I have always been for maintaining a healthy and strong immune system. Our immune system is so important to our health that we cannot act like it doesn’t exist.

Do you think that an individual who is 30-40 overweight has a strong immune system?

I know you realize that someone that is overweight is not a healthy condition and 2/3 of Americans are overweight to some degree.

Extra weight affect everything. To name one, hips, knees and ankles. This extra weight puts extra stress on the immune system because its job is to keep the body healthy and if some damage or strain is put on cartilage around these joints the immune system jumps in an attempt to repair it.

Did you know that for each pound of extra weight may require up to 10 miles of added capillaries to carry blood to that extra added tissue?

Let’s look as some of the conditions that are caused by that extra weight.

Aching feet
Sleep difficulty
Gallstones
Difficulty breathing
Stroke
Cancer
Loss of brain volume
Infertility

Do you know what causes diabetes?

Answer: It occurs when the systems within the body are not able to move glucose from the blood supply into the cells.When this happens the pancreas pumps out more insulin. The reason for this demand of increased insulin is that all these overweight cells become resistant to the insulin’s message.

So here’s another question…
Does becoming overweight causes insulin resistance or is the opposite true, i.e. a problem with the body using insulin causes the weight gain. Actually both are true!

With people over 50, a study was done that indicated that anyone that gained 5 lbs. or more was at the risk of for a disability of some type.

Did you know there are two kinds of fats? There are and they are named “fat accumulation” and “fatty deposits. The “fat accumulation” is accumulated as triglycerides and this is totally normal because is held in the body as energy reserve. Now, of course, someone can overdo a good thing and consume to much of these fatty deposits by overeating or eating the wrong kinds of food. If the triglyceride cells get overstuffed with fat they will not function at their peak efficiency and this will cause the immune system to overwork itself and also become exhausted and weak.

The “fatty deposits” will get deposited between the cells and that really gums to the function of the cells. One of the results of this type of fat is “fatty liver disease”. This disease has no connection with the over indulgence of alcohol consumption.

Fatty liver disease gives no warning, no symptoms, no signs or complications in advance or as a warning that as serious health condition is building. It is very much like some cancers, no advance warning whatsoever.

If left untreated it can cause liver failure and death.

Everyone these days must watch what they eat. Some very common products have additives that are pure poison, yet that are allowed to contaminate our food supply.

One such additive is “high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). It is in almost every type of prepared food, from soft drinks to bread.

Now fructose in its natural state as found in fresh fruit is absolutely as healthy as you can get. But once it is extracted from fruit, processed and concentrated into an additive, it is pure poison in disguise.

Here’s what over consumption of products that contain fructose will cause to occur in the human body.

** Increase in appetite
** Weight gain
** Adrenal overload
** An increase in heart disease
** Esophageal CANCER

And fructose is slowly taking over the complete food supply except for all natural, fresh products. Here’s what has happened since 1977, during the last 30 years. This means that all Americans under the age of 30 have been exposed. In 1977 the average consumption per person in the US was 37 grams per day, approximately 8% of the total calories. In 2004 the average was 54.7 grams per day, per person, average. That’s a 2% increase. With teenagers, it gets worse. A whopping 72.8 grams per day for teens between the ages of 13 and 19. This amounts to over 12% of the total calorie intake. The reference for this info is: Medscape J. Med 08;10:1160. Now we know why 2/3 of Americans are obese and our teenagers are fast-racking to the situation.

There is an alternative. When you get the super urge for a Coke, look for one bottled in Mexico - YEP - Mexico - or an American bottled Coke that’s Kosher. Coke does bottling especially for passover. These two are made with cane sugar instead of HFCS. If you gotta have a Coke this is the way to go.

Knowing what types of fat that the body has is very important because you will know what fat is lost first and what effect it has on the liver, gallbladder and pancreas. You see these internal organs also have visceral fat and that is the most dangerous. Why? Because all the veins from the abdominal (the thorax and abdomen are separated by the diaphragm) area drain directly to the liver.

The liver is unique and central to all blood circulation. Liver immune strength and health may be one of the most important areas of concern.

There is one issue the liver has with free fatty acids which might get pushed from the abdominal area. The liver needs to be monitored closely so the fatty liver disease does not invade the liver. This is why a “liver cleanse” is important. Invasion of fatty liver disease could not only comprise live health, but also the immune system as it pertains to the liver.

Habits need to change. Weight loss or weigh maintenance can only be accomplished if you are burning more calories that you are consuming. Quality food will be the key not only to weight maintenance but also to immune system health. Exercise is the second requirement. Vitamin and mineral supplementation must be considered to maintain body health during the body’s transition period.

Joni Bell has many years of extensive study in the area of natural cancer prevention and treatment. He has numerous success stories of people being diagnosed living cancer free with use of alternative methods. Ask Joni Bell!

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