The effective functioning of our immune system depends on many factors.. A person can either help or interfere with his immunity, perform the functions originally determined by his nature.. At the same time, many of us unknowingly suppress our immunity, while seemingly not doing anything knowingly harmful to our health.. Scientists from Britain have compiled a list of the most unexpected factors that reduce the degree of activity of immune system cells.

First up is sugar abuse.. If a person consumes about 100 grams of sugar with food for a short period of time, then according to a number of statistical analyzes, this will reduce immunity by 3 times in the next 5-6 hours. Of course, after this, the work of the immune system will return to normal, but in the long run, excessive sugar intake still negatively affects immunity..

Insufficient water intake. The lack of sufficient moisture in the body as a whole reduces the functional abilities of the body. This is a fairly serious problem - almost every one of us suffers from dehydration during the day, but few people know about it..

Dry nasal mucosa. It may sound rather strange, but if a person has a stuffy nose, he is more protected from flu and colds than when his mucous membrane is completely dry.. The mucosa is also part of the immune system, and in fact, nasal congestion can be regarded as the body's reaction to a local attempt at microbial aggression.. After all, it is easier for bacteria to settle and multiply on a dry mucous membrane..

Stress. The emotions that we experience during the day are always reflected by the release of certain hormones in our body.. If the emotions are positive, then we are talking about positive hormones, but if they are negative, these are stress hormones..

Negative hormones suppress the activity of immune system cells.

Lack of sleep seems to be the main cause of absolutely all human ills - when he sleeps poorly or sleeps little, he gains weight, suffers from heart disease more often, and, as experts have found, has a weakened immune system. During sleep, our immunity restores its reserves, which it wastes during the daytime to fight bacteria and viruses.. However, if there is not enough sleep, then these reserves will not be very much..

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