{"id":25200,"date":"2020-08-16T21:27:15","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T01:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-553383-1783023.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=25200"},"modified":"2021-01-31T16:58:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T21:58:40","slug":"the-virus-series-part-3-vitamins-and-minerals-for-optimized-immune-competence-and-viral-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-553383-1783023.cloudwaysapps.com\/blog\/the-virus-series-part-3-vitamins-and-minerals-for-optimized-immune-competence-and-viral-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"The Virus Series, Part 3: Supplement for a Virus Infection"},"content":{"rendered":"
FREE<\/span><\/em> 30-min Practice Analysis Call for Clinicians<\/p>\n Schedule now<\/span><\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n ** Please note: If you want the longer version of this article with full details, then please click <\/strong>here<\/strong> <\/strong><\/a>** <\/strong><\/p>\n Vitamins and minerals are powerful substances and deciding how much of any given supplement to take is a very individualized decision. It should ideally be done with the guidance of a qualified functional medicine practitioner based on individual circumstances and testing.<\/p>\n Vitamins<\/strong><\/p>\n Vitamin A <\/strong>is a fat-soluble vitamin essential for proper immune function and plays a role in both cellular (T-cell mediated) and humoral (B-cell mediated) immune responses (Huang Z, 2018)<\/a>.<\/p>\n Vitamin C: <\/strong>vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin and plays numerous roles in healthy immune function and viral resistance.<\/p>\n Vitamin D <\/strong>is a fat-soluble vitamin (technically a steroid hormone) and is crucial for optimal immune function. <\/strong>The vitamin D receptor (VDR) is expressed on immune cells (B-cells, T-cells and antigen presenting cells) (Aranow C, 2011)<\/a>, demonstrating its importance regarding the immune system.<\/p>\n Zinc<\/strong> is an essential mineral involved in the activity of at least 100 enzymes in the body and is vital to proper immune function. It is essential for the development and function of natural killer cells, T-cells, and B-cells (Prasad A. S., 2008)<\/a>.<\/p>\n Magnesium<\/strong> has multiple key roles in immune function, including as a co-factor for immunoglobulin synthesis (Tam M, 2003)<\/a> and for proper function of T and B cells.<\/p>\n Multi-vitamin\/Mineral Supplements<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Our general preference over a multi-vitamin is to instead take a good quality B complex with methylated forms of B12 and folate (such as B Activ by Xymogen), a multi-mineral with good forms of minerals and ratios (such as MinRex by Xymogen), a cod liver oil supplement for vitamin A, a vitamin C with bioflavanoids supplement or liposomal vitamin C supplement, and if needed based on bloodwork, a vitamin D with K2 supplement.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Though basic, optimizing intake, form, and physiological levels of specific vitamins and minerals has been shown to have a foundational and potent effect on immune health and viral resistance.<\/p>\n In part four of this series, we will dive into how plant extracts, amino acids, and peptides can benefit the immune system, promote viral resistance, and keep us healthy.<\/p>\n As always, please get in touch with us. If you or someone you know is struggling with viral issues, contact our clinic today. Book a <\/strong>free 15-min discovery call<\/strong><\/a> to see how we can help you with your symptoms. We can answer your questions and help you book an initial consult with one of the functional medicine doctors in our clinic.<\/strong><\/p>\n To continue reading CLICK HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n Book My Free Practice Analysis Call<\/span><\/span> <\/a> Clinic Site for Patients and Public<\/span><\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ready To Know More? FREE 30-min Practice Analysis Call for Clinicians Schedule now ** Please note: If you want the longer version of this article…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":25203,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,51],"tags":[294,147,59],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-553383-1783023.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25200"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-553383-1783023.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-553383-1783023.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-553383-1783023.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-553383-1783023.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-553383-1783023.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25200\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-553383-1783023.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-553383-1783023.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-553383-1783023.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-553383-1783023.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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