These 8 things are “killing” your anti-cancer immunity. Please keep the 5 major nutrients “magic weapons”

Many lung cancer friends who have survived for a long time say that fighting cancer is a long-term battle, and cancer cells can make a comeback at any time, so after the treatment is completed, it is crucial to improve your immunity.

Many factors affect immune function, such as genetics, age, gender, congenital diseases, these factors are not something we can control, but Nutrition and environment is a factor we can control [1] . That is, the food you eat, your lifestyle (exercise, sleep), can affect your immunity.

Nowadays, it is easy to get sick when the seasons change. The following 8 things can easily make your immunity worse. It is recommended to be vigilant.

I. 8 things that make immunity relatively poor

1. Friend’s a big smoker

Scientifically, it is proved that exposure to smoke forbidden to the lung being so toxic, 72% of China’s population is exposed to second-hand smoke, and that 16% of lung cancer cases in non-smoking patients can be due to the smoke inhalation.

2. Weekday debt “sleep debt”

Body is negatively affected by a lifestyle where the normal sleep is interrupted very often. Studies have demonstrated that chronic sleep restriction impacts the autonomic nervous system, endocrine system, and immune system along with partial sleep deprivation that slows down the production of influenza antibodies.

3. Think bad in everything

Researchers found that if pessimists see life’s misfortunes in a positive light, not only their white blood cells related to immunity will multiply but also their physical condition will notably improve.

4. There is something to hold in your stomach

Research on the couples that enjoy discussing the issues has shown that they have better health condition, such as lower blood pressure, heart rate, and higher white blood cells related to the immune response. Also, “always sulking is a hidden killer”.

5. Live under “heavy pressure”

Today’s folks are getting harder and harder. They are in a state of high pressure for a long time, and there are no moments for the tense nerves to relax. Diseases are naturally on the side “eyed with eager eyes”, just waiting for “immune exhaustion”. Come to your door

6. I often use cars to travel

Most people have their cars and only 25% of them haven’t got the habit of walking. People who drive are found to be sick twice as long as those who walk. The research by Appalachian State University in the United States concluded that after 30 to 45 minutes of daily exercise, five days a week, for 12 weeks, the number of immune cells will increase and the resistance will go up relatively .

7. Over-reliance on antibiotics

It is found that when you immediately take antibiotics if you get a cold only causes the virus to become resistant thus making the infection worse.

8. Not easily amused

Why should you keep a stern face and be quiet? Research at the Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California discovered that laughing lowers the production of “stress hormones” and raises the number of immune cells.

II. 5 “magic weapons” to improve immunity

Nutrition is the material basis for maintaining life activities and health. Once again, if you want to maintain the balance of the immune system, you need to enrich and diversify nutritional elements, rather than just focusing on these nutrients .

1. Vitamin A: liver + orange-yellow fruits and vegetables

Among animal foods, liver, egg yolk of goose, and cod liver oil are extremely rich in vitamin A. One cannot neglect that vitamin A is very good for vision.

However, the truth is it is very closely connected with immunity as it not only forms antibodies but also facilitates the keeping of the respiratory mucosal epithelial cells’ integrity and thus increases the power of resistance to bacteria. The beta carotene in the orange-yellow fruits and vegetables like carrot, pumpkin, orange and tangerine can be reformed into vitamin A in the body.

2. Vitamin C: dark green vegetables + hawthorn

Healthy vegetables and dark green ones like broccoli, spinach, kale, shepherd’s purse, Chinese cabbage, and rapeseed; fruits like hawthorn, fresh dates, kiwi, papaya, strawberry, and guava are common sources of vitamin C. Vitamin C is able to initiate antibody formation, and it also has an antioxidative function that can lower the interference of external factors with the cell balance of the human body.

3. Vitamin D: Sea fish

Vitamin D is found to be a very good agent for the boosting of immunity and the lowering of the risk of multiple sclerosis and diabetes. The lack of vitamin D can have a negative effect on the normal function of the body. Sunbathing is the best way to get vitamin D. However, if it is inconvenient to be in the sun or the place is short of the sun, one can take some food rich in vitamin D as a supplement. Marine fish like herring, salmon, and sardines are relatively high in animal liver, cod liver oil, and eggs.

4. Iron supplement: animal blood ＋ liver

Lack of iron causes the number of immune cells to fall, which affects the production of antibodies leading to a low immune response. Nevertheless, it is better not to use spinach, dried dates, and fungus which are plant-based foods for iron supplementation because of their low absorption rate. Animal foods like red meat, animal blood, offal, and liver contain heme iron which has a high absorption rate. Red meat can be eaten every day, the recommended daily intake is 40~75 grams (raw weight); animal liver should be consumed 2~3 times a month about 25 grams each time.

5. Calcium supplement: milk ＋ eggs

Antibodies are necessary “weapons” that the body uses to support its own immunity. And “protein is the material basis for the formation of antibodies. A shortage of protein in the diet will cause the body’s immunity to weaken”.

There are numerous protein-rich foods, milk and its products, eggs, meat of livestock and poultry, fish, shrimp, soybeans, etc. are all good sources of high-quality protein. You can consume 300 ml of milk daily, about 1~2 packs, 1 egg, 40~75 grams of meat of livestock and poultry daily, 40~75 grams of fish and shrimp daily, a handful of soybeans (about 30 grams) or equivalent soy products [4].

Moreover, in viral cases when a patient’s immune system function decreases after surgery, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy, the doctor can use immunomodulatory drugs (such as thymosin drugs) to uplift the lung cancer patient’s immune system in accordance with the patient’s conditions, lessen the adverse reactions of the treatment, and increase the anti-tumor effect. At present, there are the three main ones used in the clinic —-thymofacin, thymosin, thymopentin.

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