Helps to maintain the integrity of the immune system...

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This formula is designed to optimize and maintain the integrity of the immune system to effectively fight disease and infection.

Product Details:

Vitamin A plays an important role in immune function and in maintaining the integrity of mucosal and epithelial surfaces.  Vitamin C is arguably the most important water-soluble biological antioxidant. It can scavenge both reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species and may also help to support the immune system.  Zinc is a biologically essential trace element and is the second most abundant trace element in the body.  It plays a role in immune function, wound healing, reproduction, growth and development. Zinc supplementation may improve immune function in healthy elderly individuals who are marginally Zinc deficient.  Selenium is included for its crucial anti-oxidant role.

Vitamin D also seems to have immunologic activity. In models of autoimmune disease, vitamin D seems to act as an immunosuppressant. This might explain why increased vitamin D intake is associated with a lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis.  The anti-oxidant activity of Vitamin E makes it essential to the immune formula.

Echinacea owes its effectiveness to a proven ability to stimulate the immune system. Researchers have found that it causes an increase in the number of white blood cells, spleen cells, and other disease-fighting agents such as T-helper cells and interleukin. It also has an interferon-like effect on viruses.  Reishi constituents seem to have a variety of pharmacological effects including antioxidant, antitumor, immune modulating, cardiovascular antiviral, and antibacterial effects.  Shiitake contains very low concentrations of lentinan (0.02%), which has antitumor effects.

Quercetin may have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antivral, immunomodulatory, anticancer and gastroprotective activities.  Thymus and spleen extracts have putative immunomodulatory activities.

Suggested Use:  6-7 capsules per day

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