Immune System VitaminsThe immune system
is incredibly important, and most people are aware of this fact
today. Having a less than healthy immune system not only boosts your
chances of getting typical every day common colds and infections,
but also increases you chances of developing more serious conditions
such as cancer. If the HIV virus has taught us anything, its how
important our immune systems are.
Not only does cancer run in my family, but I’ve also found myself
somewhat prone to colds, so I’ve spent some time looking into
different immune system vitamins. Immune system vitamins are
supplements you can take in a pill form that supposedly support and
boost the action of your immune system.
What’s in immune system vitamins varies a lot, but there are some
common denominators. For a long time now people have noticed a
connected between vitamin C and the immune system, so immune system
vitamins almost always have a lot of C in them. There is also some
evidence to suggest that vitamin E plays a role in the immune
system, and many immune system vitamins contain it as well. Vitamins
C and E are also both good antioxidants, which will help you live
longer, so I pretty much stick to immune system vitamins that have a
good amount of both.
More recently, it has become clear that zinc plays a crucial role
in the immune system, and a lot of immune system vitamins now have
it as well. This more than anything I’ve found to be very effective
in avoiding or reducing the longevity of a cold. Once immune system
vitamin brand I like is ‘Cold-Ez’. They make immune system vitamin
supplements that have C, E, and Zinc all wrapped up in little candy
like lozenges. Well, okay, so they don’t exactly taste like candy,
but I swear by their effectiveness.
Whenever I feel myself coming down with something or just find
myself around a lot of sick people I take a lot of immune system
vitamins and it really seems to help. I can’t remember the last time
I actually got a cold. I used to get colds almost every time I took
a plane anywhere as well, but I’ve found that using an immune system
vitamin or lozenge before boarding does the trick. Of course,
getting enough sleep and avoiding stress is extremely helpful as
well. Now if there was just a pill or lozenge that could lower
stress and substitute for sleep!
