated problems elsewhere in the body. This article will discuss those various places and give you a very good detail of what can go wrong.
The Immune System in Action
by Dr. Gary Farr 2/13/2003
A mumps virus enters the body, then enters a cell. There it makes copies of itself. How does the immune system respond? It's up to you to figure it out. A play-by-play explanation will follow, as well as an explanation of what makes an attack by the AIDS virus unique...and devastating.
The Spleen
by Dr. Gary Farr 7/22/2003
The spleen is a large organ of the lymphatic system working with the thymus, lymph and bone marrow. It is located on the left side of the body between the fundus of the stomach and the diaphragm, and weighs between 4-16 ounces. In man it is about the size of a fist and is well supplied with blood. As the lymph nodes are filters for the lymphatic circulation, the spleen is the primary filtering element for the blood.
The Thymus Gland
by Dr. Gary Farr 7/22/2003
The thymus gland is a pink-grey organ that lies underneath the top of the breast bone. In animals it is known as the sweetbreads. We are just now unraveling the mysteries of this gland. The thymus processes a type of white blood cell known as a T-lymphocyte. These T-lymphocytes govern cellular immunity which means they help cells recognize and destroy invading bacteria, virus, etc., abnormal cell growth such as cancer, and foreign tissue.
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