Wednesday, February 20, 2008

The talking about food allergy

When it comes to exercising or psychological stimulation, I strongly believe that the “use it or lose it” theory applies. Research has shown that people of all ages can gain or lose muscle as well as train the neurons in the brain to fire faster and improve reaction times. But more recently, I’ve begun to believe that the same goes for other components of the body; in particular, I’m talking about the digestive and immune system. Every human body is a host to multiple bacteria that help the body fight diseases and attack invaders. Essentially, that’s how a vaccines functions; they use bacteria to fight bacteria. The digestive system is responsible for processing the food that we eat and transferring it into energy. One of the key components to that process is the enzyme that helps break the food down. Without the enzyme, foods cannot be processed and used the same way. This is essentially the reason people experience conditions such as lactose intolerance or gluten intolerance. The immune system also plays a big role in sensitivity and allergies to foods because if the body recognizes certain foods as foreign invaders, it will set off a chain of reactions that result in the visual signs of rejection, or what we commonly recognize as allergic reactions (e.g. wheezing, stomach cramps, hives, itchiness, swelling).

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