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It's that time of the year when the bugs are
running wild (the flu bug that is). With the
weather changes, family and friends coming in
from out of town we are being bombarded with new
and interesting viruses and bacteria's from all
over the world. The key to your best overall
health and longevity is to build up the immune
system ahead of time. Not only does it protect
the body from the flu and colds but it also
provides protection against chronic fatigue,
inflammatory conditions, cancers, allergies and
numerous other conditions.
 The
immune system has trillions of cells that work
together to defend and protect the body. If
some of those cells are not strong enough they
can throw off the whole system. It's like
building a house of cards that's nice and
strong, if you then remove some of the cards
from the middle, the house will probably
collapse. This is how the immune system works;
when we are eating healthy, exercising, using
herb and supplements the immune system remains
strong.
So how
do you strengthen the immune system? One way
is to encourage the body to produce its own
natural killer cells; and there are many herbs
that can do that. My favorite herbs for this are
garlic and astragalus.
 I
use these along with Vitamin C on a daily basis
and so far I have not been disappointed. If I
should start to feel under the weather I
increase the garlic and Vitamin C and I will
exchange the astragalus for the Immune
Strengthening Formula that I have at the store.
Over the past 3-4 years with this regime I have
not been sick any longer than 48 hours.
 Another
way to keep to keep the immune system strong is
to eat healthy, making sure that you are
getting enough of the vitamins and minerals that
are needed to support and strengthen the immune
system; "let your food be your medicine".
Today's fast food diets do not provide this for
us using supplements and herbs can help.
The
herbs that can strengthen the immune system are:
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Astragalus, which is good for
those people who seem to catch every
cold and flu bug that is around. It can
help with stress and fatigue that can
weaken the immune system. It also is an
herb that naturally encourages the body
to produce natural killer cells
(macrophages, phagocytes and natural
interferon). I give this one to my son
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Bupleurum helps to increase the
body's use of antioxidants and increases
the activity of macrophage cells.
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Dandelion, which is high in
vitamins and minerals like calcium,
iron, vitamins A, B & C, it is
nourishing to the body helping it to
provide beneficial bacteria that is
needed for good health. Along with these
are phytochemicals that also help to
encourage the bodies own Natural Killer
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Echinacea which is one of the
most widely studied imuno-stimulating
herbs, it stimulates the lymphatic
system, it helps the body to produce
Natural Killer Cells and it boosts the
bodies' own production of natural
interferon. |
These
are just a few of the herbs that may boost
your immune system. I encourage you to do
your own research because there are so many
more of these herbs.
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