Your immune defense
Our two-stage immune system in action
Two defensive shields
The non-specific (first) and specific (second) immune defense
Our immune system is really clever. It works in two stages connected one after another.
The Sprinter
The “sprinter” of the non-specific immune defense forms our first protective shield against any new pathogens in our body. It acts locally, specifically, quickly, powerfully and effectively – when well positioned. It detects viruses, bacteria and even degenerate cells by itself. This happens all the time in our bodies – we usually don’t even notice it.
In medicine, substances such as vitamin C, zinc or selenium are attributed to an immune-strengthening effect. However, this is not sufficient in the event of an incipient illness.
Dr. B. Vlcek his achievement was to identify a body-owned substance capable of modulating the non-specific immune defense. The deoxycholic acid that this website is about.
The long-distance runner
The long-distance runner
From about the 3rd day, this first non-specific immune barrier is exhausted and is replaced by the next immune stage – the “long-distance runner” of the specific immune system. This one has already prepared for his new task in the background, because his immune cells have to be trained first to recognize the new intruder. This is why it is sometimes referred to as the adaptive or acquired immune system.
When it comes to fight viral diseases, the specific immune is left with nothing, compared to the innate immunity, especially in the first acute phase. If the pathogens that visit our body are viruses, they do not stay long in the free bloodstream. They hide in host cells, in which they multiply immediately.
The beauty of the specific immune defense, however, is that it gives us a more or less persistent immunity to a very specific pathogen. Vaccination is based on this principle of natural immunization. We already give our body the necessary information in advance of a possible infection, which it needs for the immediate immune defense of this disease in the event of cases. For some pathogens such as polio or rabies, this works wonderfully. For others, such as seasonal flu, only sometimes reliable.
Achieving immune strengthening with DCA
Three clever time slots to influence our immune response
In principle, we can support our immune system in three phases of disease control.
Before infection, at the beginning of the disease and during its progression. The graphic here shows it.
In the FIRST 3 DAYS of an illness, we can use DCA to modulate our non-specific immune system in a targeted manner and thus support our first immune barrier.
