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nurturing 21st Century learners
health &
nutrition
dr. gita Mathai
Boost immunity
THE NATURAL WAY
to boost the body’s innate active immunity to stave off infections and survive
pandemics, avoid vitamin/mineral pills and include natural immunity-boosting
foods in your family’s diet instead
O an army of white blood cells (WBc) attacks the invader.
When a disease-inducing organism enters the body,
ver the past several millennia, homo sapiens have
survived pandemics, plagues, and infectious
diseases precipitated by deadly viruses and
pathogens. during these pandemics, some people died, they overwhelm and kill invader viruses and bacteria,
while B (bone marrow or bursa-derived) and t (thymus)
others became sick and recovered, while few beat the cells produce immunoglobulin antibodies.
infection without severe symptoms. this difference in An infant is born with protective immunity as
health outcomes depends on the body’s innate ability to immunoglobulins pass from mothers to the foetus in
fight infection. the placenta. An infant’s protective immunity is fortifed
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