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Discovering the Amazing Immune Boosting Effects of Vitamin C.
Many studies have shown that Vitamin C shortens colds by several days. It has also been shown to reduce the severity of symptoms, so you don’t feel as bad when you’re under the weather. Vitamin C is also helpful for prevention. Thankfully, your body only needs about 200 mg a day on a regular basis to keep your immune system humming. Despite this data, Vitamin C is actually the 4th most common vitamin deficiency, with more than one in ten people showing a Vitamin C deficiency.
Our intestinal lining may be one cell thick, but it is not basic! This is a highly trafficked area and is designed to only allow specific nutrients and chemicals to pass through. For example, structures called tight junctions act as rivets to seal the small spaces between cells. They are made of more than 46 proteins that loosen or tighten depending on specific circumstances in the environment. Their proper functioning is essential to your health. When we are Zinc deficient these tight junctions malfunction allowing harmful chemicals and anti nutrients through the barrier. Adequate Zinc levels are critical for the tight junctions to perform optimally.
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In medical school I was shocked to see a map of the world showing the prevalence of autoimmune diseases. America, Canada, Europe, Australia and other industrialized nations where health care is the best in the world had the highest levels...
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Seriously. We get our hair cut every 6 weeks, change the filters in our water systems every time the red light comes on, change the oil every 3000 miles, pressure wash our decks, rotate our tires. We take better care of our stuff than of ourselves
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Life Span vs. Health Span – You may have heard of these two terms and wonder what the difference is. Living well and long: Are they the same? Can we do both?
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