As we move forward with promoting a strong immune system and supporting healthy lifestyles including diet and exercise, there is a growing trend to educate our Patients on holistic Clinical Nutrition that will broaden the function and scope of our “integrated” physiology.

A brief overview of our Immune system:

Innate Immune:

Innate: initial response is due to what’s called the innate immune response. This system is activated as soon as your cells notice you’ve been exposed to any foreign material, from a splinter to a virus. Its goal is to eliminate the invader. White blood cells called neutrophils and macrophages travel to the intruder and work to destroy it.

Adaptive: The second line of defense takes to weeks to get up and running. This is the long-lasting adaptive immune response. It relies on your immune system’s T and B cells that learn to recognize particular invaders, such as a protein from the coronavirus. If the invader is encountered again, months or even years in the future, it’s these immune cells that will recognize the old enemy and start generating the antibodies that will take it down.