Having a strong immune system means that your body is protected against infections and bacteria. Your immune system provides soldiers in your body that attack the “bad guys” and destroy these alien things that are harmful to your body. Without a well-functioning immune system, you will frequently get sicknesses because the disease can’t be gotten rid of. As you get older, there are more germs that manage to enter your body if you don’t have an immune system strong enough to keep them away.
Signs of a Good Immune System
You need not be a doctor to determine if you have a good immune system. Signs that are evident to show that it’s working the way it should include recovering quickly after getting sick, healing of wounds or cut quickly when it got infected and quick response of your body to alleviate swollen parts. Also, if you don’t catch the same diseases repeatedly, then you know there is some magic your immune system performs to fight and block off the bad cells.
Signs of a Bad Immune System
Likewise, you will know that there’s something wrong with your immune system if your body’s healing properties are not working actively. When this happens, the good cells do not recognize themselves as good therefore whenever threatening elements enter, they are forced to attack themselves as if they are the enemies. When the immune system is overly damaged, the worst case scenario is to acquire AIDS. AIDS is a serious illness that trigger a lot of infections in the body. When you have AIDS, you are more prone to be inflicted with any type of cancer. The sad thing is that your body cannot determine which among the cells are normal and abnormal.
Ashitaba as an Immune System Tonic
Tomorrow leaves or the ashitaba plant is seen as a powerful medicine against infectious diseases. This is because it contains a healthy amount of antioxidants that boosts the immune system up high. These potent antioxidants are rich in coumarins which contain carcinogenic properties that help to cure infections and prevent them as well. Citrus fruits and celery are vegetables where coumarins are consisted of.
In fact, recent studies tell that ashitaba outperforms all other herbal supplements that supply antioxidants. The water based antioxidants that ashitaba possesses measure even more compared to tea leaves, says the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC). Actual values are 6.20 for ashitaba and only 4.67 and 3.50 for sage tea and green tea respectively. Moreover, ashitaba contains phenolic compounds active as an anti-Inflammatory, anti-Tumorigenic, anti-carcinogenic, anti-Microbial and detoxifier.
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I heard good things about ashitaba, and I'm thinking of buying some for my parents. Do you sell it here?
Hi Shie. I sell ashitaba in capsule form. They are manufactured from fresh ashitaba leaves. I find it hard to grow them in Manila so I have some helpers who stay in the province to take care of the plants.
My high school classmate has been looking for a supplier of Ashitaba. It's a good thing that I passed by your post. =)
How well does Ashitaba combats common cold and fever? Would you recommend using this plant for people with diabetes? Dami kong tanong, sensya na Sis.
It's okay. Thanks for asking, Papa Leng. Just like Vitamin C and other health supplements' functions, ashitaba acts as an agent to prevent the common cold. Yes, I recommend this herb for diabetics. You can learn more about this case here: http://www.ashitabaplant.com/2012/11/how-powerful-ashitaba-brings-down-your.html
If the immune system is strong enough, it can fight almost any type of disease. I think ashitaba plant is a really good supplement to boost the body's immune system. 🙂
Yes, Kim. Ashitaba contains antioxidants that not only boost the immune system and fight free radicals but also make your skin smoother.
Including Asitaba in your diet can really strengthen one's immune system especially now that the weather is erratic.
So I have a good immune system based from the info above. Thanks for sharing this. 🙂
Take note of the things that make your immune system weak: chronic stress, poor diet, alcohol, inadequate sleeping hours, lack of physical exercise, excessive use of medicine, lack of proper hygiene, and too much radiation.
Well I got easily sick so my immune system is not good. It's good to know that ashitaba works to strengthen our IS. Anyway what's the taste of ashitaba leaves?
The leaves taste bitter but tolerable. 😀
oh i love the idea that it is like a vitamin c. boosting of one's immunity will lower the probability of getting sickness! 🙂
Yes, you can think of the immune system as an army; the immune system uses special cells ("soldiers") in order to protect the body from dangerous organisms and viruses. So it is important to always take healthy food!
Thanks for this information. Is it good to take Ashitaba daily?
Yes! But I think for people with "normal" conditions (not sick all the time or most of the time), three times a week of intake of 2-3 ashitaba leaves is fine.
This is a very good post. As I am reading this, I imagine that I am talking to a doctor. I know you are a nurse. Thanks for sharing this.
You're welcome, Gil. I'm glad to offer good information about ashitaba.
Heard so much about this plant.Tried and tested. My father has this problem with his ear and he can easily get colds because he had unhealthy and damage left ear drum. After taking this Ashitaba medicine there is really an improvement.
Wow. Thanks for leaving a nice testimony here. It would encourage others to try the tomorrow plant as well. 😀
Now ashitaba can improve our immune system! just amazing!. I'm really learning a lot about this great plant on this website!, can't wait for more facts about ashitaba plant 🙂
Yeah, you can learn more about the health benefits of ashitaba in other pages from this blog. Learning is fun! 😀
This is just the right topic to discuss on this wet season. Especially that more people get sick and needs to have their immune system holds up to any people illness or disease they might get like colds, flu and fever.
Definitely. So keep your immune system strong and stay indoors as much as possible. 😀