5-20 gr of Vitamin C per day.
Preferably Ester-C if you don't want the runs.
2007-11-16 08:38:58
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answered by neoplop 7
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# Eat your vegetables. A well-nourished immune system is better able to fight off infections. It's got to be fueled with natural vitamins and antioxidants found in healthy foods. Eat dark-green, red, and yellow vegetables and fruits. They're packed with numerous antioxidants, plus vitamins A, C, E, and beta-carotene.
# Exercise regularly. Every time you walk or run, you're boosting your body's immunity, the natural defense against viruses. A daily 30-minute walk -- or three 10-minute walks -- is the minimum you need. Doing more provides greater health benefits.
# Get plenty of sleep. Most adults need about 7 to 8 hours sleep. Teens need more -- about 9 hours daily. Growing kids need from 10 to 12 hours of sleep.
# Reduce stress. Some stress is good, but know when to relax. Too much stress impairs the immune system. * When exercise is prolonged and too intense, immunity weakens and you are more likely to get sick. Marathoners are always fighting colds, and their defenses may stay down for weeks or months after a race.
* Sweat really is youth serum. It's no secret that the immune system weakens as we age, but an Iowa State study shows that exercising elderly mice get a boost in immune health so that they are more like the young. For anyone hoping to slow the aging of their immune system, moderate exercise helps.
* Tai Chi, originally developed by Taoist monks to promote healing, can prime our immunity. Combining movement, meditation and special breathing, the practice has been linked to lower risk of heart disease, fewer falls in the elderly, even changes in neurotransmitters and improvement in mood.
* While marathoners typically suffer lowered immunity, cyclers are exempt from the long-distance rule. A recent study has determined that one can ride a bicycle for long distances at moderate intensity without weakening the immune system or becoming more vulnerable to flu and colds.
Sure, kissing stirs lust -- but who knew it was so healthy? Kissing triggers a whole spectrum of processes in the body that boost your immune system and generally spruce up that body you work so hard to keep attractive.
All that saliva produced while kissing washes bacteria off your teeth and exercises the underlying muscles of your face -- helping you stay looking young.
It might even help you lose weight. You can burn up to two calories a minute during a really passionate kiss.
So get out that breath spray and pucker up!
2007-11-16 16:37:42
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answered by Karl T 2
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Vitamin b-12 and C will help boost ur immune system. drink plenty of water, oj and milk
2007-11-16 16:40:52
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answered by panhead 3
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Eat a lot of dark green vegetables. The darker the better, and take 500mg of vit C everyday and vitamin b12. This will perk up your immune system in no time.
2007-11-16 16:41:32
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answered by Anonymous
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Taking 3 to 6 high strength odourless 3,000 mg garlic oil capsules every day should help. Garlic is very good for people with sinus problems.
Taking extra vitamin C every day also helps. 500 mg a day would be a suitable amount.
A multivitamin every day would also help.
2007-11-16 19:43:16
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answered by Susan Yarrawonga 7
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To boost your immune system, do as many of the following list as possible....
1) keep practicing good personal hygiene care, wash your hands!
2) get plenty of rest. During deep sleep, our body release potent immune-enhancing substances that strengthen your immune system function. By not allowing our body sufficient rest, the immune system will sputter, and as a result, not function at full capacity. We then are more likely to become ill with common illnesses. A healthy, deep sleep allows our body to release a significant amount of growth hormone that boost the immune system and aids in the growth and repair of the body.
3) get moderate and regular exercise
An increase in blood flow associated with moderate exercise helps to circulate antibodies along with white blood cells necessary to fight infection more quickly. As a result, this provides our bodies with an early warning system to ward off potentially damaging germs. In addition, the increase in body temperature as a result of physical activity may aid in inhibiting the growth of bacteria; thus allowing the body to fight infection more effectively.
4) Receiving a Regular Body Cleansing.
Body cleansing is essential because our bodies need to properly eliminate the toxic build up that has formed in our intestines (colon), which may lead to sickness and disease. Our body organs and tissues must be free of toxins for the immune system to function optimally thus enabling our bodies to receive the essential nutrients our bodies need.
5) Boost immune system by drinking plenty of filtered water.
Water is essential for all living things and keeps our immune system operating optimally while improving the way we feel, look and live. Without sufficient amounts of water, you may experience routine fatigue, dry skin, headaches, constipation, and a decrease normal bodily function which may lead to your body unable to fight off diseases. Without water we would literally dehydrate which could result in the shutting down of vital organs and ultimately end in death.
6) Eliminate all sugar and allergens from your diet.
Just a small amount of sugar has been proven to impair white blood cells up to 50% for very short periods of time. By discovering what our personal food allergies are, then eliminating or desensitizing them will help strengthen your immune system. By removing these triggers, our immune cells are strengthened in order to combat other invaders such as influenza rather than the allergen. The elimination of sugar from your diet can also strengthen immune system.
7) Eat nutritiously
Good foods to eat include organic fruits and vegetables, chloretta, medicinal mushrooms like maitake, shiitake, reishi, or turkey tail. Besides water, wheatgrass juice, aloe vera juice, or green tea are good drinks.
8) Take supplements
Supplements are needed because our bodies can not produce the nutrients necessary to maintain optimum health. There are many nutrients needed in order to maintain a strong immune system. It is very challenging in the world we live in to obtain sufficient nutrition with the foods available to us. They are over processed and void of many essential nutrients. Additionally, food is grown in soils that have been over-planted and saturated with synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. Vitamin and mineral deficiency subjects us to more diseases, aging, sickness, and the weakening of our immune system.
Best herbs include echinacea, goldenseal, garlic, olive leaf extract, elderberry, or astragalus.
Best vitamins include Vitamin A, C, or E. These are a good source of antioxidants, which will boost your immune system.
The minerals zinc and selenium also help with boosting your immune system.
2007-11-19 19:46:09
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answered by Anonymous
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Besides exercising, getting fresh air, drinking lots of water, eating well, and staying away from people?
2007-11-16 16:45:43
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answered by Nothingusefullearnedinschool 7
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drink ORANGE JUICE!!! its good for your white blood cells.
multi vitamins.
also eating healthy is good for your body overall, but orange juice does help ur immune system.
2007-11-16 16:36:16
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answered by * citizen . erased * 5
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visit www.4health411.com click on the 10 secrets prompt, here you will find information on vitamins that will help you.
2007-11-16 18:56:24
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answered by Anonymous
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Vitamin C....
2007-11-16 16:43:45
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answered by madsmaha1 7
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