Natural Ways to Boost Your Immune System and Combat Various Types of Sicknesses That Come Your Way

Natural Ways to Boost Your Immune System and Combat Various Types of Sicknesses That Come Your Way

I am going dive straight to it and give you a list of what I currently take as daily winter seasonal prevention followed by links where you can purchase the supplements and vitamins if you don’t already have them in your arsenal. After this list you will see the list on what to take if you currently have an ACTIVE sickness and the protocol for that. When I mention zinc ionophores that means something that allows zinc to enter the cell (we need that to boost the immune system naturally) there are a few zinc ionophores; Quercetin , EGCG, and i-v-3-r-m-e-c-+-i-n to name a few. In this post I am focusing on what you can purchase without a prescription. Quercetin for prevention and adding in EGCG for active sickness protocol. This will be effective at boosting your immune system and helping it fight off the sicknesses of various forms as fast as possible. The key to this is catching it as early as possible and following these protocols to the T.

What to Take for Daily Winter Seasonal Sickness Prevention…

1. Vitamin D3 + K2 (5,000iu D3 100mcg K2) once in AM.

2. Vitamin D3 (5,000iu) once in AM (drop down to 5,000iu total daily by omitting this supplement when not in cold/flu/winter months).

3. Zinc Picolinate 22mg AM and PM.

4. Quercetin & Bromelain AM & PM (this is a Zinc ionophore and makes sure zinc enters the cell, you need this) 250mg-500mg twice a day.

5. NAC once in morning. (N-Acetyl Cysteine 600mg) -tap NAC and search NAC to purchase.

6. Vitamin C 5,000-15,000mg a day (I prefer to take the powdered form and add to LARGE drinking water for the day so you can absorb this properly. Vitamin C runs through your body in about 30 min so you have to take it throughout the day)

Add this to a well rounded multivitamin each day for supplements while eating whole nutritional foods. No processed sugar, no processed foods. Eat Real Food.

What to Take When You Have an ACTIVE Sickness…

I created a printable checklist for you while you have an ACTIVE sickness. Feel free to print it out and check off what you have taken during the days. 

 

AM:

• At first sign of sickness take 50,000iu Vitamin D3 on the first day followed by 10,000 iu total once a day for 10 days. Drop down to 5,000iu after 10 days dose when not in winter/seasonal time.
• Vitamin D3 + k2 5,000iu D3 + 100mcg K2 (make sure to calculate or omit this D3 when adding together D3 total for the day)
• Zinc Picolinate 22mg
• Quercetin/Bromelian 500mg
• EGCG
• NAC 600mg
• (Bonus) Tumeric
• At first sign of sickness take 8,000mg Vitamin C pre mixed in water, repeat every 30 minutes for 3-4 hours until bowel tolerance. After this treatment aim for 15,000mg Vitamin C powder in water gallon
• (Bonus) Scope gargle

Midday: 

• Zinc Picolinate 22mg
• Quercetin/Bromelian 500mg
• EGCG
• NAC 600mg
• Guzzle from that Vitamin C water bottle 

 

PM:

• Zinc Picolinate 22mg
• Quercetin/Bromelian 500mg
• EGCG
• NAC 600mg
• (Bonus) Magnesium 500mg
• (Bonus) Tumeric
• Vitamin C pre mix for the day aim for 15,000mg powder in water gallon
• (Bonus) Scope gargle

 

1. D3 50,000iu on first day followed by 10,000iu once a day for 10 days. Drop down to 5,000iu once a day post 10 day dose when not in winter/seasonal time.

2. Vitamin K2 100mcg once in AM

3. Vitamin C 8000mg at first sign of sickness repeat every 30 minutes to an hour for 3-4 hours until bowel tolerance. Once completed follow this protocol up with Vitamin C 5,000-15,000mg a day (I prefer to take the powdered form and add to LARGE drinking water for the day so you can absorb this properly. Vitamin C runs through your body in about 30 min so you have to take it throughout the day)

4. Zinc 100mg a day total, break this up into 3-4 times throughout the day for up to 7 days

5. Quercetin/Bromelian 500mg 2-3 times a day

6. EGCG two-three times a day (This is another Zinc ionophore and makes sure zinc enters the cell, you need this)

7. NAC 600mg two -three times a day (N-Acetyl Cysteine) Helps with respiratory/lungs antioxidant-more information about it below – tap NAC and search NAC to purchase.

Add this to a multivitamin each day for supplements while eating whole nutritional foods. No processed sugar, no processed foods. Eat Real Food.

Continue this for 5-7 days then reassess your condition. You should feel noticeable better in around 2-3 days. If at anytime your condition worsens despite following these protocols to a T, contact your doctor immediately. 

BONUS

Tumeric AM + PM – anti-inflammatory and amazing therapeutic addition

Why These Supplements? 

Vitamin D Benefits

Vitamin D supports the immune system and helps to fight inflammation. Vitamin D helps to strengthen your bones, can help to strengthen muscles, can help to strengthen your teeth by helping your body absorb calcium, proper levels of vitamin D can help with hypertension, can help lift your mood and can help with depression and seasonal affected disorder, may help certain cancers as low levels of vitamin D has an increased risk. Sunlight is best, but supplement if you cannot get the right amount of sun.

Vitamin D and menstrual health

Vitamin D is at the center of regulating hormones and keeping your immune system fired up. It is essential for bone health by aiding in calcium absorption. Inadiquate levels of Vitamin D in females is associated with irregular menstrual cycles and PCOS. Proper levels of Vitamin D had been shown to be beneficial for endometriosis, thyroid function, irregular cycles, PCOS, immunity and mood/depression. Natural sources: Sunshine.

Vitamin K Benefits

Vitamin K is essential for aiding in injury it helps with blood clotting, it helps prevent calcification of arteries. Helps with bone health, cognitive health, heart health,

Zinc Benefits

Zinc will help boost your immune system as long as you are taking Zinc Ionophores with it (Quercetin and EGCG are both Zinc Ionophores that are over the counter, that is why they are on this list. They are the reason why Zinc can properly be absorbed and do its magic- we will get into the other benefits of them shortly) Zinc is found in every cell of the body and it is essential for over 100 enzyme systems in the body. Zinc is required for healthy cell replication and dividing of cells. Zinc helps your immune system by decreasing oxidative stress and stops the generation of inflammation cytokines in the body. Zinc treats many sicknesses by stopping viral replication by binding to viral RNA. Zinc also helps with speeding up wound healing. Zinc can help reduce the development of inflammation in blood vessels and can induce cancer cell death. Zinc deficiency can lead to high blood pressure so make sure you are taking enough. Zinc has a strong role in neuroprotein by protecting the brain cells. Proper zinc levels can help with learning and memory. Helps bone health, vision, digestive health, boosts mens sexual health, can help with fatigue, detoxifies the body, helps with acne, and hair growth to name a few.

Zinc and Menstrual Health

Zinc is necessary for hormones to produce, for ovulation and corpus lute formation. Zinc supplementation can help to improve menstrual cramps. Birth control that contains hormones depletes zinc stores, copper IUD can cause both copper and zinc imbalance. Proper levels of absorbable zinc improves painful periods, PMS, acne, irregular menstrual cycles as well as hair loss. Natural sources: legumes, seeds, nuts, oysters, dark chocolate, cheese, eggs, red meat, oatmeal.

Quercetin/Bromelian Benefits

After finding out how amazing this zinc ionophore is I will not go a day without taking it. This antioxidant helps lower inflammation in the body, fights allergies by being a natural antihistamine, helps support heart health, helps with pain due to its reduction in inflammation, helps with energy by aiding in proper blood flow, it can help stop the process of cell proliferation and mutation related to cancer, helps with the skin skin inflammation, eczema, protects the liver and brain too.

NAC Benefits

Cysteine is an amino acid that is essential it is essential for making glutathione, the body most important antioxidant that neutralized the free radicals that damage the cells and tissues in your body. It helps to detoxify to prevent kidney and liver damage, can help with OCD and additive disorders, helps reduce inflammation in your lungs, essential for those with COPD, may help with fertility in both men and women, may help with blood sugar, may help with heart disease, may improve the immune system too!

EGCG Benefits

EGCG is another zinc ionophore so this must be paired with zinc to make the most of your optimal health. This is a powerful antioxidant that helps to reduce inflammation, can help with some neurological diseases, boosts memory, helps fight depression, great for liver health, helps to detox, great for kidney health, may help with shrinking prostate cancers tumors, reduces the risk of cancer altogether, fights infections, stimulates autophagy by removing bad cells in the body, helps with weight loss too!

Vitamin C Benefits

My best friend here! Helps with immunity, helps with hormones, helps with health and anxiety and helps with collagen production. Vitamin C helps to boost your immune system by producing white blood cells and helping lymphocytes, neutrophils and phagocytes run the best, it helps your body fight against viruses and bacteria. Vitamin C also helps with progesterone levels, supporting a healthy mood, better sleep and helping keep anxiety in check aiding with periods and improved brain function, it helps with fertility and pregnancy by helping follicle integrity, it helps with stress and anxiety by assisting the adrenal glands in times of stress. During stress we use more vitamin c by the adrenal glads producing more catecholamines. Vitamin C is required for making catecholamines. Vitamin C has been shown to help in endometriosis sufferers, can help with heavy periods due to the anti-inflammatory effect, Vitamin C has been found to be a natural antihistamine, it helps with thyroid health because vitamin c helps to regulate T3 T4 and TSH levels, it is an extremely powerful antioxidant, great for heart health , helps with memory, is essential to make collagen in the body, helps with fine lines and wrinkles. Vitamin C will run thorough your body in about 30 min so I suggest that you have a bottle of water that is at least a gallon and add powdered vitamin C to it and drink it throughout the day. This is the best way to get your Vitamin C in and reap all the benefits.

Disclaimer: If your condition worsens after a day or two or becomes life threatening or a medical emergency contact your physician or emergency department or dial 911 for help immediately

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