Once upon a time, the intake of your body’s required vitamins and minerals depended mostly on your diet. Fortunately, since it is difficult for many people to consume only natural foods — and a variety of them — you can find and supplement your diet with immune system booster vitamins from botanistry.com/shop/boosting-ambers. Here are a few important ones.
VITAMIN C
Vitamin C provides vital support to the body’s various immune cells enhancing their resilience and ability to fight infection and clearing out old cells so that they can be replaced by new, healthy ones.
Vitamin C is especially helpful for reducing the severity and recovery time for upper respiratory tract infections.
Good alimentary sources of vitamin C include:
• Citrus fruits — such as oranges, lemons, and limes
• Dark green, leafy vegetables — such as spinach and kale
• Berries — such as strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries
• Exotic fruits — such as papaya and kiwi fruit
• Bell peppers
• Brussels sprouts
• Broccoli
VITAMIN A
Vitamin A helps produce (and fortify) white blood cells that target and clear pathogens from the blood. The immune system isn’t just about the infection-fighting cells but also the different mucous membranes — in the eyes, nose/sinus, digestive system, and genitals — that serve as natural barriers against infection and trap the infectious agents. Vitamin A supports those components too.
Vitamin A comes in two main forms. It appears as retinol in animals — particularly in tuna and other fish — and in animal products, such as dairy. You can also get vitamin A from plant carotenoids (beta-carotene), plentiful in vegetables like:
• Carrots
• Pumpkin
• Sweet potatoes
• Butternut squash
• Dark green, leafy vegetables.
You can also get vitamin A from cantaloupes and liver.