At the Hufeland Clinic, we define health as the ability to cope with various stresses and strains. This is a characteristic of a living organism and as such is initially independent of existing diagnoses and illnesses. Whether a person is able to cope with an illness situation at all and how well this ultimately succeeds depends largely on the quality of their biological foundations (in addition to their mental and psychological powers). This includes the numerous functions of different cells and their metabolism, but in particular the reaction behavior of the immune system. Now, with the usual scientific measurement methods known in medicine today, qualitative characteristics of a system such as its ability to react, the quality of communication and regulation in the control circuits, the return to balance or the optimal interaction of immune cells can only be inadequately recorded. And yet, as in team sports, in addition to the number and ability of the individual players, it is above all the best possible interaction that is decisive for success, such as the period of time in which an organism can recover and how complete a cure ultimately takes place.
In contrast to conventional immunotherapy, in which individual signaling pathways and cell functions are specifically influenced and manipulated in isolation to achieve a desired effect (e.g. growth inhibition), naturopathic immunotherapy, with its non-specific activation and stimulation, aims to improve the quality of the body's immune system as a whole. Today, both approaches are justifiably used according to the respective initial situation and can also be successfully combined in many cases - provided the appropriate experience is available.
You can find out more about the treatments that can strengthen your immune system on the following pages:
