It is unbelievable, but true - the average adult inhabitant of our planet has been on sick leave for one year during his life due to acute respiratory diseases (flu, runny nose, colds). As many as 365 days pass inoperative and with high temperatures. Another side effect after these diseases is a reduction in overall life expectancy by 1 to 2 years..

You can, of course, take these facts with philosophical calm and continue to waste the allotted time further, but it probably still makes sense to take a more active life position on this issue.. What should be done to protect the body from viral infections and acute respiratory diseases?

Of course, you can try to isolate yourself from the outside world and thus avoid meeting with harmful microorganisms.. But such a scenario is unrealistic to implement, and besides, a sterile environment weakens the immune system, as a result, even barely living harmful microorganisms can cause serious complications in the body. This option for improving the quality of life is not suitable for most modern people, the second way remains - to make the body easier to cope with adverse environmental conditions.

Each of us paid attention to the fact that people suffer from colds and flu in different ways.. The main reason here is one - a different state of immunity.. So we come in our conversation to one of the main components of our health - the human immune system.

Now in the popular literature, there are many ways to improve their immunity - each person should choose what is more effective for him.. To make it easier to navigate this issue, and not to waste time and experiment on your health, you need to understand in general terms how the immune system works.

Immunity is the body's ability to resist various substances and microorganisms that carry foreign information. If cells or organic substances with foreign genetic information enter the body, they are destroyed due to immunity. This can happen in two ways..

With the help of leukocytes (these are blood components), which independently find foreign substances and destroy them. With the help of antibodies produced by the cells of the body.

Leukocytes are constantly synthesized in the red bone marrow, lymph nodes and spleen. To have a high and efficient immunity, it is necessary to activate the work of the above organs. This can be done in various ways (infusions, decoctions, medicines, diets, and so on).

You can also improve the work of immunity with the help of oriental gymnastics exercises.. These exercises have an effect not only on skeletal muscles, but also on internal organs that begin to synthesize more leukocytes and antibodies, as a result, immunity increases and the severity of viral infections and acute respiratory diseases decreases..

Candle pose, or birches. Execution technique.

• Lie on your back on a mat with your legs fully extended and tense at the knees. Place your hands along your torso, palms down.. • Exhale, bend your knees, pull your legs to your stomach, pressing your hips against your stomach. • As you exhale, lift your pelvis off the floor, helping yourself with your hands. Breathe evenly. • Again, as you exhale, lift your torso up even more so that it is perpendicular to the floor, support it with your hands, the chest should touch the chin. • As a result, take a position so that only the back of the head, neck, shoulders and back of the arms to the elbows remain on the floor. In this case, the hands should be in the middle of the spine.. • Exhale, straighten your legs. It may not be easy to keep your legs straight at first.. Tighten the back muscles of the thighs and stretch more upward.. Do not push your elbows wider than your shoulders.. • Stay in the pose for 5 minutes, gradually increasing the asana performance time to 15 minutes, breathe evenly. Make sure that the neck is straight and the center of the chin rests on the sternum. • Exhale, slowly and gently lower yourself to the floor, free your hands, lie on your back and relax.

Lion pose. Technique • Sit on the floor, stretch your legs straight in front of you. Place your palms on the floor near your pelvis. Fingers turned to feet. Stretch your hands straight out. Keep your back straight. • Bend your right knee and, using your hand, place your right foot under your right buttock, then bend your left leg and place your left foot under your left buttock. Sit on your heels with your toes facing back. Put your hands on your knees. • Then place your weight on your hips and knees. • Stretch your torso forward, keep your back straight. • Straighten your arms, and stretch your fingers with tension, spread them apart, and press them on your knees, also strongly straining your hands. • Open your mouth wide, stick out your tongue as far as possible, trying to reach the chin with its tip, open your eyes as much as possible. • Direct your gaze to the eyebrow or to the tip of the nose.

Stay in the pose for about 30 seconds, breathe through your mouth. • Remove your tongue, close your mouth, relieve eye strain, remove your hands from your knees and straighten your legs. Take a calm, slow breath through your nose.. • Do the exercise 3 - 5 times in a row.

The main condition for achieving the maximum positive result is the regularity of the exercises, and also remember that these and any other exercises are not an alternative to drug therapy..

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