The below illustration is to help illustrate how immune function changes with age.

1. What is normal immune balance is shown by the red line. 
2. As a baby, our immune systems start weak with immune balance building through childhood and the teenage years. 
3. As young adults, our immune health should be at it is peak.
4. When we enter middle age, we begin to experience a decline in immune balance.
5. This decline continues through the elderly stage.
6. However, unhealthy lifestyles at all ages lead to a stressed and unbalanced immune system, leading to many disease states.
7. Stolle has been focusing on balancing the immune system for over 60 years and this illustration illustrates why we need Stolle.

Unbalanced Immune System Leads to Health Problems

It is important to understand how an Unbalanced Immune System Leads to Health Problems.

If it is Too Weak, the Immune system under-reacts and fails to attack dangerous targets:

1. More infections such as Colds, Influenza
2. Unhealthy GIT microflora and GIT disorders
3. Also, Higher rates of cancers

If it is Too Strong, The immune system over-reacts and attacks wrong targets:

1. The immune system can attack normally “Safe” things such as pollen and certain foods resulting in Allergies.
2. Normal cells/tissues can be  attacked and damaged resulting in:
   Autoimmune disease such as Rheumatoid arthritis.
3. The immune system can also overreact in many other situations resulting in:
   inflammation, pain, swelling and tissue damage.
4. Therefore, It is critical to balance the immune system by directly stimulating our immune cells to support strong immune responses resulting in:
   Fewer infections, Healthier GIT and fewer cancers.
5. We also need to Minimize over reactions of the immune system resulting in:
   Anti-inflammatory effects, Reduction of allergies and autoimmunity.

There are so many way to have a balanced immune system, however, ImmunoNutrition is the most complete answer to balanced immunity and the key concept to remember.