Immunity-Your Personal Army | Bariatric Surgery | Nobesity

These are testing times for our civilization with no extraordinary improvement expected in the foreseeable future. My heart goes out to all the affected individuals by the recent events occurring globally. Being a father, a husband, a son, a grandson, I am petrified for the safety of my family. In these tough times the only thing we have in our control is how rigidly we are with preventive measures to tackle this virus. Being a bariatric surgeon, I have a pestering desire to share some knowledge on the immune system, hoping to help some post bariatric patient or some obese individuals wanting to take some extra precautionary measures to strengthen their immune systems.  A working immune system is like your personal army against disease causing organisms. It works admirably in keeping infections away, which is why the most of the people are able to fight off most infections. A weak immune system, however, is an open invitation for a viral party. How does the immune system get ...