Why does one person smoke, have a bad diet, is toxic and overweight and still doesn’t get cancer? And another person who doesn’t smoke, eats well, detoxes and exercises daily gets cancer?
The first thing most will say is, “It’s genetic!” But it’s never our genes; it is whether you turn those genes on or off! What is the first step to preventing or reversing cancer?
Having a Strong Immune System
Since cancer begins as a disease of the immune system, in order to prevent or reverse cancer, you have to start with the immune system. All day, every day, cells are mutating, turning into rogue cells. There are just too many toxins and free radicals you encounter throughout your day, every day, that cause this to happen.
A strong immune system will recognize these cancer cells and very quickly eliminate them. It does this ALL day, every day. When your immune system stops killing these cells, allowing them to run wild, that’s when you get cancer. And that’s why cancer is really a disease of the immune system.
What the immune system does…
The immune system protects the body against illness and infection caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. It is really a collection of reactions and responses to damaged cells and infections that the body has in its proverbial toolbox. The job of your immune system is to keep mutated cells that have managed to survive in check through natural killer cells (NK cells) that recognize irregular cell surfaces, attach onto them and inject proteins into the cancer cell to induce the cell to commit suicide. NK cells must be recruited into action first through chemical messengers.
Obviously a strong immune system is IMPERATIVE to prevent or reverse cancer and have a healthy life. When you are “run down,” you know you catch everything! You become susceptible to simple communicable diseases that otherwise would not affect you. Why do some people get colds, while others breeze right through the cold season? Why are there 30 kids in a classroom and 15 getting the flu and the other 15, all of whom were exposed to the SAME flu, didn’t get the flu?
Their immune system of course! In healthy people, a strong immune system actually keeps cancer cells in check and helps prevent sickness and disease. So how do you strengthen your immune system to prevent cancer and disease?
Here are the top 7 ways, but there are many more.
- Sleep – get at least 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep every night.
- Nutrition – eat more LIVE food and less DEAD food. This includes living fermented vegetables and drinks!
- Lower Your Stress – 1 minute of stress can decrease your immune system by up to 6 hours. That sounds scary, but you can balance it with things like exercise, meditation and time spent doing enjoyable activities.
- Minimize toxicity – from what is in your food and drinks to what you put on your skin to everything you inhale.
- Nerve Supply – the only way your brain recognizes and sees cancer to talk to your immune system is through your nervous system. Keep your never channels in good shape with exercise, good posture, and chiropractic adjustments.
- Exercise – there is more research on exercise preventing cancer than anything else.
- Expose yourself – When your body is exposed to germs, it learns how to better fight them off and protect itself, ultimately boosting immunity. To build up your immune system and prevent disease, this is VERY important. However, a cancer patient should avoid being exposed until their immune system is strong again because it is weak already.
So what is the best diet and what are the best supplements to increase natural killer cells to prevent or reverse cancer?
How do you create an immune system for you and your children so that you are preventing cancer, the flu and many other diseases all year round?
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