The Best Natural Flu Fighter

Vitamin D3 has been in the news lately although a lot less than talk about the flu, swine or other types. The reason Vitamin D3 has been touted as a great preventative for the flu and other viral infections is that studies show that it has phenomenal antiviral and antibiotic properties. Simply put, it can fight off viral infections as well as bacterial infestations in the body.

How Does It Work?

The real issue behind illness and aging in the body is more a  function of inflammation. Over the past 50 years chronic inflammatory diseases have risen exponentially creating a perceived necessity of anti-inflammatory medication. Some research shows that our immune systems have started working against us because of the toll the chemicals in our food and environmental toxins has taken on our bodies. Add chronic stress to the mix and you have a recipe for a “cytokine storm”. Cytokines are chemical messengers released by white blood cells that regulate our immune system and its response to invading organisms. When these messengers get out of control they can either hyperactivate (cytokine storm) or mistake normal body tissue as an invader and work overtime actually creating illness. Vitamin D makes your immune system smarter keeping the cytokine storm at bay and only activating the immune system when a real threat is imminent.

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