14 Things That Weakens Or Suppress Your Immune System (part 2)

Today, I'm going to be sharing with you another 5 Things That Weakens IMMUNE SYSTEM.

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1. Marijuana: Smoke from pot can inflame your lungs. If you use it regularly, you may have the same breathing problems you can get from nicotine cigarettes.

That means coughing up colored mucus called phlegm and a higher chance of lung infections.

2. High-Fat Diet: Oils can hinder germ-fighting white blood cells. And high fat diets over time can upset the balance of bacteria in your gut that can help immune response.

Look for low-fat dairy with no added sugar, along with lean protein like seafood, turkey, and chicken, or lean cuts of beef with any visible fat cut off.

Also, being obese seems to make you more likely to get the flu and other infections, like pneumonia.

3. Too Little Time Outdoors: Sunlight may energize special cells in your immune system called T-cells that help fight infection.

But being outside brings other benefits, too.

Many plants in the woods make phytoncides and other substances you breathe in that seem to bolster your immune function.

4. Smoking: Nicotine from cigarettes, chewing tobacco, or any other source can weaken your body’s ability to fight germs.

Yes, vaping counts, too. And it’s not just the nicotine. Other chemicals in e-liquids seem to suppress your immune response, especially when you inhale them through vaping.

5. Alcohol: Just overdoing it once slows your body’s ability to fight germs for up to 24 hours.

Over time, drinking too much blunts your body’s ability repair itself.

That may be part of the reason you’re more likely to get illnesses like liver disease, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and certain cancers.

If you use alcohol, try to keep it to one drink a day for women and two drinks for men
I will share the last 4 things that weaken IMMUNE SYSTEM.

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Dr John