›› Immune System Supplements
I've been interested
in immune system supplements for the last couple of years. It began
when I got very sick from medicine which my doctor had prescribed me.
It is common practice among doctors to write scripts for antibiotics
for almost any condition, even when it isn't a bacteria. In addition,
they are using stronger and stronger antibiotics to treat routine
infections with several bad results. One is that the bacteria are
getting stronger and stronger, becoming resistant to the bodies
defenses, and to even the toughest antibiotics. The other is that,
taking prolonged doses of antibiotics has serious and often dire
effects on health and well being. My antibiotics made me so sick that I
can't even take them for infections anymore unless I have a serious,
life-threatening condition. That is why I take immune system
supplements when I get sick.
I went to an herbal supplement store when I had, a few months ago, a
chronic cough which I couldn't seem to shake. After checking me out,
they prescribed a variety of different immune system supplements to
help me get better. They give me a tincture with echinacea and
goldenseal, as well as a Chinese herbal blend, the name of which I've
since forgotten. They also gave me lysine, which has great anti-viral
properties. On top of that, they loaded me down with some
throat-soothing tea, some vitamins and fish oil, and I was good to go.
The most important thing that the herbalist gave me, however, was
advice. She told me that, even more important than the immune system
supplements which I was taking was proper nutrition. Taking immune
system supplements alone will not necessarily even help you. They are
not like antibiotics which immediately mobilize the immune system to
kill anything it can find. The effect of immune system supplements is
more subtle. They help the body to build up its defenses, but they can
not do it alone. They work best when in combination with proper
nutrition and proper sleep.
Ever since then, I have been taking immune system supplements on a
daily basis. I recommend that you do the same, however, you can not
just take them as if you were sick. Certain immune system supplements
such as echinacea lose their effectiveness when they are constantly
being used. Four every month and a half on echinacea, you need at least
a few weeks off of it. None the less, the immune system supplements
have done wonders for maintaining my health.
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A Healthy Dose of Good Advice
