People are getting smarter. They’re realizing that vitamin C alone is pretty worthless when it comes to helping to protect you from a cold or flu. They still get sick anyway. “It never seems to help” they complain to me. “Well, did you drink orange juice at the same time?”, I ask. “Of course,” they counter.
There’s one problem right there – the amount of sugar in orange juice, milk or soda is so much that it can depress your immune system for a few hours. During that time, your suppressed immunity state will virtually welcome in cold and flu germs and then presto, you are sick.
Vitamin C is absorbed by your white cells and tends to increase their activity to help fight off infections, but if you are suppressing your immune system by ingesting sugar at the same time, who’s going to win? Who’s going to win when germs and viruses come to town?
The key, most clients have told me, is to take vitamin A and D at the same time. I listen to them because they tell me what works. Now we’re talking, for that’s the truth! You want to be taking BOTH a vitamin A and D supplement during cold and flu season, and together in the same capsule if possible. You don’t just take vitamin A alone but D as well. This seems to help with prevention, and with so many people deficient in vitamin D, we need not count the ways in which this will help you in other areas of health.
What vitamin A and D supplement so I recommend? Vitamin A 10,000 IU with D 400 IU, by either NOW Foods or Carlson laboratories. Carlson Labs excels at regular vitamin supplements – A,C,D and E, so for those basics you’ll never go wrong with their high quality supplements.
This A and D vitamin combination is something most people take daily. Prevention is better than cure! Click on through and amazon will have the rest of your options.
