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Welcome back to Part 2 of our episode looking at how to get your immune system ready for winter. In Part 1, we spoke about nutrients that decline in the winter that you need for the immune system and why it’s more likely to get a viral infection like the flu or a cold in the wintertime. Now we’re going to talk about other nutrients that really help your immune system work effectively during the winter.†
In addition to zinc, Vitamin C and Vitamin D, which I discussed in Part 1, you can also take a supplement called nucleotides, which works differently within the body.†
When a virus enters your body, it’s quickly replicated into millions of viral particles. To meet this head on and defeat the virus, our immune cells must also quickly replicate to match the number of viral cells. This takes a lot of energy. Nucleotides quickly supply energy to our immune system. If you feel yourself starting to get sick, you can take a supplement like our Nucleotide Complex to help give the immune system energy function properly.†
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There’s also Beta-Glucans. These are powerful constituents in some edibles such as oats. Mushrooms are rich in Beta-1.3-Glucans, which have been studied for infections and cancer patients. These important constituents are not well-absorbed from food, so a better source of Beta-1.3-Glucans for the immune system is an algae that is loaded with essential fatty acids, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. The name of this beautiful algae is Euglena gracilis. The Beta-Glucans in this algae are not coated, so when you consume this algae, you very easily absorb the Beta-1.3-Glucans. They pretty much immediately give your immune system a boost and support your body’s ability to fight viruses.†
Probiotic bacteria are also important for the immune system. About 70% of our immune system comes in contact with our intestines and that’s where we have the highest level of bacteria. If they’re bad bacteria, they confuse the immune system and they increase the risk of leaky gut syndrome, allergies and autoimmune diseases. If they’re good bacteria, they train the immune system.†
In this episode, Jerry Hickey, Ph. concludes his conversation about the nutrients you need in winter to help your immune system function properly. He explains the functions these vitamins, minerals and antioxidants have in the body and also details studies about their benefits.†
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As the cold weather of fall and winter approach, it’s important to know what factors can impact your immune health. Learn more from Jerry Hickey, Ph.
As the weather begins to get colder, there are factors that change that can impact our body’s ability to protect itself. It’s important to be aware of these changes and how they impact the way viruses spread during the fall and winter, as well as how this affects our overall immune health.
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Staying hydrated is key to our existence. We know that water is probably the body’s most important nutrient, accounting for nearly 70% of body weight in a normal adult. We certainly have all heard that during the hot summer months in particular, we’re more prone to excessive fluid loss, which can lead to dehydration.
Interestingly enough, we often overlook what can happen in terms of the winter months, and maybe our fluid intake goes down a little bit more in the winter, so we can actually fall victim to dehydration even in the cold temperatures. There’s been extensive research looking at just that. We certainly know that warm weather has been recognized for years to be that link to dehydration, but initially, there were very few studies that were assessing the effects of cold-induced dehydration and how that can impact thermoregulation in terms of how well our body maintains proper temperature. It’s important to recognize that fluid balance in the cold specifically can really wreak havoc.
Today, I want to talk about what we can do during the cold winter months to make sure that we’re getting in proper nutrients and proper fluids.
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How the cold impacts your body
Cold weather tends to move blood and other body fluids from your arms and legs to the core, so this is kind of the opposite of what’s occurring in the hot months. Your blood and other fluids will start to go towards the center of the body, which can increase your urine output.
We also know that cold weather can decrease our body’s thirst sensation, so maybe you’re just not feeling as thirsty as when it’s warm out when you’re sweating and think to yourself that you need to drink more water. In the winter, we don’t experience that as frequently, so we can have this decrease in thirst sensation. That can be an early sign of mild dehydration.
We can also look at other symptoms of dehydration:
Tune into the full podcast episode for more information about dehydration in the winter.
How to help combat cold-induced dehydration
So, how can we make sure that we’re getting enough fluid in and that we’re also getting other nutrients? We have a really wonderful product called Purples Hx. This is great for a variety of different reasons. First and foremost, what the Purples Hx actually is is a blend of the purple family of fruits and vegetables, so it has things in it such as blueberry extract, blackberry extract, black cherry extract and black currant. It also contains carrot extract and beet root extract. All of these wonderful nutrients have individually been studied for their benefits. Purples Hx is a powder that can be mixed into water. The key point to be recognized is that in doing this, especially during the winter, not only are we helping to enhance our fluid intake, we’re also loading our body with all these powerful nutrients.
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