Sickness!
I don’t know about you but everywhere I go there is someone sick. I keep thinking that maybe I can let down my guard a little because everyone at my house is well. But then someone gets sick at work, home, church, or I run into someone at the store, bank, or post office that is sick.
Because I have a compromised immune system due to the different health issues I have had over the years I have to work really hard to stay on top of things. I cannot step aside from right health principles and get away with it like some people seem to do.
I am not able to diagnose, treat or cure. But I do believe disease is an effort of nature to free our bodies from conditions that result from violating the laws of health. So when a person does get sick, the cause should be discovered. There should be changes made in the unhealthful conditions. And make sure to correct wrong habits. Then nature is to be assisted in her effort to get rid of impurities and to reestablish the right conditions in the body.
God has made our bodies to be an amazing machine and if we give it the right conditions by following His laws of health then our bodies can heal themselves. I believe that nature must have an opportunity to do her work. Any obstacles must be removed, and a chance must be given her to exert her healing forces, which she will surely do if every abuse is removed from her and she has a fair opportunity to do so.
I believe nature is God’s physician. And the Lord has provided us health-giving properties in the flowers and trees.
Invite God to join you as you read and learn ways that you can assist your body in supporting your immune system.
Foundation
The foundation of a healthy immune system is in how we eat. We are bombarded with so many toxic things in our foods today. It would be good for us to stay away from as many processed foods as possible. So when it comes to shopping get more of those things that are on the outside isles.
Eating lots of fruits and vegetables is great in helping to build the immune system. The fresher you can eat the better. These should make up the majority of our diets.
The meats and dairy products have become so diseased that it would be better to choose legumes, whole grains, and nuts. Instead of getting the mostly white bread, choose the whole grain bread or make your own. And
instead of buying dairy products you can get alternative milk and cheeses. Or if you are like me I like to make them myself. There are some great recipes out there. Eating a plant-based diet helps keep our body healthy.
Real Food
We need to be staying away from all the refined foods and making sure to lower your sugar intake or just throw it out altogether. Instead of eating or drinking something full of sugar just eat a piece of fresh fruit. Sugar can lead to insulin resistance, it promotes inflammation, can lead to weight gain, contributes to non-alcoholic liver disease, appears to act as a fertilizer for cancer, among other things, it also lowers the immune system.
I remember hearing a story about a person getting pulled over and they had an alcohol level. They were not a drinker but had just come from a party where they had consumed ice cream. Sugar and milk together actually ferments in the stomach and therefore turns to alcohol.
Speaking of cancer, did you know that the stuff they have you drink before doing a scan to see if you have cancer is sugar because it makes the cancer light up like a Christmas tree?
When you eat sugar it lowers your immune system for several hours while 
your body tries to deal with it. If you have a sugary drink or food several times a day your body does not have the defenses it needs to fight against anything it may come in contact with each day. It seems best to stick with what God has given us to eat.
Supplement
Even if we are eating the healthiest food we cannot get all the nutrients that we need. Everything is so depleted. To help support a healthy immune system taking a good supplement is very needed. Making sure it is a good quality supplement is important as well. I know that I have tried many but when you find a supplement that is good quality what a difference it makes. It changed my life.
Digestion
To keep our healthy immune systems functioning properly we need to make sure our digestion is working well. Taking enzymes to help with the digestion of our food is needed. The only food that we get enzymes from for digestion is raw. As soon as you cook it you lose the enzymes. And the raw that we get from the grocery stores, even if it is organic, is only around 20% due to the fact that it is picked green. The more we can eat directly picked ripe the better. We have two types of enzymes our metabolic and our digestive enzymes. If we do not have enough digestive enzymes it steals from our metabolic enzymes.
So what exactly is the difference between metabolic and digestive enzymes? Simply put the metabolic enzymes are responsible for the functioning of our bodies at the level of the blood, tissues, and organs. And of course, the digestive enzymes digest our food.
The fact is if we are stealing from our metabolic enzymes to digest our foods it can lead to many problems happening in the body, thus lowering our immune function. We have got to get our digestive system working well. Probiotics are another one that helps keep our digestive system flowing 
well. A probiotic keeps the good bacteria in the gut that helps improve our digestion and elimination process. I like to take enzymes and a probiotic, one of each before bed to help move things through the body by morning. And for me, I take enzymes at each meal as well. If our digestion is working, as it should, it helps us maintain a healthy immunes system.
Dear Father,
As we strive to do those things that will give the best nutrients to our bodies we ask for Your blessing. You have given us such an amazing body that runs in perfect order if we supply it with what you have given us. Thank You for such a blessing.
In Jesus Name,
Amen
Make some changes in your life today to support a healthy immune system.
Love you all.
This is part 1 in a several part series “Maintaining Healthy Immune Function”. There are many other things I will be sharing with you on how to support your immune system. Although what I am sharing is not exhaustive, I am sharing just a taste from my own experience. In part 1 I have been talking about the foundation of how to support your healthy immune system. In Part 2 I will talk about the foundation of spiritual nutrition.