How Your Immunity Is Influenced By Your Upbringing ?

How Your Immunity Is Influenced By Your Upbringing ?

We’re living through times that many of us have never seen before. COVID 19 has taught us the importance of having a strong immunity. But what is immunity and how can we have a strong immune system?

Immunity

Well, immunity is your body’s capability to fight against infectious diseases. As the child is born, he/she comes in contact with the air, with objects available and also people around them. With each and every touch and contact, they acquire a set of microbes in them which are different types of Bacterias, fungi, and viruses that helps in forming the immune system.

As the child grows, many factors influence this growth in the gut like the food they take, whether or not you give them antibiotics, vaccinations, whom they come in contact with, if they are going out to play or going to school, whether you have any pets at home and also the acquired genes from parents.

By adulthood, our bodies contain a diverse range of these microscopic organisms which help us to digest food and also to protect us against harmful bacteria and viruses. So it’s like having a strong friend circle who are there for you to shield you from our enemies. If one has a less diverse microbiota it is associated with inflammation and obesity, also one is prone to catch infections.

Gut Microbes

Now how can you help your little best friends to protect you?

By eating a wide and diverse range of foods will help you to support your gut microbes as foods like fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, whole grains, and legumes contain high levels of dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients which help in building up of your gut bacteria and making your immune system stronger which will ultimately help you to fight against infections.

I hope this article will help you and your family to build up strong immunity.

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