Can you actually boost your immune system? Here's the truth | Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter
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- Take vitamin C supplements when you feel a cold coming on? The problem is, you can't actually "strengthen" your immune system, says Dr. Jen Gunter. Diving into the elegant network of cells, tissues and organs that protect us every day, she introduces two kinds of immunity that specialize in recognizing and fighting off bad bacteria, viruses, fungi and toxins -- and shares what you can do to keep your immune system healthy.
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As someone with insomnia I would like to stress that it’s very VERY important to get normal amounts of sleep if you want your immune system to be working at its best possible (they said this too briefly imo). I’m no scientist but just out of the 15-ish years living as diagnosed with chronic insomnia, the immune system is crazy weakened when a person does not get normal sleep. I have to wear masks in large groups or while traveling regardless of whether there’s a pandemic or not.
I agree, I'm someone the requires considerably more sleep than what is concidered normal, on the few times in my life that I have been awake for over 24 hours Ive caught a cold everytime.
It's pronounced 'scamdemic' my good sir.
Same. Every time I get little to no sleep I get really sick, like infections and much more
@@CitizenSuspect and what has that to do with the price of tea in China?
@@bipedalbob sorry for splitting hairs.
It's been scientifically proven through decades of research that a great diet, some cardiovascular exercise, and plenty of sleep (8+ hours) is the key to staying healthy, both against the common cold and cancer alike. THAT'S the way to "boost" or support your immune system
You might want to run that statement by actual medical scientists.
@@Xiph1980
You have only 1 type of doctor = pharmaceutical doctor (druggy)
You vaccine slaves can't afford other than suburbial, walmart doctors.
Drugs, medication is all you get.
Excercise, ancient medicine and detox is out of your price range.
poor government funded, science slaves
@@Xiph1980 What leads you to think that thousands of years of medical research and observation isn't valid information?
This is obvious right! Cant imagine some one would undermine this or Even need a scietist to “Peer review” this commit Logic
@@maj5775 I mean, I could assemble a "scientific" team, have them do a "peer review" study, and then publish the "results". Would that make anyone feel better?
Would love to see an episode on stress and the immune system! Stress has such a massive impact on the immune system. Ironically someone who is worried about illness, researching immune boosters and rushing about buying vitamins and other health potions, if stressed is going to have a lowered immune system compared to someone who is chill AF and never worries about it
Stress causes our adrenals to release cortisol, and corticosteroids are natural immuno-suppressants.
That's why stress causes fall in immunity..
There’s a video about stress and survival mode by dr Joe dispenza and it speaks on it as well
The captions are in wrong time frame
Yeah
I noticed that too. Had to turn them off.
2 years and they haven't fixed it yet :C
What can boost your immune system : nothing
What can suppress your immune system - lack of sleep, lack of the right diet, smoking, etc ...
Nice summary
So, Dr Jen is correct if you are ingesting enough Vitamin C in your diet, but if not then taking Vitamin C will help you "boost" your immune system when you have a cold (it will help lessen recovery time, but taking Vit C will not prevent number of colds susceptible to): "The science shows that overall, regular ingestion of vitamin C had no effect on the common cold, as far as in the incidence (or how common colds are). Now, most of these studies looked at people who took more than 2,000 mg of vitamin C, which is a very large dose. The recommended dietary allowance, or RDA, is 75 mg for most adults, and 2,000 mg is the upper limit - you don't want to go over that because you'll have gastrointestinal distress. [Vitamin C] does support a healthy immune system. So if you're not getting enough vitamin C, you will be more susceptible to colds. If you are taking vitamin C while you have a cold, it could prevent complications such as pneumonia by boosting your immune system." See: ("LiveScience, Does Vitamin C Really Help Colds?")
what can increase your salary: nothing
what can decrease your salary: being late for work, passing deadlines, doing something wrong, saying something inappropriate, etc
@@arthurhe5398 😀
What can boost your immune system : sport, cold showers, meditation, happiness, make love, make hug,...?
The things she mentions at the end of the video are highly important to a healthy immune system: enough sleep, a balanced diet. I’d add enough sunlight exposure and plenty time in nature as well as exercise have lots of studies showing the positive effects on your immune system. When I struggled with insomnia for 6 months I was sick non-stop, 3 months of constant UTI’s (have only had 2 prior to that in my entire life), constant colds and so on. Once I got back to normal sleep, all those are no longer an issue. Your lifestyle can have a huge impact on your health.
Quality sleep, healthy diet, exercise and low stress sounds easy but it is actually really hard to achieve. These days everyone is so busy there's no time to really take care of them selves...
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I have weak immune system 😢😢😢i started getting perilous signs from my body i always feel tired i am anemic and i am underweight and i started getting sore red lumps in different parts of my body especially my eye tomorrow i am gonna see the doctor even though i think the problem with my immunity bc i did a little research on my own and all the symptoms of weak immune system matches with mine from now on i will never take my health for granted again i am gonna improve my immune system and eat healthy food and exercise and read and watch relevant videos and books i m gonna save this video next year if i am still alive i am gonna edit this comment and write my journey of strenghtenning my immune system i hope anyone who read this comment to wish me good health i really need that❤❤❤
Read some books on punctuation as well.
@@lukaluka9843 You can actually you simple one
How do you feel
Can you tell us what you did to improve immunity which actually worked for you
Hi,hope ur feeling ok?. I just found out I’m calcium deficient anemic while in hospital with strep c. Can u give me any advice how to boost immune system based on ur own experience. Really appreciate it if you could take the time to answer. As struggling to get back to normal. Thanks. Danielle x
Scientists - Laughter can boost the immune system
The entire internet - laughs at corona virus memes
Corona virus - 😢
just laugh harder than virus.
@win98_ No... Don't You Dare.
"Elderberry syrup, vitamin c tablets" are you in my mom's house?
The elderberries do work tho
@@sohailislam3416 Elderberries boost your
while you’re busy laughing at your mom just remember most people self treat because of how expensive Drs and healthcare in general is.
@@SankofaAncestorShrine we pay the healthcare system to "cure" but they mostly treat... They make money in treating diseases and symptoms so that you can keep paying for medicine$ they get paid to prescribe you repeatedly. We can cure and heal ourselves naturally but are lazy and inconsistent. So we pay....
Grandmas house***
Vitamin D is known to regulate the immune system. The pandemic has highlighted the need for adequate levels and there is a lot of research showing that deficiency results in a more severe course of the disease. Obviously sunlight is the primary source of vitamin D but if that is not possible supplementation is recommended.
Talk about a glaring ommision!
This is the only doctor I have ever seen not screaming this fact. What an irresponsible video!
Not sure what this sicentets is Talking about been Taken vitamin C supplements and zinc supplements for the last five years I have not had any colds or flu or any other virus in the last five years since I have been Taken Theases. People are Getting the covid vaccine and they are still catching covid after being vaccinated.
That's misleading though. Yes, people with vitamin D deficiency get worse COVID symptoms. BUT, supplementing Vitamin D does NOT reduce covid symptoms! Because correlation is not causation. The likely explanation is that people with low vitamin D have that deficiency because they haven't been exposed to much sunlight, and *another* effect of the sunlight protects against covid. Likely near-infrared radiation boosting intracellular melatonin.
Moral of the story - don't jump to conclusions, and also go outside and get some sun ^^
Actually: The sun's energy turns a chemical in your skin into vitamin D3, which is carried to your liver and then your kidneys to transform it to active vitamin D. So no, sunlight is not a source of anything. It helps the process.
Okay but she's failing to mention that MOST people are Vitamin D deficient, because we're not as outdoorsy as our ancestors, who got all the D they needed from the sun. It's also not available in high-enough amounts in the average Western diet, unless you like to slurp down sardines every day. This lady is literally the first and ONLY doctor I've eve seen discouraging Vitamin D supplementation. Sure she said only if you're deficient, but in this one particular nutrient you probably are.
This is amazing! Thanks for making these!
Thank you for your video! That confirms my consideration of being in the right side of healthy lifestyle: to get up and go to bed early, eat good food, do sports. I just can add: for me I understand that life without carbs (only in vegetables and berries, it's called LCHF diet or KETO diet) and sugar has a lot of advantages e.g. you don't want to eat sugar at all (I used to have a sweet tooth), you have more energy, your body has no swellings, you health gets improved. You just need to check up every year and get some supplements if need.
LCHF diets are correlated to increased mortality. High fat consumption (especially the wrong kinds) are correlated with insulin resistance. Your body runs its best on carbs, this is bad advice
Great way of describing how the immune system in humans actually functions. Optimal function is our immune system's default status, you can only do things to weaken it, nothing to "boost" it
Bullshit
And this is just a vaccine propaganda video. I’m surprised you are agreeing with these statements
If you have a weakened immune system, you can do certain things to improve it, so yeah it’s kind of giving it a boost in the right direction
How about vit c, a, d, lactic acid, probiotics, zinc, omega 3
@@jmarevalo1850 Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or trained medical professional so I may get this wrong, please talk to your doctor regarding medical knowledge especially when it may greatly impact your long term health.
Yes, your body does need those to function but taking them when not needed can cause problems, such as taking too much vitamin C when not sick, this can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Or taking high levels of vitamin D when you don't need it, which also causes nausea, vomiting and diarrhea and excess levels of calcium in your blood.
Your immune system only needs a certain level of vitamins and minerals, no more no less.
@@solaris3536 im not an professional either sorry if there is something mistake, i believe magnesium & vit k2 will prevent the calcium from overloading through our blood since vit k2 and magnesium are calcium antagonist which prevent the soft tissue to calcified and k2 & magnesium are known to send back calcium from going soft tissue back to the bone that's why vit d3 & k2 supplement is popular, but there is something wrong with vit c supplements i rather get it from food than supplements, you are correct overdosing on vitamins is dangerous unless you get it from food everyday, vit and mineral from food is much safer compare to supplements, supplements can only used if a person are really deficient in a certain nutrient, but taking vitamins and mineral in normal amount or dosage everyday is crucial for human health.
Diet
Love her presentation skills.
I need this course in the first day of the pandemic!
You can do things that are good for your body and your immune system
You can weaken your immune system, and you can also do it every favour you can so it works at its optimal level (not boosted, just top condition)
Totally agree.
We can't boost our immune system beyond its potential, however we can correct deficiencies that can negatively affect the immune system. I know that since I have taken Vitamin D to correct a medically detected deficiency I simply don't get ill during the winter anymore. Previously I got a horrendous cough every year that made me sound like a horse and lasted months. Goodie for me that my immune system is able resist infections so well now its back to its normal self. This doesn't mean taking vitamin D will stop you or I from getting an infection, but it may help if you have a deficiency making getting an infection more likely.
I knew my immune system is not strongest but these days when I work hard I gets sick, catch cold and gets fever. But you gave me insight, I have to improve my sleeping habit! Thank you
Hey dude i also had the same problem
Whenever I work hard i fall sick
Did you found any solution?
@@rajeev6126 Hi, I'm a female btw And I improved my sleeping habits by forcing myself to get some sunlight in the morning and I feel definitely healthier! Also, I started to do cardio exercises, taking multivitamins and supplements like irons. I think they are all contributing to my health.
@@rajeev6126 I needed to take care of mental health as well, meditation and St jons wart(supplements) are amazing!
@@user-ct8qu6ny6i okay girl
Along with work or study you are able to do cardio?
@@rajeev6126 You can search 5-15min cardio on CZcams and do it at home🏋️ I used to think it would just tire me out or somethin but It actually really improved my hearth! I want you to try if your health condition allow you to do so.
sleep, eat and exercise are still the most effective way to bring our body to top form, but it is not easily achieved to get in good habits on the other hand it is not that difficult just take one step after the other.
One fruit more a day, a 10min stretch/workout and going to bed at a specific time is not that much more
Agoge Diet personalized plan makes it simple. Select the food you like and they give you personalized meal plan with tips, training plan and healthy recipes.
Great animations! I wish medical lectures were this fun!
Could you please put the sources in the description of the video ? For example, when she's talking about scientific studies and stuff...
The video was really interesting and now I want to do more research about the topic
Vitamins aside... since I started taking cold showers I haven't even had a runny nose. For almost 3 years now.
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Truth!
After 2 years of no sickness, I got a bacterial infection on my throat which reignited my sinuses (which I had troubles with in the past). I got a fever of 39° on one of the days and instead of feeling shivers, I felt heath. I also didn't feel bad or tired, I just got in the shower, wham bam cold shower later, good as new and ready to sleep. Sleeping and the showers kept me good as new!
Grow Your Own Food and by Sticking Your Hands In The Dirt, You Will Reach The Next Level
i can confirm the same experience
cold shower are nothing less on of the several traditional healing method that modern science and this fake video will never show us
Baba Ramdev and Patanjali be like: Surprised Pikachu Face
😂😂😂
IMA President : surprised jesus face 😂
Lol....was thinking same thing😂😂
White person speaks opinion, Indians spit on their own science of thousands of years of experience and follows white man to their doom. Rinse and repeat. Welcome to Kaliyuga 🙏
@@aaryaputra108 There is a difference between spitting on your own science and understanding science.
Patanjali is a business, it being harbinger of Ayurveda is a mere side-effect of their extreme advertising.
So what I'm getting out of this is that, since my sleep and stress levels are out of control, I do in fact need supplements to boost my immune system for the chronically hard times. If I didn't have these problems, I wouldn't need supplements.
Read a recent study that found that the body can produce imperfect antibodies alongside the correct set to take down a pathogen, but it still remembers all the versions it made… which may help if a variant of the pathogen reinfected you later… which could better match the old imperfect antibodies than the original “heroes” from the past infection.
A wealth of information and easy to understand this well done video. THANKS
I want to know more about the animators after watching the video.
I mean...that is some cool animation ❤️🔥😎
Exactly! I work on a R&D food lab and I'm always asked about projects regarding "immune boosting", etc. As one science guy who is on the side of "designing" food and supplements, I can tell you there's nothing like a balanced diet to be healthy, just don't tell my boss
13 cigarettes 11 pegs
9kg meat and 3hr sleep daily surely boosts the sys
A balanced diet doesn’t boost your immune system? Maybe we’re just being too picky about the word boost haha. I feel like this video and these comments are making it sound like our behaviors do no affect our body
Perfectly explains why whenever I hear the phrase "boost the immune system" I just give a massive eye roll
I am a young doctor & a college of yours.
I would like to clear some points. I have three questions:
1. Can you prove, we are taking enough vitamin C or magnesium even if we have acceptable results in blood samples?
For example our kidney keep magnesium in the blood and we may still have constipation because of our diet is lack of megnesium.
2. Are you sure about nutrition facts about the foods you consume & recommend? Because so many chemicals changing the microbial structure of our soil & mineral density & organic composition.
3. Extreme leptin status in obese population, widely effects immune function and results with too many allergies & autoimmune conditions. Do you have a vaccine like solution to reduce rate of obesity?
If you have proof, this will help me a lot. It is demoralizing about what medicine does not appropriately helps for so many conditions in our time.
Respectfully.
We all are deficient in vitamins and minerals. I am glad I read about epigenetics. Thanks to this book, and the life changes I made, my body was able to clear a precancerous cells diagnosis from CIN-3 to completely clear with no surgery. I was also told that I have one of the viruses that cause cancer (I requested the type of strain I have).
The sad part is that the gynecologist never asked what I did.
I know my immune system took care of those precancerous cells.
I didn’t just take the “magic” vitamins, I made a life style change!!!
I"d like to read the book too! Epigenetics, is that the title?
@@justsomeone665
Yes it is.
Please can you tell me the life changes you made that helped your immune system clear the virus
Can you please list the life changes you made that helped your immune system clear the virus
@Travis_punk he s right tell us
My personal experience is that making sure I get enough sleep and taking 2-3 thousand IU of Vitamin D during the cold & flu season helps immensely in preventing those sicknesses.
Your preventing it not boosting/immuning it.
@@xxkashietv3539...that is what they said
I monitored Multivitamins and omega3 supplements helped my immune system as after taking them I saw I was getting sick less and when I did get sick the recovery was much quicker. Healthy diet is not easy to achieve these days when even the veggies lack essential minerals because the soil in depleted of them.
Exactly. And MOST people are definitely deficient in vitamin D, the most important one for the immune system.
That would make sense if you were deficient in whatever your supplements were providing, but it sounds like there could definitely be other factors you're not considering that could have made you feel better.
the images of immune system are so cute.....
Give your animators a raise. Exceptional work guys!
At least credit
Also, pay attention to your gut biome! Your digestive system is a direct route into the body and the key to absorbing these nutrients you need to keep your body running smoothly. If you need to use more nutrient stores to fuel your body while fighting off a pathogen, you dont want to get caught deficient and have a way harder time recovering! Good gut bacteria, lactobacillus and others, and a good range of eats, veggies and fruits and fiber, will help immensely!
I also Recommend this for you : "7 Healthy - How to Strengthen Immune system"
I boosted my immune system by going to the Philippines. Before spending a year there: 3 or 4 colds a year. After: 1-2 years between colds. During my year there: one cold a month.
You know what also works? Wearing a mask. Haven't had a cold since the pandemic started.
I too was constantly sick in Philippines :D. What do you think causes this? The food is kinda poor there. Healthy options hard to find. Also the streets around my neighborhood were permanently dusty. Of course it's a bit over populated too so lots of stuff going around.
It happens in third world countries. For example in remote parts of india where people grow up exposed to nature and dirt have tremendous immunity and they were untouched during covid pandemic
Dr. Jen is my fav
The animations and sound effects are so cool I have to watch this several times
For all those people out there sayin’ that you need to boost your immune system, remember that for people like me with allergies that cause severe reactions the immune system will only kill us quicker.
Did you try Wim Hof's method using cold exposure? I think they are still recearch the effects of allergies and cold training. Maybe it is interesting to look at it.
@@dannythemedic that’s not even how that works. The immune system works the best with adequate exposure to antigens, proper nutrition (this does not include unneeded supplements) and a generally healthy lifestyle (which does not involve any special and overly specific routines).
If you’re immune system is not suppressed, you don’t need any “boosting”. The human immune system is the second most biological system that we know of, you can’t simplify it to that extent.
can you please provide a reference list for this video?
Yes love this!
Take it from someone with an immune “system” that’s constantly in overdrive due to an incurable autoimmune disorder.....it doesn’t feel good for it to be unnaturally overactive. I’ve had this autoimmune disorder since I was 12.
My immune cells attack my own tissues, including those in my bones, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, various organs (skin, eyes, lungs, etc.). My bones itch and ache, I have arthritis and bone spurs in my spine, arthritis in my pelvis (SI Joints), arthritis in other areas (hands/feet, for example)-all because my immune system is overreactive. Any tiny injury or infection-luckily I rarely get sick, and the only up-side is that a cold will last a couple of hours-will trigger a flare-up of my immune system. These flares (the arthritis/immune cell attacks/organ issues, plus extreme fatigue-remember how it feels to have the flu? Yeah, that’s how it feels, plus intense joint pain/stiffness....) can last a week or two, or several months, aka as long as I have an injury. Currently, for example, I have a badly sprained ankle which is still not fully healed 1.5 months later, and my immune system has been flaring this entire time, getting gradually worse as the weeks pass. So yeah, who knows how much damage is being done to my bones/joints/organs while my immune cells continue to attack them while I wait for my injured ankle ligaments and tendons to heal....
Long story short: like the doctor said, you can’t really “boost” you “immune system,” and if yours is working normally, consider yourself lucky. Sure, you may get the occasional cold or illness from time to time, and that sucks when it happens-but I guarantee you it’s better than having an immune system that struggles to protect against any infection or one that is so overreactive that it perceives your own native tissues as though they were viruses. If yours is in good condition, leave it alone and continue living a (hopefully) healthy lifestyle.
My autoimmune disorder is called Psoriatic Disease, forgot to mention, just in case anyone is curious about learning about any kind of autoimmunity
Love the bouncer analogy LOL
Great animation ❤️ and easy to understand explanation.
@@RoxanneM- can you elaborate?
My problem is lack of sleep, I skip meals , anxiety, horrible diet & I don’t drink enough water. I also have allergies such has sea food & pollen. I have a history of asthma. I get frequent sinus infections & colds. I also get Acid reflux & IBS symptoms. My stress makes me also not want to eat which is why I lose weight or remain the same weight. A year ago I gained alotbif weight and lost it because I wasn’t happy with my self.
I bought some immune system booster recently and was discussing the ingredients with my gastro doctor. He told me the ingredients in the particular booster I bought would help. I rarely get sick, so it's difficult to tell if I'm literally just crapping my money away.
You almost certainly are. And what is a 'gastro doctor'?
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I really got the impression that she answered a question that wasn't even on the table. "Boosting" the immune system is a marketing trigger but if there is such a thing as a weakened immune system, there is the polar opposite, the normal-functioning immune system. it is impossible to boost your immune and your body WILL get rid of anything it doesn't need, but the truth of the matter is that less than 20% of people actually keep a normal-functioning immune system, let alone keep all bodily processes normal. that's why you most likely need supplements, but not any type, you will need functional supplements. herb supplements are very unspecific and should always be ingested after consulting a naturopath but supplements such as Vitamin C. Zinc, Magnesium and Calcium, those are necessary to keep your body functioning at a normal rate, not "boosted". Your body needs calcium for certain functions, it needs copper as well and melatonin as well. The same way you don't question whether you need protein or not to keep your bodily processes going, functional supplements shouldn't be questioned. I'd dare anyone to go get their blood checked out and see if they don't have a nutritional deficiency of any sort, I still haven't seen one in my office. That's why I say that everyone needs some sort of supplement, not to boost, but to maintain and avoid declination in your health.
The term "boost" is bandied around, but actually what is meant is optimisation of the immune system, which is achievable.
@@cathylawrence6418 Is that the only sentence you know?
She talks as if it's common knowledge what a 'healthy diet' looks like, or like it's common to actually consume a healthy diet.
It's not.
Most people eat too little fruit, greens, beans, nuts and seeds and too much processed food (meat burgers, fries, sodas etc). So yeah, most people CAN boost their specific immune system (compared to where they're at): by avoiding the unhealthy stuff & focusing on the healthy stuff.
I have low WBC count, and have been getting frequent resistant infections. What kind of probiotics would be good to replenish the gut, and what not to eat to avoid unwanted bacteria in my body?
Thank you for the lecture professor trelawney
I would still believe my daily ginger shot is actually making me more immune to getting sick. the magic of the chi. this Jen Gunter series is quite good and on point. perfectly understandable. more of this please. the visuals are amazing and help a great deal in understanding. well done Ted. More knowledge to the people for a healthier world.
well there are foods that are antibiotic so yes, i'm not sure that's the same as "boosting" your immune system though... taking medicine is usually not what people mean when they say they are "boosting" their system...
It's not making you more immune. It's more likely that it's helping your immunity stay optimal, or functioning normally the way it's supposed to.
Good nutrients does help the body run smoothly and makes sure it has the supplies needed when it has to fight pathogens and replenish itself more!
true I’m taking ginger shot everyday and it make my body inside hotter lead to boiling constantly 😢
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“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” Sharing some love from small CZcamsr 🤍
Yeah I’m gonna go ahead and say I had chronic upper respiratory infections and frequent sickness until I started eating Whole Foods. Lots of fruits and veg. I was sick every 1-2mo. I stayed well for almost a year til I fell off. Not to mention there are more in plants than just vitamins. So take out of that what you will.
This is so well done, and so crucial to have in circulation today! Thank you!
I guess I expected nothing less
on god i waited 5 minutes for this??
Thank you, Dr Gunter, very much appreciated.
Perfect, now I need a summary for my homework 🤣
If immune function is like a garden and tied to general health, then why wouldn't improving your health/lifestyle improve the functioning of your immune system, whatever your starting point?
It does. Except that a ginger shot and snake oil does not necessarily "boost" your health. Sure if you have scurvey then they might help.
Because she's probably a quack who gets kickbacks by peddling vaccines & discouraging natural methods like most modern doctors.
I'm an athlete and I see performance improvement after taking vitamin c and vitamin d supplements along with healthy diet and proper sleep.
lol, have you tried testing these separately? It's not your supplements its your sleep and diet mate.
What about laughter? Or managing stress? Knowing how to regulate day to day activities would be the best way to do something non food related to help boost yourself.
I believe the video is talking specifically about pills that are marketed as "immune booster"
Excellent.
I was interested as just having got a new bottle of ginseng. Then she said the word vaccine. Then I looked at the date of the video. A bit coincidental at a time where the governments in many countries are doing their best to amp up the number of people getting vaccinated. Not for or against vaccines, just turned me off.
I don't know why you would put in something about "the American health care system" in the middle of an otherwise internationally applicable video.
Cause Murica needs this message most. And they are often ‘patient zero’ for dumb things.
Easy, good food, good excersice (4-5 times a week, with med-high intensity), good sleep, no smoke, alcohol nor drugs, getting enough sun, producing you own food (without chemicsls) and the Wim Hof method (cold and breathing excersises).
I'm totally curious in regards to vaccines and Immunity do you happen to have one against lung cancer or lung cancers. Also I'm really curious about the Cardiff study that was announced January 20th 2020. That by accident they found killer T-cells that kill most cancers. I would really appreciate hearing from you as I have lung cancer and I would like to know how to build my immune system or is it just shot to s*** and I should give up
Why do I feel that she sounded like Dr. Linda from Lucifer 😂
You win the internet today. Yes.
I had a blood test at the end of 2019 which showed I had a deficiency in vitamin D so I started taking Vit. D supplements. Got Covid19 in April 2020 with very minor symptoms. Was it the Vit.D supplements that helped protect me. 🤔
Unlikely
Yea unlikely, we don't even know if they actually work, some body just don't know how to break down the vitamin d through supplements.
Most people /do/ have true, real deficiencies, though, and few people's diets have been healthy and balanced for a very long time now.
Although I am neither a devotee to elderberry nor turmeric (as immunity supplements), you have given me no reason to assume that they aren't parts of that healthy diet that may be exceptionally pertinent to replenishing myself when my immune system may be is overworked. So.. your argument just sends me full circle.
and am i wrong that some vitamins and minerals get used up by the immune system more quickly under some circumstances, such as magnesium under stress or other things when we are needing to fight illnesses more fiercely?
and even if vitamin C for sure didn't fall into that category, it still makes sense to me to clear one's gut out some to leave one's healthy flora with less to work through.
*Especially* if it's food sickness which is also a sort of infection, even if it is known as *often* being fleeting!
So.... i don't see why the hairsplitting over terminology, except for political agenda.
i agree that tablet additives are creepy, though.
- and that vitamins and minerals not sandwiched in enough else can be hard on the system. i have a lot of supplements around, but i largely avoid the pills and try to mostly hit the magnesium gently and to balance potassium & calcium-rich foods, when i am feeling tense.
I'm a massage therapist and I started taking glucosamine and magnesium when I started getting joint pain in my hands.....I'm wondering if it's a good idea now? Am I just pissing away these supplements?
How can we get ppl to get the c19 shot …
expose it's ingredients and take the money out of the answer.
Maybe boosting means reducing some pressure off the immune system so it could function better
Does eating foods with antibacterial or antimicrobial properties help in any way? If yes, what should one call it instead of "immunity boosting" food?
No.
Can you please make an episode explaining if we can boost our metabolism!
Exercise
Doubt:
So does immunotherapy as a means of cancer treatment, not work?
They're more like the vaccines. In that they teach the immune system to attack those cancer cells specifically. Rather than "boost" the whole immune system. Without the therapy, the immune cells don't know to attack the cancer since it's recognized as part of your body. They tell the attack dogs to "go", rather than make the attack dogs stronger.
@@alotan2acs Ohhhh!!! thank you so much. It makes so much sense now
I think boosting your immune IQ is perhaps a better concept
I LOVE THIS QUEEN
Summery:
Boosting immunity is ambiguous term and has no real meaning. You can damage your immunity but then again damage is an ambiguous term. And also vaccines boost immunity even tho I just said boosting immunity is an ambiguous term. This was my ted talk
Big Pharma Ad Here!
stay hydrated, exercise, don't eat process food, well balanced diet, get good rest, remove stress and I'm just a 7th grade graduate not a Dr. LOL
Exactly!
Almost 100% correct, Dr. Jen Gunter forgot to mentioned that one cannot get enough vitamin D and B12 from diet.
you can get plenty of b12 from meats, eggs and seafood
btw, this is basic high-school level research that this CZcams channel should have done.
was just about to buy Lysine. but found it too expensive (since I never take medication). Good thing I watched this after.
It could potentially be boosted by stressors and measured exposure
Here we have a gynecologist telling us about virology and immunology. She also is a columnist. I don't agree with this woman's conclusions that the immune system cannot be improved or bolstered by what we eat. Our bodies require a lot of minerals, and we know that malnutrition contributes to illness. If malnutrition contributes to illness, it stands to reason that improving said diet can bolster our bodies defenses. Another massive hole in this doctor's argument is that the medical industry has yet to actually test non-pharmaceutical remedies, so how do THEY know if they work or not?
Exactly! Thank you. I couldn't believe what I was hearing in her conclusion that immunization is the only way to strengthen the immune system, but also eat a good diet and let the immune system do its thing, but also you can't eat anything that will strengthen your system. Sounds like someone shilling for big medicine.
and here we have a guy who favors cheebus over darwin, so whattaya gonna do?
@@mistermonkeyhead
I don't understand your comment. Would you elaborate?
She NEVER said that a good diet doesn't help your immunity, she made a point to say that you don't need to supplement if you're not deficient. She clearly said being ill makes your immune system weak. In a healthy person the immune system works well. If you are sick or malnourished DUH it's not going to work well. My god people on the internet are retarded.
Pharmaceutical Industry is really HUGE.
Anyone else obsessed with Dr Jen's perfect curls? Not the take home here I know but hey
She should teach all the online bio classes at once. I said it.
Yes she should...and maybe let us know if the vaccines offered up for covid are actually virus containing . or just a experiment pushed up to the public out of concern.
How could I apply/inquire to share the science behind memory and retaining memories and sharing the secret of memorization?
I am a dance teacher and I have a huge theory and understanding of the science of sound rhythm and response but I think will go great with TED
I expose our evil government (the Illuminati) I have 2,000,000+ overall channel views 💯💚☀️
You would to first have to give a ted talk locally (many universities take part). So you would have to apply there. Whether it gets shared on this channel is out of your control
@@AkiseAk it is a start, and thank you for pointing me in the appropriate direction 💜
@@michaeljackson8390 With all due respect I would suggest to write your own comment or just create your videos and build your own demographic. Your reply to my comment is irrelevant to either topic. In life in general it is not our job to expose either entity rather it’s about being the light that you are ensuring that in areas where it’s needed.
God Bless!
Being a dance teacher does not exactly give you any credits anywhere.
But then again even blind chickens can find corn…
so;
You need to write a paper on your theory and then have that paper evaluated by actual scientists and the only way for you is to get in touch with PhD scholars in neuroscience and then convince them to co-opt the paper.
Your chances of actually convincing anyone are bad since you don’t have the vocabulary nor the prerequisite knowledge of the subject matter.
The easiest way is to go get a doctorate in neuroscience yourself and then start publishing papers.
But that’s IF you have a new idea that’s actually worthwhile looking into and your chances of winning the lottery are significantly higher than that.
Judging by your profile picture you’re not really into the science of anything and more into selling an idea and become a guru.
What about the endo cannabinoid system?
Too fantastic thanks Dr. Am helped
LOL... My body is a testament to the opposite of everything you said about the immune system. I do NOT avoid germs. I do NOT use anti-bacterial gels, ever. I haven't had a flu shot since 1979 and, coincidentally, that was the last time I had the flu. I rarely eat "right" and often don't get as much sleep as I would like, and I smoke about a pack per day for the past 46 years. And, I don't get sick, except for a common cold every 5-6 years. The only reason I bothered to get the CoVid vaccine is because it boosted the number of vaccinated persons the governor wanted to reach before ifting restrictions.
so after 5 minutes of watching I realize its just a propaganda commercial for Covid vaccinations
In my view, If you're deficient you can boost it, If not then you're as healthy as you can be.
Watching this while sick and pissed off lol
They had us in the first half 😂
Second half: VaCciNEs!!! 🥴
she looks like a sims 4 character
She’s probably an actress
How do you know?
How we should understand this statement : "some studies" , what this even mean in this day's. If we use it, then a logical person should think that "some studies" have "true" as a result, and some studies ( about the same subject) have "false" as a result …for me this combination of words indicate that we should avoid a particular article because it clearly has the "agenda" (for those who thinks I'm not agreeing with this video next statement is for You ....I fully agree with this video :) ) ...my problem is only with using this combination of words "some studies" ...statistically it is better to avoid sources where this combination is used, but this video is an exception ... I'm not surprised that we have so many confused people, and I'm one of them :)
wtf a vaccination commercial by TED...