Inside your body an ongoing war is always being waged. Your body wages a relentless war against a horde of airborne viruses , cancer-causing particles and many types of bacteria and fungus. Experts believe that vitamins play one of the most important roles in your bodies ability to fight off infection in order to stay healthy. Vitamin deficiencies can cause your bodies immune system to become weak and unable to fight off life threatening diseases.

Vitamins for Healing

Vitamins for Healing

To boost your immune system, experts recommend taking a supplement that contains the daily value of all vitamins including:
Vitamin A 5,000 IU
Vitamin B 2-50 mg
Vitamin C 500 mg
Vitamin D 400 IU
Vitamin E 100-400 IU
Zinc        15 mg

Vitamin A helps in fighting off viruses and infections. Vitamin A also helps repair the body. Just a small deficiency can weaken the immune defenses of a child’s respiratory tract. Vitamin A helps protect the mucous membrane which is an important function of the respiratory system.

Vitamin B is very beneficial to seniors. If taken out of their diet, their immune response went way down. One of the easiest ways to get your Vitamin B boost is to eat  foods like chickpeas, turkey, potatoes and bananas. Prune juice is a very good drink in providing vitamin B.

Vitamin C boosts white blood cells that attack infected cells within the body. Most people don’t even get the recommended daily allowance of this very important vitamin. There is really no excuse for people not getting enough Vitamin C since so many foods contain it. Foods with high amounts of Vitamin C include orange juice, red bell pepper but just about all vegetables and fruits contain Vitamin C

Vitamin D winterizes your bones. During the winter time vitamin D levels fall significantly in the body. What’s even worse is that most people will test low for vitamin D anyway. Lower levels of vitamin D makes it very difficult for your body to replenish bones. A daily multivitamin with 100% the daily value of D will provide enough vitamin D. Foods like eggs and milk will go a long way in replenishing vitamin D levels.

Vitamin E helps fight infections. Vitamin E also has some dramatic enhancing effects in boosting your immune system. Vitamin E also helps prevents oxidative damage in the body. Best known example is free radical cells which weaken the bodies good cells. Vitamin E tames these radical cells by offering them its own electrons, helping to shield healthy cells from damage.

Zinc builds immune cells. Zinc makes sure your first line of defense cells have enough troops to start the attack on  invaders in your body. Most people have enough zinc and deficiencies are rare. Vegetarians are often the greatest risk for zinc deficiency. Just 3 oz of any lean red meat will provide about 32% of your daily needs for zinc while oysters provide 5 times the daily needed amount.

Immunity is the most important factor to stay healthy. Vitamins can go a long way in helping to maintain a strong and healthy immune system. Do take note with the above vitamins that if you are taking blood-thinning drugs or aspirin, consult your doctor  before taking vitamin E supplements.