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🦠Modern lifestyles are fuelling a crisis in immunity, says immunologist Dr Heather Moday.

But her message is that we can all make ours more robust

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➡️ Dr Moday believes our immune systems fall into four different types.

And working out which type you are is key to rebalancing your body’s defences against illness 🔻

The key lies in inflammation, part of our immune system’s repair response.

🤒When our army of immune cells is triggered this causes redness, swelling and heat, or we produce mucus to trap and expel the germs

🗣️“Inflammation is great as long as you can put out the fire once it’s done its job,” Moday says.

But when it keeps going or spins out of control, it can lead to dysfunction, then to chronic disease

😷Our level of inflammation will also determine how ill we get when we are, for example, confronted with a novel virus such as Covid
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“If you are chronically inflamed, your body is already compromised, you’re putting out fires all over the place,” says Moday.

➡️This can lead to the over-reaction of the ‘cytokine storm’ when our immune cells’ last-ditch efforts may end on a ventilator

💬“If we cut out sources of inflammation, the immune system can do its job,” says Moday.

Excess sugar, sitting too much, and drinking too much alcohol can all raise inflammation

💪Dr Heather Moday stresses the importance of personalised lifestyle changes, which work with your immunotype.

Find out which immunotype you are 👇
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