Thread: immune booster vitamin

Try Echinacea. I was sick 7 times over the span of 6 consecutive months before adding this to my regular multi vitamin routine and it's worked wonders.

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Be careful of:
1) Taking supplements of single vitamins e.g. B6
2) Vitamin A is essential but can be toxic at levels that are easily achieved from diet along, so avoid taking supplements that contain vit A or b-carotene

To boost immunity do the simple things first:
1) Restful sleep; 6 to 8 hours should be enough for most people
2) Physical activity: moderate levels most days, e.g. use pedometer and aim for 6,000 to 10,000 steps a day
3) Plenty of fluids (non-alcohol): 8-10 cups a day
4) If you smoke, stop
5) If you drink, stick to government advice on healthy levels
6) Maintain a healthy weight: BMI 18-25
7) Healthy balanced diet *Removed outbound link*


If want to take vitamin supplements
a) Avoid vitamin A containing supplements
b) take a good quality multivitamin that has at least 100% RDA level of all vitamin and mineral
c) but take a separate supplement for calcium (it prevents the absorption of other minerals)
d) Take vitamin D at 25 ug (1,000 IU) a day
e) Have the recommended amount of essential fatty acids from either oily fish, seed oils or supplements