Is Natural Immunity Better?
By Amy Rogers,MD, PhD
Natural Immunity and Muscosal Antibodies
A reader asked about a friend who is “monitoring his immune level” as a way to protect himself against COVID19 without getting vaccinated. This friend also believes “discussion about natural immunity is being suppressed.”
Monitoring Your Immune Level
To say you are “monitoring your immune level” is akin to saying you are monitoring your health. Neither health nor immunity is a single thing, but rather a complicated mixture of many things. You can certainly find measures that give you a sense of your health or immune status, but it’s not like there is a test or even a batch of tests that can say you are “healthy” or “immune” unless you mean something very specific by “healthy” (such as, my kidneys are working well) or “immune” (such as, I have antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID19).
There are things you can do to keep your immune system in tip-top shape. These are generally the same things that maintain health in all your body’s systems: a well-balanced diet rich in plants and fiber; frequent vigorous exercise; plenty of sleep; low stress. A person who is avoiding vaccination would be wise to do these things so that their immune system is as ready as possible to fight…
