The Impact of Lifestyle on the Immune System: Focus on Islamic Lifestyle: A Narrative Review.

IF 1.7 Q2 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
International Journal of Preventive Medicine Pub Date : 2023-08-28 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI:10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_11_22
Mohammad Rabbani Khorasgani, Babak Beikzadeh
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"Lifestyle" is the way or style of people living in a special time and place and includes behaviors and functions of individuals which are formed in a specific geographical, economic, political, cultural, and religious context and influenced by them. Lifestyle as an essential and efficient agent, impacts different aspects of human health, including immune functions. In the Islamic lifestyle, many recommendations have beneficial effects on human health. Islamic lifestyle influences human immunity with comprehensive recommendations and rules for different stages of life from the beginning until death. Breastfeeding is strongly emphasized in the Islamic lifestyle with an essential role in passive immunity. The quality of breastfeeding has been noticed; therefore, some spiritual words during breastfeeding have been recommended, such as the name of God, which affect the mother's and baby's immune systems via the neuro-immuno-endocrine network. Islamic lifestyle, especially in nutrition and attention to permission and forbidden foods, can prevent obesity and nutritional disorders and therefore may influence infection spread and prevention of diseases. In addition, there is a good synchronization between the hours of prayer "Salat", circadian rhythm, and immune response. In fasting according to Islamic rules (Sawm), moderate hunger and thirst may result in the enhancement of T cell function, cytokine production, and NK cell activity and diminish the negative effects of cholesterol on the immune system. Emphasis on the necessity of paying attention to maintain spiritual health and piety (Taghva) and encouraging marriage are other examples of Islamic lifestyle-related recommendations with beneficial effects on human immune functions. Hence, it is believed that Islamic teaching presents patterns for a healthy life style that could be beneficial for the immune system.

生活方式对免疫系统的影响:聚焦伊斯兰生活方式:叙事评论。
“生活方式”是人们在特定时间和地点的生活方式或风格,包括在特定的地理、经济、政治、文化和宗教背景下形成并受其影响的个人行为和功能。生活方式作为一种重要而有效的因素,影响着人类健康的不同方面,包括免疫功能。在伊斯兰的生活方式中,许多建议对人类健康有益。伊斯兰生活方式影响人类免疫力,从开始到死亡,对生命的不同阶段提出了全面的建议和规则。母乳喂养在伊斯兰生活方式中受到强烈重视,在被动免疫中发挥着重要作用。母乳喂养的质量受到关注;因此,建议在母乳喂养期间使用一些精神词汇,如上帝的名字,这些词汇通过神经免疫内分泌网络影响母亲和婴儿的免疫系统。伊斯兰生活方式,特别是在营养方面,以及对许可和违禁食品的关注,可以预防肥胖和营养紊乱,因此可能影响感染传播和疾病预防。此外,祈祷“萨拉特”的时间、昼夜节律和免疫反应之间有很好的同步性。根据伊斯兰规则禁食(Sawm),适度的饥饿和口渴可能会增强T细胞功能、细胞因子产生和NK细胞活性,并减少胆固醇对免疫系统的负面影响。强调保持精神健康和虔诚的必要性(Taghva)和鼓励婚姻是伊斯兰生活方式相关建议的其他例子,对人类免疫功能有有益影响。因此,人们认为伊斯兰教学为健康的生活方式提供了有益于免疫系统的模式。
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International Journal of Preventive Medicine
International Journal of Preventive Medicine MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL-
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期刊介绍: International Journal of Preventive Medicine, a publication of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, is a peer-reviewed online journal with Continuous print on demand compilation of issues published. The journal’s full text is available online at http://www.ijpvmjournal.net. The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository. The journal will cover technical and clinical studies related to health, ethical and social issues in field of Preventive Medicine. Articles with clinical interest and implications will be given preference.
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