reply to post by Venomilk
i wonder if there is a way to strengthen your antibodies then. they say that this prevents children from strengthening their immune system naturally,
but is there a way to have the opposite effect? ...have we ever really tried to figure out how to make our antibodies stronger?
it just seems if you can harm the ability to do this, you should be able to supercharge it too
...When the scientists say "infection induces cross-immunity," it means that letting ourselves and our children get sick makes our immune
systems stronger.
The trick is NOT to avoid exposure, nor to totally prevent infection - but to
limit it - our bodies
need to be exposed to
disease-causing pathogens, just not overwhelmed by them. Letting kids eat dirt is not a bad thing. Really. ...Getting exposed to little bits of
disease at a time lets our immune systems adapt to the changing disease environment, so that when the 'big one' hits, our bodies are ready. ...Kids
and people who are
never exposed to diseases do grow taller and stronger and healthier, but they die real easy.
...I could go on about evolution and bio-Gaia, but I'll restrain myself.
Thanks marg and loam.
