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Your Immunity Repair Guide

The Immune System? Tell Me More...

ow your body builds and maintains its safety operation is impressive – and complicated. “The immune system makes it sound like it’s one thing, but it’s more like a collection of various components that work together,” explains Dr Jenna Macciochi, immunologist and author of . That includes organs like the skin, the lymph nodes and bone marrow, as well as cells, molecules and tissue. Essentially, it’s everywhere. “You’ll find immune cells in every part of the body, be that the brain, the gut, the blood or the skin, but they cluster in the places where you’re more likely to find germs,” adds Macciochi. Places like the airways, which might be exposed to respiratory germs,

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