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A strong immune system is a "mask" you can wear all the time, and actually enhances your physical attributes, rather than hiding them.
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“My theory is that with endo we have
FIRST LINE and SECOND LINE symptoms. Some symptoms which we accept as being
caused by endo, may in fact be caused by the self same weak immune system that
gave rise to our endo in the first place.”
-- from Girl, Fight! Battling Covid
TAKE A SYSTEMS approach.
That’s advice to move
any woman far forward in all aspects of her life: be it relationships, business
or battling diseases like endometriosis. For the latter, taking a systematic
and systemic approach to your symptoms helps you come away from merely trying
to cope with endo, and gives you the
power of management.
My theory is that many
of the horrible symptoms we face with endometriosis might be simply “offshoot”
aspects. Bloating, heavy bleeding, unbearable pain, anemia may be second tier/second
line symptoms resulting from what caused our endo.
This is where
combating endo and warding off Covid intersect: a powerful immune system is the
best defence against both.
Immunogenic and proud
The body is protected
by amazing sets of systems, be the “attacker” germ, poison, injury, toxin, psychological,
mental, emotional. If we keep these systems functioning at peak, we need not fear
damaging things out in the world that want to get inside our bodies to wreck
havoc.
A weakened immune
system is a FIRST LINE issue of endo, and may very well be what caused it and what’s
keeping it around.
Whether we are trying
to resist disease, or combat the one we already have, once we focus on our
first line symptoms, we won’t have to waste time and energy on suffering or
solving the many individual resultant second line symptoms.
Prevention is
protection and vice versa.
weak vs IMMUNE
Remember that a weak
immune system produces any, or many, of the following: fatigue, listlessness,
repeated infections, inflammation, allergic reactions, slow wound healing,
chronic diarrhoea, aches, pains, et al. Consider
yourself. Now then, does you immunity seem shaky or solid?
Boosting the immune
system could eliminate some, most, even all of the above listed, as well as
other endo challenges.
Immunity stimulation
can be had via making changes to what
you eat; how you exercise; where you look for health answers, and when you decide to alter your outlook on
living with an autoimmune disease.
The idea is not to wait
and work on immunity enhancement after you become ill; but to ensure your
immune system retains strength and health, enough to resist illness altogether,
or fight it off quickly if you succumb.
This is one of the
most important aspects of preventative medicine, which is the cornerstone of
the natural health revolution. Think about it: with Covid the mantra was, “The
best way to stop the spread is to NOT get infected.” Prevention is better than
cure any day of the week, because you might not
be able to cure.
Improving Immunity via Naturopathy
The immune system
and, indeed, every other system in your body, works more effectively when external
factors are under control. We have to be mindful of what goes into our bodies,
goes on around our bodies, and what our bodies undergo day to day. (My next
post will provide applicable suggestions for this.)
Unlike westernised
medicine and health care, most natural remedies and therapies are designed to nurture
our bodies and ballast immunity. That’s because they involve activities,
methods and nutrition that “do a body good” for real.
The healthiest among
us can only benefit from prudent application of lifestyle practices that
inarguably care for our bodies, with manageable negative side effects, if any.
So make the effort and work hard for your immune system’s best. In return, it
will do the same for you.
In beauty may you walk
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