Chapter 1 Flashcards
(50 cards)
What are lymphocytes?
A type of white blood cell that is responsible for protecting against harmful foreigners like infection
What can potentially happen if lymphocytes are not working properly?
They can cause autoimmune diseases
What are the two types of lymphocytes?
T cells and B cells
What action does T cells take?
Directly attack anything they don’t recognize (perceived as invaders)
What action does B cells take?
Produce antibodies, which are molecules that grab on to anything that your immune system thinks is foreign or dangerous
What happens after antibodies get a hold of a foreign threat?
The immune system initiates a bigger response that causes an inflammatory reaction
What tells the killer T cells and B cells what to do?
T helpers and the T regulators
What does the T helpers and the T regulators do?
Turn on or off the immune response
What are the 3 things that define a healthy immune system?
- Balance between killer T cells and antibody-producing B cells
- Balance between T helpers and T regulators to turn on or off the immune system
- The immune system’s ability to differentiate foreign invaders (such as viruses or bacterias) from natural parts of your body (such as cells and tissue)
An autoimmune problem develops when the immune system fails at all levels. The body begins to….?
Make to many killer T cells or too many antibodies and then fails to turn off, so the immune reaction does not stop
Most important for those with autoimmune diseases, the immune cells are attacking not only outside invaders but also?
Your body’s own tissues
Inflammation process caused by a faulty immune system can contain which symptoms?
Fatigue, puffiness, muscle or joint pain, abdominal discomfort, difficulty concentrating
Fixing the foundation system will heal the immune system, what are these foundational systems?
Diet, stress hormones, gut health, body’s toxic load
Modern day seeds for crops like corn, soy, and wheat are altered in a labratory so that these plants can…?
Grow larger, or resist disease effectively
What are some of the most common problems with labratory altered seeds for crops like corn, soy and wheat?
It contains protein that our system has problems with digesting
Gluten is found in?
Wheat, barley, kamut, and spelt
Why has the food often have all the fiber and many of the nutrients removed?
To give the food longer shelf life
How does the immune system respond to seeing a lot of large piëces of gluten in the bloodstream which is hard to digest?
Sees gluten as a foreigner and produces antibodies to attack it
What is molecular mimicry?
When the antibodies does not differentiate between foreigners and the body’s own tissue
A diet high in animal-based foods such as dairy, eggs, and beef can promote what and cause what effect on the digestive tract?
Inflammation and throw off the balance of good bacteria in your digestive tract
What happens to your body and hormone system when you skip meals, not sleeping enough, or overexercising
This taxes your body, causing it to secrete the stress hormone cortisol from your adrenal glands
Even if your diet is very good, what can happen to anxious, worried, upset, depressed or traumatized people considering the hormone system?
Increased cortisol response from your adrenal glands
Where are the adrenal glands located?
On top of your kidneys
What are the function of adrenal glands?
Produces all of the stress hormones
