Tonsils have long been undervalued and underappreciated. In fact, every year, more than 500,000 American children younger than 15 experience tonsillectomy, the surgical removal of the tonsils.
As we have stated in previous articles, tonsils are a front line of immune defense that foreign viruses and bacteria must confront to enter the body. Tonsil removal, therefore, allows pathogens to enter the body undetected, and it also affect the natural defense patterns in many ways. This leaves the body vulnerable to long-term serious, potentially life-threatening conditions.