Adrenal Stress and Boosting Immunity
                     Adrenal Stress and 
Boosting Immunity
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Adrenal Stress and Boosting immunity – Linda Anne Kahn HHP CLT-
LANA CIDESCO NCBMTB
The long-term activation of the stress-response system – and the 
subsequent overexposure to cortisol and other stress hormones – can 
disrupt almost all your body’s processes. This puts you at increased 
risk of numerous health problems, including: heart disease, diabetes, 
depression, digestive issues and more…
Stressful events are a fact of life. And you may not be able to change 
your current situation. But you can take steps to manage the impact 
these events have on you. You can learn to identify what stresses you 
out, how to take control of some stress-inducing circumstances, and 
how to take care of yourself physically and emotionally in the face of 
stressful situations. Stress lowers your resistance and makes you more 
vulnerable to illness and disease. Prolonged stress lower immunity and 
affects your health. 2
Steps you can take to improve immune system function. The 
first goal is to take a look at your lifestyle to see if there is 
anything that may be interfering with your body’s ability to fend 
off illness:
* Chronic or severe stress
* Excessive consumption of alcohol
* Exposure to environmental toxins
* Cigarette smoke
* Lack of exercise
* Poor sleep quality
* Repressed dissatisfaction, anger or rage
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Stress suppresses immunity by stimulating the sympathetic 
nervous system. This is a part of the autonomic nervous system 
that is responsible for the fight-or-flight response. It is essential 
to try to reduce the amount of stress in your life, for a properly 
functioning immune system.
The basic strategy for stress reduction is to find positive, 
relaxing ways of releasing excess tension and help your 
autonomic nervous system function under parasympathetic 
control. Have a lymphatic massage every week, take a walk in 
nature, exercise daily, listen to tranquil music, laugh more and 
be totally present to your life.
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Eat a diet that is rich in a variety of vegetables including green 
leafy ones, fresh fruits, whole grains, beans, nuts, and seeds as 
these are contain nutrients that can boost immunity .
Include in your diet: Cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cabbage, 
bok choy, collard greens, kale, cauliflower, daikon, mustard 
greens) as well as sulfur (SH) rich vegetables such as onions and 
garlic, as these increase levels of glutathione. Glutathione is an 
important antioxidant, and helps the immune system fight 
infections and prevent cancer. It is also a powerful detoxifier that 
eliminates carcinogens. Poor diet, pollution, toxins , medications, 
stress, trauma, aging, infections and radiation all deplete 
glutathione levels in the body. Glutathione is a powerful 
antioxidant vital to many functions in the body including liver 
and brain function Other glutathione-rich foods are asparagus, 
spinach, avocado, squash, melons, grapefruit and peaches. 5
Broccoli contains sulphoraphane, a powerful phytonutrient that 
stimulates certain enzymes to deactivate cancer cells, allowing 
them to be digested and eliminated from the body. 
Sulphoraphane helps turn on helper T-cells to recognize them as 
invaders and tell killer cells to respond and destroy them.
* Eliminate sugar from your diet. Sugar makes your white blood 
cells
sluggish and can impair your immune function.
* Decrease the intake of saturated fats and cholesterol. A diet 
high
in saturated fat suppresses immunity.
Eckart Tolle wrote: “All you really need to do is accept this 
moment fully. You are then at ease in the here and now and at 
ease with yourself.” 6
In health Linda Anne As Owner, Founder and Medical Wellness 
Director of Beauty Kliniek Aromatherapy Day Spa & Wellness 
Center, Linda-Anne Kahn helps people achieve balance of the 
body, mind and spirit. She is a certified Manual Lymph Drainage 
Therapist and Nationally certified Lymphedema Specialist and 
Clinical Aromatherapist. A sought-after speaker, she will lecture 
at the NLN 11th Annual Lymphedema Conference in Washington, 
D.C. this fall.
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