Why Does Our Thymus Shrink to Nothing As We Age?
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Why does your thymus gland shrink as you age? Knowing this could save your immune system.
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www.pnas.org/content/115/8/1883
Timestamps:
0:00 What is the thymus gland?
0:33 Why your thymus shrinks with age
1:22 Thymus involution risks
2:03 The three types of thymus cells
3:14 What thymus shrinkage means for COVID-19 risks
3:57 How to support your thymus gland health
5:16 One additional way you can support thymus health
In this video, I want to talk about the thymus gland and why it shrinks down as you get older. The thymus is a gland located beneath your breastbone, right on top of the heart. It is the training center for your immune cells-specifically for T-cells.
When you’re an infant, your thymus gland is very large. As it’s exposed to pathogens, it becomes smaller and smaller. By the time you’re 75-years-old, it is virtually replaced by fat. This is known as thymic involution or thymic atrophy. As the thymus shrinks, your risk of infection, cancer, and autoimmune disease increases.
A decreased level of antioxidants is believed to be the cause of thymic involution. Without antioxidants, you have excessive oxidation, which kills off important cells. If this is true, it follows that consuming plenty of leafy green vegetables is beneficial for preventing thymic involution.
The thymus is involved in the creation of three cells:
1. T-cells - these are antiviral, anti-tumor, and antibacterial
2. T-helper cell - these are the commanders of the entire immune system
3. T-regulatory/T-suppressor cells - these help suppress an overactive immune system
By age 65, your diversity of these cells is diminished significantly.
When it comes to COVID-19, you are very unlikely to die from this virus if you are under 65. However, after 65, your risk significantly increases. This could be linked to thymus function.
The question is, what can we do? Why we can’t control aging, we can control our health and other factors.
1. Increase antioxidants
2. Lower stress
3. Increase zinc
You can also take a thymus extract, which will help support your thymus health and immune system.
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Thanks for watching. I hope this video helped you understand how the thymus gland works, and why the thymus shrinks with age.
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My physiology teacher taught us to "thump your thymus" every day. It means to tap on it rhythmically with your closed hand, gently. It sends waves to it to stimulate it to help immunity. 🙂
Never heard any of this from mainstream doctors or medicine (of course!) Thanks Dr. B :)
What I like about Dr Eric Berg is that he gives practical solutions to all kinds of problems.
I agree. And for free!
My sister in law died from Thymus cancer in her mid thirties. Raised a vegetarian...never drank alcohol or smoked. Super sad for such a healthy person to die from such a rare cancer.
Lisa Ferguson SwimLife did she drink tap water?
my condolences.
My best friend just passed away last April from thymoma cancer as well....she was 57. I had never even heard of a thymus before. Sorry for your loss.
That's so sad. Because of what bone broth has done for my health, I'm not inclined to believe we are made to eat only vegetable. I'm so sorry for the loss of your family member.
Just Jess - so I never met her. I met my husband two years after her death. His entire family was raised strict SEVENTH Day Adventists.
Dr. Berg, perfect explanation about gland thymus mecanism. You better professional of moment. I,m learning very everyday.
Thank you for us helpness! 🙏🙌🏻
Very informative, Eric is making a big difference helping us being proactive with our health. Thankyou
Always interesting, informative and helpful. And said in a way not to piss off organizations that peddle bad advise and profitable substance that keeps people unwell.
Dr Eric Berg, you have been such a blessing to me. I've learned so much from your videos. You break it down into bite size, easily digested pieces. Your presentations with the boards and the notes below are more than awesome to me. I've gotten answers from you that have helped me be involved better with my health. God bless you. 💖
The only person I know who has been affected greatly by Covid-19 was a middle age man who had cancer on his thymus gland just over a year ago. Fortunately, after a month of fighting for his life, he is now in recovery. Thank you for all you do for the world Dr. Berg!!!
Whew, this video made it just in time! I turn 65 in two weeks. While looking for leaf lard I've seen that thymus product. I'll check it out. Thank you.
dont forget 7 cup of greens per day
I guess the key is not to get old ...
Great information Doctor Berg thank you and may God bless you
Learning words that I’ve never heard before 😍 THYMUS 🤔 thank you good Sir ❤️❤️❤️
👍Thanks for addressing this Dr. Berg. Some surgeons out there don't know the difference between a thymus gland & the thyroid - wouldn't you know 🤬😶
Back to basic. Do they really a surgeon? Frank. H Natter for sure would cry so badly if he knew those kinda surgeons are really exist in this world.
Love it! Enjoyed as always :)
Very interesting!! I didn't realize this is why its hard to lose weight as u get older
Thank you Dr. Berg. Awesome as always! 👏 Can you do a video about different types of zinc (in supplements)? What do you think about the liquid version? Thank you 🙏❤
Thank you Dr Berg .. i will follow your advice
It’s actually fun learning all this stuff and putting it to good use. Way better than destructive eating and drinking then saying “Well ya gotta die from something”. Thanks Doc! Geaux Tigers!
Yes, I hate when people say that. It's a defeatist attitude.
I have myasthenia gravis which is an autoimmune disease. I had a thymectomy done in 2014 to remove a tumor that grew on my thymus. Everything Dr Berg said about stress & higher risk for cancer is true because 6 years later, I developed cancer after removing my thymus.
Hey, we're in the same boat. Only thing I haven't came across yet is cancer. Btw, what type of cancer do you have?
Love the humor. "Beef up the vegetables, no pun intended.. " . I have learned so many things by just seeing Dr Eric Berg's daily videos.
Dr Berg is the best Dr to follow!
We don't hear that much these days about growing new organs, but why can't we all get a new thymus when we are 60 years old?
Because they dont want us to be healthy!
Thanks for bringing our attention to the thymus.
Thank you Dr Berg. as a follow up to this I am hoping you can explore and share the data out there about taking certain nutrients for actually regrowing the Thymus gland such as colostrum or zinc. thanks
Thank you for your teaching
Very well explained thank you Dr Berg very interesting indeed
Thank you for watching!
Thank you Dr Berg for your teaching and information , Have a great day !
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Respect Doc. Looking forward to getting older with healthier options.👍🏾😅🤙🏾💚
Really useful info, as always. I wonder if with the right supports, the thymus can regrow when atrophied?
Look up Dr Daniel Gray and Dr Julie Sheridan that explains what they’re doing in terms of research to this topic. Great question.
@@alvaroakatico9188 Thanks for sharing this.
Thank you Dr Berg 👍
First of all, thank you Doc for EVERYTHING your incredible and I’m sure many of us love you and listen to you daily. I have a question, I just watched Mike Thurston on youtube going back to gyms in Dubai, and basically they have them wearing the masks during the hardcore gym sessions that everyone is having, how can that benefit or harm us ? Thank you in advance 🙌
Dr Berg, any advice to those of us without a thymus gland because of Thymoma/Thymectomy?
Just to let you all know. Take high dose, very high dose of C will help maintain the thymus. C, Zinc, A, Selenium and Thyme tea will enhance your thymus. You can know this by old people who are over 120 years old that their thymus still healthy.
Hi Dr. Berg, can people start taking those Thymus capsules before 65? Can they start taking them starting in 30's, 40's, 50's? An answer would be appreciated. Thank you!
Yes! You can take them at any time! If you order from Ancestral Suppliments you will get instructions on how to start. Brian (owner) will reach out to you.
@@kellyanderson3229 Ancestral Supplements is a great company!
hi doc! does fasting or IF slow down this process?
Doctor, what do you think about peptides like TB500 as a preventive measure?
I have been taking a thymus extract for a year, and also feed it to my pets. This way I am certain that I have the appropriate nutrients to keep my thymus healthy. I believe that anything that "shrinks with age" isn't getting enough nutrients to stay healthy. It isn't about age, it is ALL about diet. Stay healthy folks.
Is it thymosin alpha 1?
@@yootd3m No, I take raw thymus tablets. It is the gland ground up and made into a pill. Thymosin alpha 1 is good too. Cheers.
@@thisorthat7626 thanks for thrle quick reply. For what reason did you use this? And did you notice it producing a positive or desired effect?
Go Thymus! Thanks Doc!
Structured Water is also a great antioxidant.
Great explanation.
I did not even realize we had a thymus until my best friend got thymoma cancer a few years ago. Unfortunately this rare cancer took her life last April. 😞
condolences
Dr, my daughter has been diagnosed with MG, an auto immune disease and a thymectomy is recommended for her due to her thymoma. Please share your views. Will this help reduce the antibodies and what happens in the long run if there is no thymus to fight infections / will her immunity not be compromised?
Dr berg why when we stop feeding carb to the body then the body starts to show deficiency problems in minerals and vitamins? Also many other issues follow most common of them are hair loss, what are the reason for this? You speak quite often of quality especially the quality of protein, is it the same for carbs? Let's say carbs in dates are not the same as carbs in a biscuit same as grass fed beef and GMO fed. Can you reason with facts for this problem?
Nice video
Thanks for watching!
Good facts
I've seen video about accupressure on the thymus gland for this covid thing.
What about taking colostrum?
My thymus refuses to shrink. In fact, it shall grow!
That's great!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you Dr Berg.! 😊
Most welcome!
Can you take thymus extract if you already have an autoimmune disease?
can you do a video on a good diet plan? Every time I watch one of your videos I feel like I need to buy a supplement but would rather be able to get it through my diet.
Uh, the diet he recommends is keto. Plenty of videos on that with recipes.
I really never understood the true function of the thymus gland. Thanks for this informative video, Dr. Berg. Once we correct our diet, can that help maintain the thymus gland's ability to function into our 70s and beyond?
He did say that after 75 it’s replaced by fatty tissue.
@@alvaroakatico9188 It's kind of scary to me, Alvaro.... no wonder so many older people are having complications from the coronavirus...
no more excuses for anyone to shun greens
7-10 cups leafy greens.
would an old persont be able to have a thymus transplant to increse there emunity ?
I'm growing Rosemary, not Thymus vulgaris. 😏 Thank you for sharing this important information with us all. Take care, stay safe, & Happy Bank holiday Weekend everyone. 😷❤🙂🐶
same to you sis!
Is thyme good for thymus health...I wonder.
Does vaccine still effective if I have no more a thymus gland?
Everything up to recommending thymus extract was reasonable.
I question endorsing a product.
YMMV, anyone who sells supplements on their website is suspect IMHO.
Don't be suspect...thymus involution is way overrated.. but most medical docs don't know
Make a content about mucocele.
I eat sweetbreads so I guess I'm covered.
Can you rejuvenate your this gland?
I like my T-cells. Alot.
To whoever squealed on me for not wearing a mask.... No one likes a tattletale. There’s something ingrained in my being against you “tattletales," “rats,” “snitches,” or “narcs."
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lol nice!
Snitches are terrible little narcissistic people. I respect their “choice” to mask up, but they should be able to maturely coexist with or politely avoid a person who doesn’t. Running to tell the teacher on each other is exactly as childish as it sounds.
Can a Thymus gland be replaced?
Because of proportion ,babies have s huge liver to body ratio hence reason their stomachs are so sticky out.well God gave Sara a baby in her nineties.
I tried that brand, Ancestral Thymus, and it made me sick to my stomach. I might try another brand.
Dr. Berg, what about 'thymus thumping'? Is there any benefit in that? It actually feels kinda good when I do it, so I feel like it won't cause harm, but just wondering it there might be benefit.
I heard him say, start from small amount , half capsule , then gradually increase
What kind of research is out there where fasting effects the Thymus?
From malaysia here...
Why does it get enlarged for adults sometimes
We dont die, we just go home.
I'm thinking that if we hadn't deviated from our hereditary diet of meat, fats and plants with sugar and refined carbs our chronological life expectancy would be about 120 something. Nevertheless we each have our own unique physiological age as compared to or chronological age. If for a good portion of your life you have been doing some or all of what Dr. Berg has been describing, most likely your physiological age is much younger than your chronological age. Some people's thymus gland may last longer. Also, the immune system has numerous backup, redundant mechanisms to insure survivability. There is a reason for everything, nothing, and I mean nothing is a coincidence. So, why has the good Dr. Berg come into our lives,...well....?
Dr eig great
So can the thymus recover after the age of 65?
Go Pack Go!
What is a quarterback?
I did NOT know this happened wow
What about when you've had the thymus gland removed due to a cancerous tumor? What to do to protect your immune system?
I think i'll continue to take Vit. D, Zinc and Iodine.
I still don't understand why it shrinks.
Some people mentioned a danger in taking too much zinc. Can you address this?
Hello there! Please feel free to watch this video for reference.
How Much Zinc is Too Toxic?
---> ruclips.net/video/tbbbY-KVrRE/видео.html
Will tapping or beating on your thymus gland help stimulate it?
like a gorilla?
@@fidelcatsro6948 yes, im serious!
@@nsls8223 Yes, it will.
Take 1 capsule even though it says take 6?
I'm 47 Dr Berg and my land must have been hurting me because it was in the middle of my sternum. I thought it was my thyroid. My dad has a hernia in his oesophagus
Do you feel pressure in the back behind it?
Raw oysters every week. Best food for bioavailability of zinc! Protect yourself naturally
Do they have to be raw?
You can take them freeze dried in capsules
How does one take HALF a capsule? Wouldn’t the contents spill out all over the place when u cut it open??😳
No, you can pull them apart, pour some out and then put them back together. I do this all the time with supplements. I actually have this brand that he displayed and it’s a great brand.
Wouldnt it be great if our gov wasnt subserviant to junk food and drug big business ($) and actually promoted good health? It is a concept that has been emerging and seems to be attracting attention of more and more of us. Dr. Berg is giving us invaluable info on how to improve our health and buck the system that is perpetuating sickness. US basically has an "illness care" system; not a healthcare system. Its not easy to go against the status quo, but we are talking about our health. It is vital.
Why supplement with zinc when you can eat more beef, lamb or oysters? To catch up on a deficiency?
Lamb! An underrated meat i much of the U.S. these days. Not a fan of oysters, but they are full of zinc. :)
@@thisorthat7626 Yes, lamb is delicious! I love oysters too, especially smoked oysters. But, I guess they're not for everyone.
@Taiwo Omotosho Pumpkin seeds have a lot of phytic acid which inhibits zinc absorption. They are an inferior source of zinc compared to the original foods that I listed.
If it shrinks why do Myasthenia graves patients have it removed even when there isn't a tumour? Some that have a thymectomy go into complete remission and others it doesn't achieve anything. Would like to understand the benefits
I had the surgery, nothing happened for me. And it's "gravis." I'm about to try Dr. Gundry"s diet because I heard it works for autoimmune diseases.
@@chellec4401 Yes predictive text did graves not Gravis. Will look up Dr Gundry 🙂
@Jeanetta Nipper Thank you for sharing that. Wishing you the best of luck with your health.
@Jeanetta Nipper I wish you well with your health. Dr Gundry's diet is a step up from keto. Please check it out.
Growth Hormone?
Can yo reverse Thymic Atrophy ?
That's a normal process, you can't reverse it, but support it by supporting your immune system.
After age 75 it’s replaced by fatty tissue unfortunately, according to Dr Berg.
Dr Berg is looking much better these days! Has he been drinking more fruit juices?
naaaah must be the 10 cups of greens per day
Can the T-helper cells ever be replenished after a virus has wiped it out?
Try nutrition. The body is constantly rebuilding itself if it gets the right nutrition. No harm in trying.
If you dont lose it , you lose it
Hello, thinking of your well being: you seem to be getting thinner and thinner
"If you don't use it, You loose it". When you're a child you are constantly exposing yourself to germs, dirt, organisms, etc.. When you grow up, as some of us do, we sterilize our lives and I believe that this "non-use" of the thymus gland is the key reason that it shrinks and why there is illness. My Opinion and something to think about.
Your risk goes down the younger you are unless you are medically mismanaged, which is where you see younger people (as well as older) dying "from Covid19".
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That's why thymus is atrophied in ageing????
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