
How to keep stress from harming your health, with George Slavich, PhD
Speaking of Psychology
The Importance of the Immune System in the Body
The primary purpose of the brain and the immune system is to keep the body biologically safe. The immune system can turn on in the presence of different pat ansa, so for example, when you get a cut on your arm, you may see some redness, in swelling, some heat in that location. That's essentially a localized inflammatory response intended to keep the Body biologically safe. And those among us who didn't have that anticipatory response are likely no longer around because their immune system wouldn't have had as an efficientresponse compared to ours.
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