IMMUNE SYSTEM REBOOT
SECURE YOUR PERIMETER
SOME ENEMIES WILL ALWAYS FIND A WAY IN, BUT THERE ARE SIMPLE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO FORTIFY YOUR DEFENCES
While the acute inflammation that accompanies an infection is incredibly important, there is evidence that being ill exerts a cumulative cost on our long-term health. One paper found that adults who grew up in an era of high childhood mortality (suggesting that they were exposed to a high burden of infectious disease, but were fortunate enough to survive) also had higher mortality at older ages. This implies that the inflammation caused by fighting off infections could increase our risk of diseases as we get older.