It begins by protecting your “Points of Entry.” These are the vulnerable areas of your body that interface directly with the outside world. They are the warm and welcoming highways directly into your bod which pathogens love to exploit. Although we are equipped with certain frontline defenses in these vulnerable areas — like protective mucous membranes, hair, and cilia (microscopic hairs which line our air passages, sweeping them clean of particulate and bacteria), it really is up to us to proactively mount a defense — especially when faced by an onslaught of germs as in cold & flu season.
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Our best defenses to prevent infections or minimize severity are to balance inflammation and promote healthy immune responses. Read more in our General Immune Support article by Dr. Bridget Simone
