Allergies and the Immune System

Immune system definition – The immune system protects you from outside invaders.  These include germs such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi, toxins (chemicals bade by microbes).  The immune system is made up of different organs, cells, and proteins.  There are two parts of the immune system.

·         The innate immune system – You are born with it and it is a rapid response system.  It is the first to respond when it finds an invader.

·         The acquired immune system – This system with help from the innate system, makes special proteins (called antibodies) to protect your body from a specific invader.

Bone Marrow – Bone marrow is the spongy tissue in the hollow centers of a person’s long bones. It is the blood cell factory.  Healthy bone marrow releases blood cells into the bloodstream when they are mature and when required.  Without bone marrow, our bodies could not produce the white T cells we need to fight infection, the red blood cells we need to carry oxygen, and the platelets we need to stop bleeding. 

God in His word has much to day about bones and how it affects our health good and bad.

Job 21:24-25 His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moist. Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, never having eaten with pleasure.  Verse 24 says his bones are moist.  Meaning that healthy morrow in the bones is producing white T cells to fight off infection.  Verse 25 tells us that bitterness of others and self weakens the bones (marrow) which produces white T cells resulting in immune diseases.

The four scriptures below describe inflammation of the bones caused by an infection, which may spread to the bone marrow and tissues near the bone.  Osteomyelitis can cause severe pain in the infected bone.  If not treated, it can kill bone tissue affecting our immune system.

·         Job 30:17 My bones are pierced in me at night, and my gnawing pains take no rest.

·         Job 30:30 My skin grows black and falls from me; my bones burn with fever. 

·         Job 33:19 “Man is also chastened with pain on his bed, and with strong pain in many of his bones. 

·         Psalms 6:2 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled.

Psalms 38:3-4 There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your anger, nor any health in my bones because of my sin.  For my iniquities have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.  As with any sickness and disease, the root cause is from sin (Deuteronomy 28:15-68).

Proverbs 3:7-8 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones.  Evil is sin.  Sin will compromise your immune system.

Proverbs 12:4 An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.  The women who cultivates her relationship with God first, then relates appropriately to her husband, will powerfully influence him in every area of his life.  Bringing shame is a painful feeling of humiliation or destress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior.  This behavior can cause distress, anger, anger, bitterness, and un-forgiveness.  Bitterness contributes to the weakening the immune system.

Proverbs 14:30 A sound heart is life to the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones.  A tranquil mind brings good physical health.  Envy brings jealousy, anger, and bitterness.  Again, it weakens the immune system.

Proverbs 15:30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and a good report makes the bones healthy.  A bad report is being mean, argumentative, provoking arguments, and being contentious.

Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.  Pleasant words keep your immune system healthy.  Harsh words at self and others weaken the immune system.

Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.  A broken spirit is tied to feeling unloved, unworthy, depression and (hopelessness and despair), and sadness.  Motivation to exist has been broken at one level or another. They will feel lonely, exhausted, and lethargic.  Most important is the immune system is compromised.

Isaiah 58:11 The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.  God’s promise to leads us and helps us when our soul is hurting.  One must submit to God to which will build up or immune system.

Fight or Flight

During times of stress, your body can release Cortisol after releasing its “fight or flight” hormones, such as adrenaline, so you continue to stay on high alert.  Too much Cortisol can cause excessive Cortisol that is harmful to your immune system.

Fear As A Spiritual Root

Have you ever been fearful or have you ever seen a fearful person?  They are dressed up in fear.  It has become an actual part of the personality.  They have become one with fear. Fear is not from God, For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind 2 Timothy 1:7.  Fear comes from Satan.

Fear is not just a psychological manifestation; it is an evil spirt that is plotting against us.  Fear is a spirit that comes from Satan’s hidden kingdom.  God is the One who calls it a spirit of fear.  We would be wise not disagree with God.  While faith is greater than fear, they are equal in these two ways: they both project into the future, and they both demand to be fulfilled. 

Science recognizes some of the results of fear.  Most medical professionals agree that having a fearful outlook on life will cause your health to be affected negatively.  Many people do not want to hear this, but Henry Wright believes all allergies are caused by the spirit of fear.  Allergies are a product or a result of who you are deep within and how you relate to God, yourself, and others, rather than how your body responds to the natural environment around you.

Fear, anxiety, and stress comes predominantly from relationship breakdowns.  The primary cause of allergies is not feeling safe, having fear and anxiety in love and relationships.  Cortisol does not destroy the immune system because of nutrition.  Cortisol destroys the immune system because of fear.

Let us talk about Cortisol because over secretion of Cortisol plays a big part in our immune system.  Cortisol is a naturally occurring steroid released by the adrenal glands.  Cortisol is important in flight or flight but, if it is present on a long-term basis, it destroys your immune system.  According to medical information, long-term over-secretions of cortisol has direct physiological effect on the following functions: Carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, protein metabolism, inflammatory effects, digestive function, urinary function, connective tissue function, muscle function, bone function, vascular system, and central nervous system function.

Now begins the destruction of the immune system.  According to the medical community it is fear, anxiety, and stress. Fear produces a broken spirit according to Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones. The over secretion of Cortisol continues immunosuppression (suppression of the immune response).  When you have the breaking down of the immune system, an interesting thing happens with the B cells.  When you have a reduction of B cells at this level, antigen-antibody relationships develop.  Your body start attacking everything.  That is what an allergy is.  The antigen becomes the enemy, but the antigen is the food you need.  Now the body is eliminating what it needs in order to stay alive.

You may be shocked to learn you may not be allergic to anything.  You are experiencing the biological phenomena of fear and the consequences of Cortisol release.  You are experiencing a biological manifestation that results in a compromised immune system.

The immune system is the part of your body God created to identify organisms that are dangerous to you and to destroy them.  God has created several different types of white corpuscles to be fully formed, ready for action and ready for war.  I want to focus on the white corpuscles called the T cells and the B cells.  If you have a healthy immune system, nothing foreign can stand in their path.  However, there are various things that can interfere with your immune system, keeping it form serving you.  Excessive Cortisol is one of them.

Here is what happens when things go wrong.  As the immune system is compromised by the Cortisol drip.  As the immune system is compromised by the Cortisol drip, the T Cells that help to guide the work of the immune system are destroyed by the Cortisol. At the same time the B cells activity increases and become excessive.  Every cell in your body, healthy cells, and invader cells, including viruses, bacteria, and caner, has an identifying marker called an antigen flag.  When things function as God created them, the antibodies recognize the antigen flag and attack and destroy the unhealthy invaders.

Unfortunately, whey your immune system is malfunctioning, this system has a breakdown.  The B cells mistakenly create antibodies that attack the antigen markers of natural substances that are not invaders.  Instead of attacking viruses and bacteria, they will attack grass, pollen, dust, animal fur, perfumes, and certain foods.  Your body reacts with an overproduction of histamine, which produces various “allergic” reactions, such as itchy eyes, runny nose, sinus headaches, and rashes.  One can take an antihistamine to bring you some relief from the symptoms, but it does not make the problem go away.  It just treats the symptoms. 

To the degree that your T cell activity decreases, B cell activity increases.  That is why the more your immune system is compromised, the more complicated your allergies become, from simple to medium to complex.  If your immune system is normal, B cells activity is regulated and allergies cease to exist.  You can be around anything and be able to eat anything you want and never react.  Therefore, an allergy is the result of fear, anxiety, and stress, which causes excessive B cell activity from T cell death coming out of long-term Cortisol drip.

What Is The Secret To Defeating Allergies

The number of allergies or sicknesses and diseases you have indicates how much your immune system has been compromised.  The secret to defeating allergies/sickness/disease is recognizing and identifying the fear that is causing the excessive release of Cortisol.  Fear of not being loved by parents especially the father, fear of not feeling worthy, fear of rejection, fear of abandonment, fear of being offended, fear of not being accepted, fear of being judged, etc.  Mend the broken relationships in your life that have caused you fear.  Forgive the persons, government, organizations, and churches whom may have led to offenses, distrust, and fear of relationships committed against you.  Most of all, forgive yourself for beating yourself to a pulp. You are worthy to be loved because God loves you.  Submit to God, not mankind.        Tony Sanchez 7-19-23