Dr. Sherif Ismail, consultant of rheumatic and immunological diseases at the National Research Center, said that the human immune system is one of the most important organs in the body necessary for the continuation of life, and works continuously without stopping, which is a system of organs and cells that work in a coordinated, organized and renewed manner.
Dr. Sharif Ismail added in a statement to “The Seventh Day”: This system is concerned with protecting the body and has two basic functions. The first is to prevent any foreign body from entering the body, whether through the skin, breathing, or mouth, and so on. The second is to prevent the spread of microbes or infectious cells inside the body. And prevent them from multiplying.
The Immune Consultant at the National Research Center said that, without a doubt, the healthy and proper functioning of the immune system has certain requirements in order to be able to perform these functions, the most important of which is providing proper nutrition that contains healthy and balanced proportions of the required nutrients, the most important of which are protein, milk, nuts, vegetables and fresh fruits that contain Their vitamins E And CAnd DAnd BZinc, iron and folic acid, and provide adequate energy through food for each body according to its daily requirements.
Dr. Sherif Ismail explained that the foods that are useful also for immunity are garlic, honey, green tea, olive oil and many spices such as ginger and cinnamon, stressing the importance of drinking abundant amounts of water and fluids throughout the day for the immune system, getting enough hours of sleep at night, and exposure to sunlight Starting at least twenty minutes a day, and do not forget the importance of breastfeeding and vaccinations for children.
He added that the most important causes of weak immunity are malnutrition, obesity and thinness, smoking, lack of movement and lack of exercise, stress, some diseases and some medications.
He stated that the owners of chronic diseases should take extra care because many of them negatively affect the efficiency of the immune system and the importance of follow-up with the specialist doctor for these diseases and commitment to treatment must be emphasized.
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