Fortify The Immune System With These Top Five Vitamins
Description
-How To Protect Your Immune System
By fortifying it with 5 essential vitamins
-The Immune System
A network of sells and proteins that defend the body against infection
The immune system keeps a record of every germ it has defeated
The immune response includes the thymus, spleen, lymph nodes, special deposits of lymphoid tissue and more
-The immune system is important
It protects the body from viruses and bacteria
A weakening of the immune system can cause it to not recognize harmful cells
You can check your immune system with a blood test
The blood test can determine if you have normal levels of infection-fighting protein
Abnormal numbers of certain cells can indicate an immune system defect
With a weak immune system viruses can penetrate that otherwise fortified wall and cause havoc on your health
-How to fortify your immune system
Vitamin C is one of the biggest immune system boosters of all
A lack of vitamin C can make you more prone to getting sick
You can get vitamin C from dietary supplements and foods such as acerola cherries, guavas, sweet yellow peppers, black currants, papayas
Vitamin B6 is vital in supporting biochemical reactions in the immune system. You can ingest vitamin b6 foods such as ricotta cheese, salmon, tuna, eggs, beef, carrots, spinach, sweet potato, green peas and bananas
Vitamin E foods such as sunflower seeds, almonds, avacado, olive oil, squash and broccoli.
Cod liver oil is one of the best sources of omega 3 fatty acids and it contains relatively high amounts of vitamins A and D, which are also excellent sources of boosting the immune system.
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