Tonsils: Crucial Immune Organs or Unnecessary Sandbags? | A Different Perspective | August 3, 2024

Should you remove your tonsils? Doc made a reel about this recently, and it became unexpectedly popular. Watch this episode of ADP to dive deeper into the topic. Doc points out that the tonsils are part of your immune system, pulling up a Cleveland Clinic article on the immune system and reviewing what the tonsils do and why they swell up. Is removing them the best way to handle this situation? What does A Different Perspective have to say about it?

Watch A Different Perspective to explore the following tonsil-related topics:

Why much of what we know about the immune system is only part of the story: Why is the idea of the immune response being too weak or too strong not the most efficient way to perceive it? How does sugar affect the immune system?

Why do your tonsils swell?: There's a good reason for this response, and it's not a sign that they have to be removed. How should you change your perspective on this immune response?

The "But Doc, I felt so much better after they were removed" argument: This is a response that kept popping up in the comments of his reel: While it's possible that you did feel better, Doc also points out that it's not an objective sign that something is better. What might you have given up for the sake of pain relief?

Why the "talk to your healthcare provider about how you can support your immune system" media message may not work so well: As always, Doc challenges us to think about what we read. When the article suggests talking to a healthcare provider about discontinuing medications that can hurt your immune response, he explains that these doctors are the ones prescribing those medications in the first place. They're doing what they know to do, but they're firemen doctors - not carpenters.

In his Last 10%, Doc discusses a possible new discovery about a contributing factor of autism. Did they truly find the source, or is it possibly overstated? Does correlation indicate causation, and what are a few of the pieces that may be missing from this picture? Doc digs into the facts and shows the receipts with articles and studies. Watch now to find out how this source might be simply an aggravating factor but not a true cause.

See the science-backed research, learn new facts about restoring health, and put yourself on the path to a better life. Watch now for all the details and set up a call with one of our doctors or health restoration coaches here: https://www.thewellnessway.com/clinics/

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For further information, check out these resources:

https://www.thewellnessway.com/the-effect-sugar-has-on-the-immune-system/

https://www.thewellnessway.com/medicinal-mushrooms/

https://www.thewellnessway.com/the-immune-response-what-you-need-to-know/

https://www.thewellnessway.com/the-most-comprehensive-blend-of-14-immune-supporting-mushrooms/

Articles and studies cited in this video:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22338587/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0882401017310847

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/369583180_Association_Between_Vitamin_D_Deficiency_and_Recurrent_Tonsillitis

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165587620306212

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21196-immune-system

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaotolaryngology/fullarticle/2683621

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32870916/

https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2018/06/20/tonsil-removal.aspx?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=twittermercola_ranart&utm_campaign=20180721_tonsil-removal

https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2023/08/10/can-tonsil-removal-provoke-polio.aspx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLlZEI2tLFQ

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34071547/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0196070921003252

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29649882/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36600833/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26954864/

https://www.newsweek.com/autism-risk-umbilical-cord-fatty-acids-1932107

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pcn.13710