The Liver And Immune System
Your liver is involved in your
immune system and helps to protect you from infections. This
results from the action of special liver cells called Kupffer cells
that help to get rid of toxins.
If these Kupffer cells are not healthy, this aspect of your immune
system does not function. Furthermore, if your liver does not get
rid of old hormones, your levels of white blood cells and
antibodies will fall below normal. (The white cells are the ones
that scavenge foreign invaders and toxins, and your antibodies are
the special proteins that fight the individual antigens or invaders
from outside.)
An extension of this relationship between your liver and your
immune system is the relationship between a healthy liver and
allergic reactions.
For many reasons, if your liver is
not healthy you will be allergy prone and this can lead to a whole
range of symptoms from acne to asthma, from migraines to arthritis,
from sinus problems and catarrh to hay fever and watering eyes,
from mood swings and behavioural problems to candidiasis and
psychiatric problems and many more.
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