Bulletproof Your Immune System With These Tips

Vitamin D3:

• Throughout the Winter months, taking 1,000 IU of D3 for every 25 pounds of body weight can significantly increase your body's ability to fight infections.
• I’d choose vitamin D3 over a flu shot any day. It's important to balance your D3 intake with K2 and Vitamin A, as explained here.

Vitamin C:

• Contrary to popular belief, this won’t necessarily keep you from getting sick. However, it can help you get rid of your cold more quickly.
• One issue with vitamin C though is that it has an L-shaped response curve, meaning you have to take enough to almost cause "disaster pants" and continue taking that amount for it to be effective.
• When you start to get sick, your body demands way more vitamin C than usual. For example, if you normally take less than 5 grams per day, you lneed to take five or 10 times that amount per day when you’re getting sick. In other words, taking just a little more vitamin C won't do the trick.

Glutathione:

• This is a powerful antioxidant (arguably the most important antioxidant) that is key to liver detox. It’s produced naturally in your body but, during times of illness or extra need, supplementing with glutathione or NAC (n-acetyl cysteine, a precursor to glutathione) can give your immune system the extra boost it needs while also providing important support to your body’s liver detoxification process.
• It recharges antioxidants after your body uses them, so if you take glutathione with vitamin C, it gives you an extra antioxidant boost. When you start to get sick, you have more free radicals to quench.

Zinc:

• Helps you get rid of a cold faster and decreases your symptoms. But this only works if you take it within 24 hours of the cold’s onset.