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Ask HN: How do you boost/improve your immune system?

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Re: Ask HN: How do you boost/improve your immune system?

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Ensure you do not have vitamin D deficiency, reduce stress, exercise, and eat a well balanced diet.

Worth noting a good source of vitamin D is the Sun

In some places, at certain times of the year, the sun is not a good source. Also dermatologists don't suggest using the sun to get vitamin D due to skin damage. Everything in moderation of course. I imagine the sun has other benefits than just vitamin d.

Also getting sun through glass does not give vitamin D.

Re: Ask HN: How do you boost/improve your immune system?

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post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Worth noting a good source of vitamin D is the Sun

In some places, at certain times of the year, the sun is not a good source. Also dermatologists don't suggest using the sun to get vitamin D due to skin damage. Everything in moderation of course. I imagine the sun has other benefits than just vitamin d. Also getting sun through glass does not give vitamin D.

Right because glass filters most harmful spectrums of UV light which is what stimulates vitamin D production.

Re: Ask HN: How do you boost/improve your immune system?

#14

Reduce or completely eliminate animal products (way too many toxins), boost the antioxidants ( amla, berries), eliminate processed food and switch to whole foods, exercise regularly, sleep well

"Reduce or completely eliminate animal products (way too many toxins)"

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Especially when comparing it with other foods.

Re: Ask HN: How do you boost/improve your immune system?

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post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In some places, at certain times of the year, the sun is not a good source. Also dermatologists don't suggest using the sun to get vitamin D due to skin damage. Everything in moderation of course. I imagine the sun has other benefits than just vitamin d. Also getting sun through glass does not give vitamin D.

Right because glass filters most harmful spectrums of UV light which is what stimulates vitamin D production.

Gotta give yourself cancer and premature wrinkly skin if you want to boost your immune system. No pain no gain.

Re: Ask HN: How do you boost/improve your immune system?

#16
Zinc. Sufficient intake daily.

Don't helicopter kids. Let them free to do things that aren't too clean like exploring creeks or rummaging in the dirt, or forgetting to wash food, or even eating food off the floor, or not washing their hands after touching animals. They also need to eat things like nuts, or other strange or unusual things from an early age.

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Right because glass filters most harmful spectrums of UV light which is what stimulates vitamin D production.

Gotta give yourself cancer and premature wrinkly skin if you want to boost your immune system. No pain no gain.

Like in all things in life, moderation is key.

Re: Ask HN: How do you boost/improve your immune system?

#20
I don't - 'boosting one's immune system' is a meaningless alt-med phrase. For someone like me, with an auto-immune disease, if 'boosting' my immune system was actually a real thing I would become more sick. Reading through the responses posted here - natural remedies, drink lots of water, get your kids to eat nuts, try and be a little bit dirty, reduce animal products - you can see that the advice is not based in good science or is purely based on someone's anecdotes or beliefs.
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