Name: 你吃的東西如何影響你的免疫系統 - BBC Ideas (How what you eat affects your immune system | BBC Ideas)
Uploaded: 2021-02-18T21:05:28.000Z
Duration: 6 min 28 s

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Covid-19 has encouraged many of us to look at how we might optimise

Covid-19鼓勵我們許多人研究如何優化我們的工作。

our immune responses, through supplements or superfoods.

我們的免疫反應，通過補充劑或超級食品。

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But is it even possible to alter how the body responds to disease

但是否有可能改變身體對疾病的反應呢？

through an immune-boosting pill or by eating blueberries?

通過增強免疫力的藥丸或通過吃藍莓？

And what about the people who take it even further?

The biohackers experimenting with procedures such as

basically taking someone else's poo as a medicine

Dangerous experimentation or smart science?

The immune system is part of an interconnected system,

免疫系統是一個相互聯繫的系統的一部分。

Involving all our tissues, from our skin,

涉及到我們所有的組織，從皮膚。

Most of the body's immune cells are found in the lining of the intestine,

人體的免疫細胞大多存在於腸道內壁。

and the microbes in our gut play a crucial role

和我們腸道中的微生物起著至關重要的作用。

in keeping those immune cells of our body healthy.

在保持我們身體的這些免疫細胞健康。

And they do that by providing the key chemical signals

它們通過提供關鍵的化學信號來做到這一點。

is absolutely critical to a healthy immune system.

對健康的免疫系統絕對是至關重要的。

The immune system is considered to be an organ.

But unlike ever other organ in your body,

You don't expect that with cells from your lungs,

你不能指望你的肺部細胞能做到這一點。

from your spleen, or any other solid organ.

從你的脾臟，或任何其他固體器官。

is it has a property of immuno-surveillance.

Immunological surveillance is when the cells of the immune system

免疫監視是指當免疫系統的細胞。

come together to coordinate a response to an external threat

the glands that swell up when you are sick,

are a sign of your immune system at work.

We often hear messages encouraging us to boost our immune system.

我們經常聽到鼓勵我們提高免疫系統的資訊。

So, could we just take a pill to do that?

那麼，我們是不是可以直接吃藥來做呢？

our immune response has to react quickly -

And you don't want it to stay on, because if it says on, it's damaging.

你也不想讓它一直開著，因為如果它說開著，就會造成傷害。

And that is what happens in allergy and autoimmune disease,

而過敏和自身免疫性疾病就是如此。

which are over-reactivity of the immune response.

So there is no wonder pill that is going to restore and boost one part

所以，沒有什麼奇怪的藥丸，是要恢復和促進一個部分

of the immune response to help us be super-powered,

的免疫反應，幫助我們成為超級強者。

and the risks of getting it wrong are really quite dramatic.

So, instead of boosting our immune system,

所以，與其說是提高我們的免疫力。

Everything that we know already which is good for our health

我們已經知道的一切對我們的健康有益的東西。

More exercise, taken at regular intervals,

has been shown to boost your immune function.

已被證明可以提高你的免疫功能。

That's been shown, and that's published data.

這已經被證明了，這是公佈的數據。

alongside sedentary lifestyles with little exercise,

伴隨著很少運動的久坐生活方式。

high stress and not too much sleep - too much screen time.

壓力大，睡眠不足--螢幕時間過長。

All of these combine to make our immune response

所有這些結合起來，使我們的免疫反應

can help our immune system operate at an optimal level.

可以幫助我們的免疫系統運行在一個最佳水準。

And even though one blueberry won't work miracles,

getting a variety of the right foods, is very important.

獲得各種正確的食物，是非常重要的。

To help your immunity you need to be feeding up your gut microbes,

為了幫助你的免疫力，你需要餵養你的腸道微生物。

and the best way to do this is to make them more diverse -

而最好的辦法就是讓它們變得更加多樣化-----。

And I recommend 30 different types of plant a week,

而且我建議一週吃30種不同的植物。

which gives you all the fibre you should need.

它為您提供了所有您應該需要的纖維。

Secondly, you should pick plants to eat that are high in polyphenols.

其次，應該選擇多酚含量高的植物來吃。

These are the chemicals that are naturally found in plants

這些是植物中天然存在的化學物質

that are actually rocket fuel for your gut microbes.

其實是你腸道微生物的火箭燃料。

So things like brightly coloured berries,

所以像顏色鮮豔的漿果之類的東西。

dark chocolate and even red wine contain polyphenols.

黑巧克力甚至紅葡萄酒都含有多酚。

So, if what you eat and your gut is so important for your immune system,

所以，如果你吃的東西和你的腸胃對你的免疫系統如此重要。

why are some people transplanting other people's poo

為什麼有些人要移植別人的糞便？

Faecal microbial transplant or, colloquially, a poo transplant,

糞便微生物移植或通俗地說，就是大便移植。

is taking a sample of a stool from a normal person

and putting it into someone who is unwell.

並將其放入身體不適的人體內。

for very bad infections of the bowel, like Clostridium difficile,

用於治療非常嚴重的腸道感染，如艱難梭狀芽孢桿菌。

And it's been since started to be used in a number of other conditions.

而此後也開始在其他一些條件下使用。

這是一個引人入勝的研究領域。

but definitely not to be tried at home, says Tim.

但絕對不能在家裡嘗試，蒂姆說。

I think this is an exciting new form of therapy,

我認為這是一種令人興奮的新的治療方式。

but it's always best to do this within the confines

但最好是在有限的範圍內進行。

where things can be supervised and the risk of side effects

在那裡，事情可以被監督和副作用的風險

There are some people who take risks and do do it at home,

有一些人冒著風險，在家裡做。