What we eat and drink and how we live are key factors in keeping our immune system running at optimal capacity. “Recent research on the immune system has demonstrated the importance of vitamins A, C, and E and the minerals zinc and selenium (Azizi MH, Nayernouri T, Azizi F, 2008).” These vitamin and minerals we can get every day from the foods we eat and the drinks we drink. It is important that if we are not getting these vitamins on a daily basis, that we supplement them with vitamins that we take on our own in order to restore the vitamins and minerals we lose throughout our busy days.
We make choices on a daily basis that can affect not only our immune systems, but also the way other systems in our body work. Through good nutrition, an adequate amount of exercise each day, and our mental attitude with the choices we make on a daily basis we can keep our bodies and their systems strong and healthy. We make choices that affect our systems every day.
Our immune systems need adequate vitamins and minerals in order to keep out the bad bacteria and viruses that we come in contact each day. The lymphatic system works along with the immune system to keep out harmful organisms that could also cause disease. The system is made up of blood vessels that carry away fluid and into the bloodstream away from the organs so they do not fill with so much fluid that they become engorged.
Without blood, the body's organs would not be able to get the nutrients and oxygen the body needs to survive. “The purpose of the blood in our body is to carry the oxygen we take into the body from the arteries to the heart and travels through the veins to carry oxygen to the rest of the organs (Azizi MH, Nayernouri T, Azizi F, 2008).” Our bodies would not be able to keep warm when we are cold or cold when we are hot, fight infections, or get rid of the waste products. This is why blood is