Diet to strengthen immune system

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Avatar f tn Researchers have found that sugar, even just 1 teaspoon, impairs your immune system by 50 percent for up to a few hours after consumption. And if you eat a little bit of sugar now and then throughout the day, your immune system will be impaired by 50 percent ALL DAY LONG! At lectures given back in the ‘70s and ‘80s, pioneering University of Alabama nutrition researcher Professor Emanuel Cheraskin, M.D., first explained sugar’s hold on the immune system.
Avatar m tn A question to all of you, Does anyone of you with 'Patm' ever get sick? I 'never' get sick very rare to say at least! I'ts Almost like something in my body attacking others peoples immune system and making them sick that's what iv'e noticed. Any one ??
Avatar n tn ve read that eczema is some kind of disruption in the immune system and there are many treatments that reduce the immune system to get rid of the eczema. Does that mean that taking echinecha and other tablets that strengthen the immune system is bad for eczema?
Avatar m tn try to strengthen your immune system. that will provide you anti hbe and ante hbcigG to help your body fight your hepa b virus. more vitamin e and c, proper diet and exercise.
Avatar f tn Try to increase fluid intake by about 16oz/day for the next couple of months. Also remember to really pack your diet with yummy whole foods, grains, beans, olive oil, and foods high in healthy fats such avacados, walnuts, and sweet potatoes. Most important of all, you must,must, must try as hard as you can to get 8 hrs of sleep at night. This is your body's time to renew and replenish. I can't stress how crucial this is. Be good to yourself.
Avatar m tn Hate to disagree w/ Alex..but many docs have found that improving our diets (veggies,fruits, low in sugar, white starches, no smokind/drinking, etc) can strengthen the body..like taking vitamin C for colds/folic acid during pregnancy. Unfortunately, a large amount of medical doctors don't recognize the validity of "natural"medicine and there isn't money/profit for drug companies. My gyn recommended folic acid and L-lysine..
1697256 tn?1306691116 Thought Gamma Globulin shots were to buck up the immune system. Whether that eventually strengthens the liver, couldn't say. Nothing though will stop the damage being done by Hep C unless you treat. Welcome and tell us about your status. You have Hep C, have you treated before? Had a liver biopsy? What were the results? What is your Hep C type? Welcome to the group, keep in touch.
Avatar n tn If you feel your child has problems with their immune system, discuss this with your pediatrician to determine whether it would be wise to consult with an immunologist. Though allergies are common in all populations, when a child has one or more, it is also a good idea to have allergies more precisely examined. One excellent source of information on allergies is the MedlinePlus:Allergy. I'm pasting in the address to this website. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/allergy.
Avatar f tn The body needs the other macro-nutrients of fat and carbohydrates just as much as it needs protein to develop a functioning body and immune system.
Avatar m tn I consider it beneficial to help others be proactive in strengthening their body's immune system as much as possible. You cannot have too strong of an immune system as long as it only fights the bad things. Two cloves of raw chopped garlic on food every day. That is one way to strengthen your immune system. The allicin in garlic is antimacrobrial. I found google links that garlic, when applied directly on warts as therapy helps speed up the healing process.
Avatar f tn Best thing is to incorparate organic cocunut oil into your daily diet and load up on organic fruits and veggies stay away from convetional grown they are covered in pesticides. This will strengthen your immune system and your body will fight any virus you may come in contact with.
Avatar m tn I was diagnosed with hep c many years ago and went through the Interferon treatment, my numbers were over 4 million to start with and they had gotten down to around 27,000 at the time I had to stop. Know I have issues with my Immune system, can anybody tell me if that's is a bad sign or what.
Avatar f tn When I look back, before I knew I hade HepC, everytime I even got a cold, it took me about 2 to 3 weeks to get rid of it and everyone else in my family was over it in 4 to 5 days. It makes sense, now that I know I have HepC that my immune system was too busy fighting that off to efficiently get rid of the cold I had. Do you think this is true?
Avatar n tn hi not to sure with the faldaprevir ,my hubby on wk20 with 4wk to go he on triple tx using teleprevir,but yes it does weaken your immune system and was told by hep doc to make sure you eat well, plenty of fresh food and fresh food, i know it is hard when appetite goes but try to eat little but often also because hubby is nearly 62 he was advised to have the flu jab also try to get some fresh air and exercise each day that will boost your system.
Avatar m tn t think it is a good indicator of the overall health of your immune system. Everybody responds differently to the virus and while a person with a weakened immune system would likely have a bad outbreak, a bad outbreak does not indicate a weak immune system.
Avatar m tn How to increase the immune system of the body, some one's told me the best way to fight hepa B is to make immune system stronger. I am new member here and I am positive hepa b carrier.
1262322 tn?1287412786 I have Asperger's Syndrome. Since several years my immune system seems to get worse and worse. Wheat and dairy cause stomach pain and skin reactions so I try never to eat these products. But I also had uveitis three times in the last three years. Skin rashes - apparently caused by stress, extremely bad flues, constant tiredness... and don't get the wrong idea, I'm no wimp and I rarely complain.
Avatar n tn The medicine is working but I'm sick of using it. I'm just ready for the warts to go away. Thats why I want to help my immune system..Thank you for the advice!...
478228 tn?1215161484 If so, the interferon can suppress white blood cells and reduce the ability of the immune system to combat infection. This is often monitored by ‘absolute neutrophil count’, available in his Complete Blood Count (CBC test). If this is the case, medical intervention may be required. Preferably, an injectable drug called Neupogen is ordered to encourage production of white blood cells.
Avatar f tn Hi. I have a friend who has a weakend immune system due to medications from a transplant. She is now worried she contracted an STD from her boyfriend who cheated on her. She is not showing any symptoms although she still plans on getting tested. We were curious, however, if she is more likely than a person with a regular immune system to show symptoms or not?
Avatar m tn In any sort of way, is it possible that a poor immune system can cause fainting throughout someone's life?
Avatar m tn No, none that come to mind. The reverse is true -- i.e. there are chronic immune disorders that can increase the risk of certain chronic bacterial infections, but these are not the kind that would make HIV testing unreliable.
1280753 tn?1367757932 thank you for your response. i am exercising, better diet, no drinking, started Milk Thistle. i want to improve my immune system prior to tx; if that's possible.