This content was created by Paul Savage MD. This content was uploaded by Paul Savage MD. This is a YouTube video titled "Strengthen your Immune System with Therapeutic Plasma Exchange" created on August 11, 2023. It discusses the importance of a robust immune system for longevity, likening it to a military defense system, and introduces therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) as a method to enhance immune function, particularly in older adults.
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Your immune system is one of the most essential systems of your body, protecting you from everything that is not you. A robust immune system remains one of the most influential factors regarding longevity. Imagine your immune system as your own personal military, having a navy, an army and even some Green Berets. Your Navy has battleships, AKA B cells, which shoot missiles, AKA antibodies toward an enemy, AKA pathogens. When the enemy is hit, a flare goes up and signals your army where to attack. Your army, aka T cells, is composed of two types of soldiers. There are soldiers, aka CD4 T cells who help the Navy in battling the enemy. Then There are soldiers, aka CD8T cells who fight the enemy in direct combat. The Green Berets, which are a division of the CD8 soldiers, are highly specialized soldiers trained to kill our natural enemies such as cancer and virus infected cells. These cells are also called natural killer cells. The problem is, as you age, so does your immune system's military. Aging stem cells, nutritional failure, chronic illnesses, aggregated toxins and increasing inflammation are all responsible for weakening the immune system. By the time you are in your 60s, your immune system is finding it increasingly challenging to fight off infections and and protect against cancers. Sadly, there has been little that you could have done to strengthen your immune system until now. In August of 2022, a landmark study on aging showed how repeated rounds of therapeutic plasma exchange result in amazing increases in your immune system. The battleships increased B cells, the soldiers increased T cells and the natural killer T cells also increased. By reinvigorating your immune system hormone, you are increasing your chances of fighting off cancers and other deadly infections. TPE is a game changer for people looking to live a long and healthy life. If you want to learn more about tpe, schedule a call to speak with the patient service advisor at MD Lifespan. We are here and ready to help you revitalize your immune system.
