70% of immune cells are in the intestines, and increasing their numbers will improve your health.

January 12, 2021

Immunity and dietary fiber

It is said that if your body temperature drops by 1 degree, your natural immune system will decrease by 30%.

Because Singapore is a perpetually hot summer, even the most vulnerable people can maintain a certain level of immunity, but whether a person develops the disease in a cold place depends on their "natural immunity. "

"Acquired immunity" is something that is acquired when symptoms are cured or through a vaccine, so this is a different matter.

Now, 70% of human immune cells are concentrated in the intestines.

This is because most foreign substances enter the body through the mouth and are absorbed into the body through the digestive system. The entrance is the mouth (throat) and the intestines.

It is said that there are 1,000 bacteria and viruses per cm³ of air .

No matter how clean the water or food may appear, from stray cats, greasy bald old men to slender, stunningly beautiful women, when viewed under a microscope , the surface of their bodies is covered in bacteria and viruses, causing chaos from top to bottom.

The immune system protects the body from these substances, and the intestines are the largest frontline base against foreign substances.

Yes, the prerequisite for natural immunity is intestinal flora.

A professor at Juntendo University wrote that people who are good at this are less likely to contract infectious diseases .

Before the war, Japanese people ate as much as four cups of brown rice a day, and were consuming as much as 35 grams of dietary fiber per day.

This is the result of a Westernized diet that is not suited to the genetic constitution of the Japanese, and even the recommended amount of 12g is questionable today.

Therefore, in order to boost our natural immunity as Japanese people, we should be more conscious of consuming dietary fiber, which was once essential for Japanese people .

It's more effective and tastier to get it from the staple foods you eat every day.

that's right.

As you may have noticed, the usual advertisement is that for insoluble fiber, we recommend "germ polished rice," and for soluble fiber, we recommend "mochi barley kusumochi nijo," ladies .

Eating it every day will activate your intestinal flora and stimulate your immune cells to fight off viruses .

During the war, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare recommended "at least 70% polished rice," so why aren't they recommending more dietary fiber at a time like this?

"Kusumochi Nijo" is a little pricey, but it's easy to eat and delicious.

This is especially recommended for those who prefer zero-fiber white rice. It has a transparent, pale yellow jelly-like, slippery texture that is addictive.

It also looks visually delicious.

Unlike pressed barley, it is not gritty, so I think it is fine even after weaning as long as your baby can eat white rice.