Supporting The Immune System

Supporting The Immune System

The immune system can be strengthened and supported by:

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Dietary Suggestions For A Healthy Immune Response

Nutrients To Support The Immune System

IMMUNE SUPPORTIVE NATURAL REMEDIES

As well as nutrients there are other natural approaches which can be helpful in supporting the function of the immune system:

GUT HEALTH & IMMUNITY

Hippocrates said: ‘All disease begins in the gut’. Whilst that may not be entirely the case, he may not have been that far out either! Modern research has shown that up to 80% of the immune system comes from the gut and the good bacteria which live there.

Every day that we do not get ill after eating food or putting our hand to our mouth, we have the good bacteria in our gut to thank for it. Our intestinal immune system encounters more ‘baddies,’ and our good bacteria protect us from more illnesses, than any other part of the body.

KEY BACTERIA IN IMMUNE HEALTH:

Specific bacteria have been researched for their ability to support a healthy immune system. These bacteria include: Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus plantarum and Bifidobacteria animalis subsp. lactis.

Clinical trials have shown these 3 bacteria to be effective in the following ways: