by Angie Pollock

Created on: August 25, 2008   Last Updated: August 28, 2008

There is no denying that the human body needs outside help by conventional medicine to help it heal at times. But many tend to forget that the body has an extraordinary immune system built in to help the body heal itself without outside intervention. The human body was created to heal itself and many times medicines that are produced to help our body heal, can create side effects that can cause other complications.

The more an individual learns about how the body functions, the better prepared a person can be in make decisions concerning their overall health and quality of life. Every decision we make can affect our body function and how our body reacts when it isn't functioning properly. Diet, exercise, the environment and even social skills affect how our body operates and making poor choices in these areas can cause the body's built-in healing system to be limited or even malfunction.

The largest organ in the human body is the skin. Our skin creates a barricade that prevents organisms and potentially harmful bacteria from hindering the body's natural operations. Openings not covered by the skin such as the nose are covered with mucus membranes that carry chemicals in the secretions such as lysozyme and C reactive protein that can destroy bacteria.

Collagen, a fibrous protein, can be found in the connective tissues in tendons, ligaments, the eyes, arteries and the skin. Collagen has been described as the "glue" which the body needs to hold it together. In order to produce collagen, the human body needs a continuous supply of ascorbates. If we do not supply the body with enough usable ascorbates, the skin can wrinkle and we start to feel those aches and pains in our ligaments and muscles.

The human body is constantly regulating and restoring old cells with new cells that repair the damage that we create in and on the body. Our bones and muscles contain nerve fibers that grow and repair themselves. Even the liver can have as little as 25 percent of it remaining and can regenerate back into a full-size organ.

The immune system carries antibodies which can attach to an invading organism and destroy it. These antibodies are very intelligent and even contain a type of memory to aid in protecting the immune system. When the body has been attacked by a foreign body, antibodies invade and destroy this foreign body and then will keep a memory of this invasion so that if it ever shows up again, it can obliterate it more rapidly the next time around. This is why children

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