Did you know that most of the media and its experts are ignoring the necessity of having a strong immune system? What’s worse, they’re completely avoiding the discussion on how you can develop a strong immune system. Here’s what I mean:
I was watching the news the other night and the host had two doctors on to answer questions from the audience. One woman asked the doctors how to protect ourselves against infections. She mentioned taking vitamin C and other supplements.
The doctor who answered her question refused to even mention supplements. He said that nutrition was important, so eat plenty of vegetables and fruits. Then he went right into hand washing and keeping surfaces clean – neither of which can boost your immune system.
Now, I don’t know if that doctor is just ignorant about supplements, as medical schools don’t talk about them, or if he’s opposed to supplements. But our medical professionals must recognize the ability of supplements to boost the immune system against infections. If they don’t, then they’re showing once again that medicine is about money and politics, not saving lives.
Doctors have used nutrients to treat illnesses for thousands of years. But today’s so-called enlightened doctors look at supplements as “alternatives” to real medicine. It’s time for doctors to recognize supplements as a main line of defense and treatment! Here’s why this must happen immediately….
You’re Going to Get Infections
Infections are a reality. You can’t get rid of them. In fact, the question isn’t whether you will get infected, it’s when. Medical professionals know this.
There’s really nothing we can do to stop the spread of infections. They will spread. Many will do so quickly. And you will probably get many of the infections that come around. Why? Because modern medicine doesn’t have anything in its arsenal to stop the spread of bugs. They hope vaccines will do it, but the history of vaccine effectiveness is spotty at best.
Dr. Martin Blaser, a professor of medicine and infectious disease at Rutgers University, says that infections “will keep spreading to people until it runs out of people to go to…. Generally, epidemics end when 50-70% of the population become immune to the virus.”
Conventional medicine’s second option for stopping infections is to build up the immunity of the populace. But there’s a problem with that. Modern medical professionals don’t have anything other than vaccines to build up the immunity. So they’re relying on the first option, while trying to develop one vaccine after another.
But you don’t have to rely on vaccines.
Build Your Immune System Today
If you have a compromised immune system, you must take control of your health today and boost your immune system. And the best vaccine available, according to Dr. Blaser, is an immune system that defeats infections. Once it does, “you’ll have lifetime immunity” with no side effects.
So how can you boost your immune system and become immune for the rest of your life?
Start by walking outside. Not only will the exercise help strengthen your lungs, it will boost your immune system.
And you’ll get some help fighting infections from the sun. Most bugs are very sensitive to ultraviolet light. So spend as much time outside as you can.
It’s Spring, Play in the Dirt
Another activity you can do outside is gardening. Gardening is great exercise, but there’s so much more it does for you. The dirt itself helps build your immune system.
Back in 2016, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine wanted to find out the health benefits of farming. The researchers looked at two traditional Christian farming groups: Amish schoolchildren and Hutterite kids. The big difference between these two groups is that one uses modern farm equipment (Hutterites) and the other uses hand-held tools (Amish).
The researchers found that the Amish group had significantly less asthma than the Hutterites. The Amish kids also had significantly more white blood cells, which are key to fighting infections. One of the authors of the study suggested that the reason for the higher white blood cells was that the Amish kids had a greater exposure to microbes, which boosted their immune system.
But gardening isn’t just good for kids. Moving dirt around stirs up microbes that protect your lungs against viruses. So spend as much time in the dirt as you can this spring. It can help your lungs and immune system regardless of your age.
This may sound too simple to be effective, but I’ve seen playing in the dirt cure antibiotic-resistant MRSA when the doctors had nothing to offer. Dirt is powerful medicine!
Another Reason to Get Outside
While you’re outside walking and gardening, you’ll also help your body produce more vitamin D. This sunshine vitamin is one of the main reasons we don’t see many flu cases in the summer. It’s fabulous at keeping influenza and cold viruses dormant in your body.
Viral diseases tend to erupt when vitamin D blood levels are below 30 ng/mL. Optimum levels of vitamin D are between 50 and 80 ng/mL. Even people who spend time outdoors a lot won’t be able maintain levels that high. In fact, most people need to take between 2,000 and 10,000 IU daily in supplement form to maintain this level.
Summertime Brings Another Benefit
With more sunshine comes more citrus fruit. And more citrus fruit means more vitamin C. There’s ample research showing vitamin C can help the immune system fight off bacteria and viruses. One study in the online Taylor & Francis journal found that immune cells need vitamin C to produce proteins that activate the immune system throughout the body against virus attacks.
So start taking a minimum of 500 mg a few times daily. It works best if you can take up to 5,000 mg daily. Sometimes high doses of vitamin C can cause loose stools. If it does, back off on the dose and try to raise it back up after a couple of days. We leave a bottle of vitamin C on our kitchen cabinet so everyone in our family can take some throughout the day.
By taking everything I’ve told you here, you can start protecting yourself today. No, it won’t keep you from catching infectious bugs. Nothing can do that. But it may keep the bugs from replicating and causing devastating symptoms.
REF:
CDC expects ‘community spread’ of coronavirus, as top official warns disruptions could be ‘severe’
Coronavirus spread could last into next year, but impact could be blunted, CDC official says
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/02/covid-vaccine/607000/
https://www.accuweather.com/en/health-wellness/increased-uv-exposure-may-limit-spread-of-new-coronavirus/703393
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1508749.