10/07/2024
Cold water quickly boosts the immune system
and eliminates inflammation.
Influencing the immune system treats and prevents cancer, autoimmune diseases and inflammation.
Cold exposure acutely increases cytotoxic T cells and Natural Killer (NK) cells.
Win, win 😍
"In summary, we show that short-term mild cold exposure increases transcript levels of genes involved in cytotoxicity. This could reflect that short-term mild cold exposure quickly boosts the immune response towards a pro-inflammatory state, in preparation to fight an infection, at least partly by demargination of immune cells. The possibility to influence the immune system by exposing humans to cold exposure, even at a mild temperature and for a short duration, is highly interesting for treatment, or possibly even prevention, of several conditions markedly associated with inflammation, such as infectious diseases, autoimmune disorders and cancer (Gerard and Rollins, 2001; Golia et al., 2014)."
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306456522000742
Cold water increases cytotoxic T-Cells and NK cells.
Nature increases NK cells (Forest Bathing, Ocean).
Exercise increases NK Cells.
Include phytochemicals in your diet to incease NK Cells.
"Since ancient times, plant sources have been an integral part of our diet owing to their nutritional and medicinal values. Enormous volumes of evidence show that phytochemicals can diminish the risk of several chronic diseases and conditions involving a large immunological component, including, but not limited to, cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and arthritis [15,16,17]. Therefore, the intake of phytochemicals such as curcumin, quercetin, flavonoids, luteolin, apigenin lycopene, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), resveratrol, curcuminoid, silibinin, and soybean in the diet may be more useful for cancer prevention. The anticancer effect, along with reduced side effects, immunomodulatory functions, and antioxidant properties of phytochemicals, make them a more considerable preventive measure against cancer initiation and recurrence."
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/16/12/1652 #:~