Pestilence º Disease º Infirmity º Death
These are just a few of the terms specialists from around the world are using to describe the potential for a pandemic, a worldwide outbreak of H5N1, the Avian Flu. If not this strain, some other, they say. It's not a matter of if—but when.
Although speculation varies, there's one thing everyone agrees with: The indispensable importance of an optimally functioning immune system.
Immunity, Health, Longevity, and Life.
These are the things we all value, and they are just a few of the terms we associate with an immune system that works, an immune response that's never late and doesn't misfire, a state of immune-readiness constantly prepared to wage a balanced and accurate defense against bodily intruders like germs that make us sick, bacteria that give us infection, and viruses that kill.
It's a hostile world. No matter who we are, where we live, or what we do, the immune system is our first and last line of defense. No matter the money governments around the world spend on pandemic response strategies. No matter the alleged availability or potency of antibiotics. No matter the research dollars pouring into vaccine development. At the end of the day, one question rises above the rest: How strong is your immune system?
Immune System Basics
Your immune system has three primary functions: first to recognize bodily intruders, second to wage an effective attack, and third to remember invaders when they return.
Although this may not be "news," what hasn't been widely reported is that a molecule called transfer factor (TF) is responsible for storing the information our immune system uses to perform these functions.