Photo by Wendy Kurtz

The human body – God’s Masterpiece

There is a series of complex activity that is happening in our body at every moment. Whether we are at work, at play or even sleeping. Our body’s immune system is always active.

Our body’s immune system is always working to protect us from the things that are happening around.

The series of complex activity can be classified into 3 different areas.

They are mainly:
1. Defense
2. Repair
3. Clearance

Defending our body

Our immune system is always working to protect our body from the attack of millions of bacteria, microbes, viruses, toxin and parasites. When you get a wound or a insect bite, that part of the body will most likely swell. It is actually our immune system at work. Our body’s immune system is being activated white blood cells and other chemicals are being sent to the injury site to attack the bacteria or viruses that may enter our body. The sudden increase in fluid to the wounded area cause it to swell.

Have you ever experience a fever? Do you know exactly why you have a fever?

When bacteria and viruses enter the body, our immune system start to fight the foreign invaders that are in our body. The symptom of the battle is discomfort and an increase in temperature of our body or commonly known as fever.

Repairing our body

Beside defend us from foreign invaders, our immune system is also the one responsible for repairing our body.

Have you ever notice how a wound on our body is healed?

When we get a wound, the body responds by
1. restricting the blood flow to the wounded area.
2. platelets are attracted to the damaged area and stick together to form a plug.
3. the fibrin in the blood forms a net holding the plug in place.

Thereafter the healing process begins, new cells starts to formed under the plug and after a few days the body is as good as new. The body performs all this without us even thinking about it.

Clearing of unwanted elements

Have you ever experience having lots of phlegm, mucous, diarrhea, vomiting. Our body is doing one thing… Clearing!

Our body will clear stuff that are unwanted or toxic to the body by performing the activities above. Just imagine what would happened if the unwanted, unhealthy and toxic stuff stays in our body and the body is unable to clear it! Our body will be weaken an would be an open invitation to other bacteria and viruses.