The Immune System does not know the name of any sickness or disease. Today, it seems like we are confronted with ever increasing health issues and are more vulnerable to them. Unfortunately, we have become accustomed to treating the health effects, overlooking the health cause, which usually is a compromised Immune System. This can occur through our diet, environment, lifestyle, injury, disease, or infection. The purpose of the Immune System is to keep microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites out of the body and destroy infectious microorganisms that invade the body. In fact, about 70 percent of the immune system is housed in the gut, so making sure our digestive system is in tip-top shape can be key to addressing many of our health issues.

The Immune System is a complex network of cells and organs that protect the body from infection. Lymphoid organs play a role in the production and activation of lymphocytes. Lymphocytes both B & T cells are two major groups which recognize and attack infectious microorganisms. Natural Immunity is created by the body’s natural barriers skin, mouth, urinary track, and eye surface. Another is in the form of antibodies passed from mother to child. Acquired Immunity develops when antigens enter the body. The Immune System recognizes these intruders and produces antibodies to fight future intruders. This minor overview of an amazing interconnected Immune System demonstrates the vital necessity in maintaining a healthy Immune System.

Surfactants have an excellent health profile. Many surfactants are either naturally occurring or made by simple modifications of natural compounds. Surfactants, also called surface active agents, when added to a liquid, reduces the surface tension, by penetrating the water molecules and thus reducing the cohesion between them. Cohesion and adhesion are two important water properties that describe how water molecules interact with each other and how water interacts with everything from plant leaves to your own body. Cohesion means that water likes to stick to itself, and adhesion means that water likes to stick to other things, so by reducing the cohesion it makes the molecules slipperier, thereby increasing its spreading and wetting properties.

Surface tension is a measurement of the attraction molecules have for each other. The attraction force pulls fluids into shape with the smallest surface area. This is why drops of water on a flat surface are round and beaded rather than flat. If the surface tension is lowered, the attraction among molecules of the fluid is decreased, and the surface area of the fluid flattens out and increases. Example: Normally, when you spray water on a surface like a window, rather than spread evenly over the surface, the water will bead up. That is because of the surface tension of the water. The molecules of the water come together in a stable configuration and are attracted to each other. When you are trying to clean that window, though, that beading is not helping you. You want the water to spread evenly over the surface to better clean it. You also want something that can grab onto the grease and dirt on whatever surface you are trying to clean.