Nutritional Supplements to Help Boost Your Immune System.

Supporting the Immune System with Nutritional Supplements. Helping you boost your immune system Today!

Have you been wondering what vitamins to take to support your immune system?

Since immunity to our current health virus, I thought I would provide you with a variety of suggestion that is easy to get. Of course, this is not a complete list of what is available, needed, and used for immune boosting. It is a place to start, however.

Here is a Place to Start

Vitamin C

Vitamin C has many different immune functions, including the association with white blood cell function and activity, antibody response, antibody levels, and secretion of the thymic hormone. It supports the integrity of the connective tissue.
Immune enhancement, especially for the prevention and treatment of the common cold.
White blood cells contain high doses of vitamin C that quickly become depleted during infections.
Large doses taken at the onset of a cold episode have shortened the duration by an average of 23%.

Dosage: Range is 1,000-10,000 mg in divided dosage, to bowel tolerance (loose stools).

Good food sources: Red peppers, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, parsley, rose hips, citrus fruit, and strawberries.

Vitamin A and Beta-Carotene

Eyesight/growth & tissue healing/ skin health/ helps fight infectious agents by moistening the mucus lining, protecting it from environmental and polluting agents/antioxidants to help combat agents like smoke/lowers cancer risk.

An essential role in maintaining the health and integrity of the epithelial cells, the mucosal membrane surface, and their secretions.
Helps prevent the invasion of disease-causing microorganisms.
It has been shown to stimulate and enhance several immune processes, such as natural killer cell activity, phagocytosis, antibody response, and cell-mediated immunity against tumors.
Do not consume more than 10,000IU if pregnant. Dosage: 10,000IU, 50,000-100,000IU for 3 days, then decrease to 25,000IU. 10-15,000IU beta-carotene ->5,000 vit A -> 2 LG carrots

Good food sources: green leafy vegetables, carrots, sweet potatoes and yams, squash, broccoli, apricots and cantaloupe, liver, dairy, and cod liver oil.

Zinc

Average growth and development/maintenance of body tissue/sexual function/immune system/detoxification of chemical and metabolites/DNA synthesis/carbohydrate metabolism/decreased healing time of wounds.

Metabolism: alcohol dehydrogenizes part of alkaline phosphate (helps maintain phosphate in bones/ lactate and maltase dehydrogenizes for energy production/ helps with digestive enzymes.

Immune: improves antibody responses to viruses and vaccine/ improves cell-mediated immunity. One of the most important nutrients to treat lowered immunity and increase WBC. Reduces incident and severity of colds and other infections

Think Zinc!
Used to improve cell immunity.
Helps regulate the white blood cell function.
Important in average growth and development, the maintenance of body tissue, sexual function, and the detoxification of chemicals.

Dosage: Zinc lozenge at 15-25 mg four times a day.

Good food source: approximately 80% is lost in making a white flower from whole wheat. Soluble in water and is lost in canning and cooking with water.

Oysters, red meat, liver, herring, egg yolks, fish, whole grains, especially oat and rye, beans, pumpkin seeds, ginger root, mustard, black pepper, peas, carrots, beets, and cabbage.

Cataplex B Core

Help in skin disease/carpel tunnel/ fatigue/ stress conditions/ water retention with increased estrogen/depression/ mood swings/ loss of sexual drive.

Utilized in all food sources of energy release.

ARA->PGE2

Antibody and RBC production/ syntheses id DNA & RNA

Regulation of nerves, heart, ad musculoskeletal system

Helps amino acids transport across intestinal mucosa into the blood. Helps build up and break down AA.

Supports healthy immune function.
It is a co-factor for amino acid metabolism and the central nervous system.
Help lessen the effects of stress disorders.
Helps with PMS and nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.

Dosage: 10-15 mg daily, 50-100 mg therapeutically.

Good food sources: Meats, whole grains, fish, portly, egg yolk, soybeans

For the right help tailored to fit your needs, contact Dr. Keri Brown, ND.