Today we talk about immune health and new strategies we can utilize to promote health of the immune system. There are two basic components of the immune system, which are the basic foundation and integrity of the immune system, and the immune response. The general structure of the immune system refers to the inherent to initiate and cause the immune response, while the immune response refers to the antibodies, macrophages, and other immune fighting compounds that are active and are the standing army waiting to fight off infection. The immune system can be compared to a war between the body and viruses/bacteria. The body needs “tanks” to fight off the bad things entering the body and increasing that number will help in the fight, but we often forget we need to be able to produce more and not just add more. I talk about quorum sensing, a phenomenon that has to do with bacteria communicating with each other found in squids in the ocean.

2 basic components of the immune system 1:43
The body is like a factory 2:14
How can we decrease bad bacteria and increase good bacteria? 4:56
Ingredients that can inhibit quorum sensing 9:35
Guava leaf 13:31
Saliva biomarkers 15:47

“Chinese Skullcap is a really cool plant. It’s also called the ‘Golden Herb’ in Chinese because of its many applications. There’s a compound in Chinese Skullcap called Baicalin and it works by espionage, and by sabotaging the molecules emitted by bad bacteria. It intercepts them and it neutralizes them.” 12:13