A dizzying number of Tips, Hacks and Recommendations How to stay healthy Dietary Supplements What Clothing color Promotes optimal health.
Some of these tips are helpful and evidence-based, but some are not.
But there is barely any mention of one of the easiest, most effective and safest ways to stay healthy: vaccination.
we Preventive Medicine Doctor and Immunologist We want people to live the healthiest lives possible. Among the many research-backed ways to live a healthier life, we encourage people to: eat well, Regular exerciseobtain Good sleep Take care of their mental health.
When it comes to your immune system, nothing can replace the important role vaccines play in promoting your overall health, and the protection they offer is an invaluable part of living the healthiest lifestyle possible.
Vaccines are essential for health
Some healthy people believe that vaccines are unnecessary. But your immune system needs more than a healthy lifestyle to protect you when a vaccine-preventable disease strikes.
Imagine the cells of your immune system as athletes preparing for the Olympics. Just as athletes undergo rigorous, specialized training to prepare for any challenge they may face in competition, your immune cells also undergo You need to be prepared. To combat any pathogenic threats we encounter.
vaccine Exposing immune cells Switch to inactivated versions of pathogens to provide practice sessions to quickly and accurately recognize and respond to real threats.
Vaccines prime immune cells to perform at their best when faced with real infection: just as a well-trained athlete competes with skill and confidence, vaccinated immune cells are able to rapidly and effectively protect the body against disease.
When an unvaccinated person is exposed to a disease they’ve never had before, their immune cells are not prepared and have to catch up to fight the pathogen, which makes the body more susceptible to severe illness.
Even people at the peak of health can suffer unnecessarily. Vaccine-preventable diseases Their immune systems may not have been adequately trained.
Let’s take a story as an example. Austin BoothThe healthy, athletic 17-year-old hadn’t had a flu shot, and just a few days after he began feeling ill, he died from the flu.
For healthy people, vaccination is Reduce the risk of death The flu death rate is two-thirds.
Skipping vaccinations that are essential for overall health Serious complications or death No matter how healthy you are, there is a chance that you could die from a vaccine-preventable disease, and they are taking a gamble that could be life-changing and potentially life-destroying.
Vaccine-preventable diseases Still common.
In the United States, vaccine-preventable diseases such as influenza, pneumococcal pneumonia, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and COVID-19 result in hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and thousands of deaths each year.
And tens of thousands of adults develop cancer every year From vaccine-preventable diseases such as HPV.
Vaccines are the safest form of immune health care
Many of the popular health methods There is little evidence Improve your health. It’s even dangerousBut vaccines are one of the most tested and proven ways to stay healthy.
Vaccines It has been used for centuriesIn the past 50 years, they estimate 154 million lives worldwideAccording to a mathematical model, a 25-year-old person is currently Survival rate increased by 35% Thanks to the vaccine alone, they can live until their next birthday.
Vaccines are not only effective; It’s safe tooYes, vaccines have mild and limited side effects. Who hasn’t felt a little sluggish or had a sore arm after getting a vaccine? More severe vaccine side effects are Extremely rareIf you have any concerns, please consult your doctor.
In contrast to dietary supplements, health fads, and many over-the-counter drugs, Robust System instead Testing and Monitoring Vaccine safety and effectiveness.
Of all the tips to improve your health, there is one clear recommendation: even healthy, fit people need to get the recommended vaccinations to stay healthy and live a fulfilling life.
Amy Pugh BernardAssistant Professor of Immunology and Microbiology University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and David HigginsResearcher, Lecturer in Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
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