Think of it as your own personal medical team, skilled in the art of healing, always on call and always there to take preventive measures to avert a crisis. Whether you are trying to prevent or cure an illness, your immune system is your main line of defence. It is essential that you look after it to allow you to enjoy a happy, healthy life. Sadly, the current way that most people live tends to do the opposite - stressing rather than strengthening the immune system.

Over the past few decades we have dramatically changed our food, air, water and the amount we exercise. How can we expect our bodies to have adapted to finding new ways of disposing alt of the 7000 new chemicals we are exposed to - pesticides, food additives, drugs, domestic detergents and other chemicals. Scary stuff, as these have to be detoxified within our bodies if they are to do no harm.

Nutrients found naturally in our food are often no longer sufficient to enable our immune system to cope efficiently with the increasing onslaught Sadly, in food manufacture and preparation, nutrients are processed out of food leaving us with nutrient-deficient products loaded with empty calories.

You can boost your immune system with certain foods and nutritional supplements. With a strong immune system, you are almost invincible and should be able to lead a long, healthy and active life.