Immune Health

Ways to Strengthen our immune System:

In the wisdom of Unani medicine, the concept of good health is not relegated to just ‘not being sick.’ Our entire constitutions are completely balanced and invigorated when we truly experience ‘good health’. Aside from balancing the ikhlat – sauda, safra, and balgham, as well as making sure our digestive fire, called hararat ghareezi, is working to its utmost, we can practice some very sound techniques that will help boost immunity.

According to Unani, even the most deadly disease would never affect a person in ‘good health’.

Here are few ways to make sure you are with an optimum immune health:

Keep the Immune System in Proper Balance by Eating the Right Foods:

A weakened immune system predisposes one to all types of illness. It is also possible that an immune response becomes overactive or misdirected, targeting the body’s own tissues for foreign invaders and attacking them, such as in cases of cancer.

Our diet can go a long way in balancing this ‘fighting response’ within the body. By absorbing the right nutrients and eliminating the toxins we don’t need, our immune systems stay strong. Consuming leafy greens, highly pigmented fruits, whole grains, as well increasing the consumption of nuts and legumes, you can give the body exactly what it needs to stay strong.

Detox

In Unani, toxins from undigested food or created through the process of metabolism are one of the primary reasons for diseases to develop. If the body is unhealthy or has toxins then an environment is created in which invaders are encouraged to thrive. These toxins can be created from both physical and mental indigestion. (That means that the thoughts you think can be toxic, too!) When too many toxins are stored within us, we are then creating a fertile ground where parasites feed and begin to settle into weak places in the body.

Indigestion and resulting toxin formation prevent nutrients from reaching the tissues and weakens immune function. Be sure to detox regularly if you consume lots of unhealthful foods, are exposed to many environmental toxins, or don’t eat balanced diet.

Here are 7 ways to detox toxins from your body.

Keep Hararat Ghazeezi Strong

Your digestive fire, or hararat ghareezi, is vital to true health. Immunity is absolutely influenced by the power of heat, our ability to digest, assimilate, and absorb nutrients in our bodies. If hararat ghareezi is impaired by an imbalance within the ikhlats, metabolism is affected and the immune response and natural resistance are always compromised. When we eat things that harm our digestive fire, Unani practitioners say we are committing a crime against nature’s wisdom.

This causes extra toxin formation, leading to a toxic environment in the body. This also interferes with the natural intelligence of each cell which is encoded with a will to live, be healthy, and work together as a whole, communicating with the other cells of the body. Tibb strives to restore this intelligence. You can sip hot water, or ginger tea throughout the day to boost hararat ghareezi.

Here are 7 tips to ignite and maintain your digestive fire.

Do Exercise and Meditate

There are hundreds of studies which show that exercise and meditation positively affect the immune response in the body. They do so primarily by lowering stress. Exercise is even correlated to healthy gene expression in immune cells.

Limit the Intake of Alcohol

Alcohol can impair white blood cells mobility. Alcohol also combines with red blood cells to create “blood sludging,” in which red blood cells clump together and cause smaller blood vessels to plug up. This reduces the flow of oxygen to many vital organs. With less than an optimal amount of oxygen, your organs and your immune system will not operate at their best.

Eat Consistently, at Regular Times Throughout the Day

Regular meals allow the body time to assimilate nourishment and get rid of what it doesn’t want. It also helps the body to feel as if it isn’t ‘starving’ and trigger hormonal responses that are undesirable. This also increases digestive fire.

Add Medicinal Herbs

There are thousands of medicinal herbs that boost immunity. Garlic, Echinacea, ginseng, ginger, turmeric, ginkgo biloba, olive leaf, astragalus root, amla, and more are at the ready to help your body defend itself against invaders. Many keep your white blood cell count high, and others act as adaptogens, helping to support the vital organs in whatever way they need help with the most.

You can try Awami Garlicum, Jauhar Kalwani tablets or for instance LivPro formulas containing herbs traditionally used to prevent colds and flu and boost immune health.

Exercise Regularly According to Your Dosha

There are over 5000 years put into the study of which type of exercise if right for your mizaj. You may benefit more from going on long walks, while others might benefit from short, quick bursts of activity. From physical exercise, one gets lightness, a capacity for work, firmness, tolerance of difficulties, elimination of impurities, and stimulation of digestion.”  You can always tailor your physical movement to your specific body and personality type.

Get Good Sleep

The body is very busy while you are resting. During deep sleep, the immune system releases proteins called cytokines, some of which help promote sleep. When we have balanced cycles of rest and activity, our immune cells can regenerate properly. A lack of sleep interrupts this process. It can cause increased rates of diabetes, heart disease, depression, and other illnesses.

 

For any more information or consultation please write at below contacts:

Irfan Shahid

Awami Laboratories®

Email: irfan@awami.com