Every day we hear about someone who is suffering from a condition that occurred as a result of poor immune function. Whether it be a simple infection that has gotten to the point where it has put the person in the hospital, or an auto-immune condition such as rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's Disease, or Hashimoto's thyroiditis with which they have been diagnosed. Unfortunately, these conditions appear to be more and more common today. They also seem to be occurring in individuals at younger and younger ages. Have you ever wondered WHY?
Today I will be touching on one reason for this dilemma, and what I am about to cover with you may be surprising to many of you. You see the body has the ability to ward off most attempts by "invaders" to come into our bodies and set up shop. I want to talk to you today about YOUR GUT, and its lining. To some of you who have been to my seminars this may not be surprising to hear. I have been teaching that the bowel and intestinal flora is the first line of defense in our immune system for years. Today however, I will be covering one very critical component of this protective barrier, and that is the mucosal lining of the gut.
You see the mucosa of the gut is a very fragile single layer of cells that line the large intestine. These cells are joined together by extremely tight bonds. Essentially these cells are "glued" together. In this single cell layer you will find three different forms of "sensors" which can detect an invader. The first of these sensors involves nearly a billion nerve cells that make up what is known as the "intestinal nervous system". These cells can sense, or "feel" if you will, different substances that enter your gut. Then there are the "hormone secreting cells", or endocrine cells that can secrete more than 20 hormones that we have been able to identify so far. These hormones signal different systems in your body to "come into action!" Then we have the functioning immune cells called "the gut immune system" where 70 to 80% of your body's immune cells are located. These are the cells that will directly interact with, and destroy invading pathogens.
The "mucosal immune system" deals with invaders in a very specific way in order to develop an "oral tolerance" to substances that are useful and good for us. This important layer of our gut consists of other support substances that filter out, and kill off "bad invaders". These substances include bacteria, gastric acid, mucus defenses, and enzymes. This multi-component barrier is our first line of defense against a host of different bacteria, viruses, food borne pathogens, and environmental factors.
This protective barrier works wonderfully if we give it what it needs and maintain it in a healthy state. Unfortunately, there are many things in our fast paced world that we either do inadvertently, or just don't do as we should, and our gut immune system suffers as a result.
So, just what do we do wrong, and why does what we do adversely affect this first line of defense that is so wonderfully designed to protect us each and every day of our lives? Well, unfortunately one thing that we do every day is put an overwhelming amount of toxic substances into, and onto our bodies. These substances begin an assault on our gut-associated immune system, and over time begin to break down this important barrier and its tightly bound cells. Remember, this entire system is only one cell thick, and it is "glued together" tightly to prevent any "leakage".
Another thing we don't do is feed this system what it needs, and that is good healthy fiber. This fiber allows the gut lining to remain healthy and functioning at full capacity. Then we pile in a massive amount of inflammation-creating foods like the Omega 6 laden grain based foods which make up the bulk of our "Standard American Diet". The inflammation that this creates breaks down the thin wall of defense further. Then we pile on top of that the immune suppressing chronic stress that we experience on a daily basis in our crazy hustle and bustle world, and we have a perfect storm of immune suppressing events.
So, how do we protect this delicate layer of immensely important immune tissue? The first thing we all need to do is "Eat Right". A low grain based carbohydrate diet, that contains a majority of colorful healthy vegetables, and some fruit is the first key. Then we need to consume a diet that is low in animal fat, and high in healthy fats like coconut and olive oils. This gives us a good start.
Don't forget the inflammation killing Omega 3's in that equation either. You can get these from fresh caught cold water fish like salmon, or from a high quality fish oil supplement like our "Innate Choice Omega 3 Sufficiency".
Next you have to "Think Right" and reduce your stress level. For those of you who are new members, or have not been to my "Stress Seminar" you can learn how the stress that you experience affects your immune system function and your body in general. You can also learn my tips for dealing with stress. We are offering a 20% off special on the regular price on this video to anyone who orders from this link. You will save $5.80 off the regular $29.00 price.
The next thing you need to do is "Move Right", because believe it or not "gastric motility" is extremely important to a healthy gut lining. As I say in our "Cleanse Class"; "What goes in must come out". So, moving and exercising is part of the equation too. For those of you who have been following me for years know the common thread through all of this is the "Eat Right, Think Right, Move Right, and Sleep Right" philosophy that I have been teaching you all for years.
The last thing I want to emphasize to you about a healthy gut immune system is detoxification. In order to compensate for perhaps years of overwhelming your body with toxic substances that you have placed on or in your body, you will need to clean house. I would like to strongly encourage those of you who have not taken advantage of our "Full System Detoxification Cleanse Program" to do so this spring. This applies to those of you who have not done the program in a year or more. Come join us. This program will truly change your life forever!! There is no question in my mind. Our "Spring Cleaning Cleanse Event" is only months away, and you can take advantage of our simple "3 Pay Plan".
I hope you have learned and will apply some of the information that I have presented to you today. I know that these points will help you in moving further ahead in your quest for better Health and Wellness. I know that applying this information will assist in assuring that you do not become one of the statistics in the mounting number of people who suffer from preventable immune, and auto-immune conditions.
I would also ask that if you have learned something today that you will begin doing, please share with us. I would further recommend that if you think of someone else who could benefit from this article, please forward it off to them. I am sure they will thank you, and I certainly do as well.