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How do you boost your immune system?

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Pediatric immunologist
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Last reviewed: 04.07.2025

Each organism has its own defenses that help destroy and neutralize various microorganisms that can cause diseases. However, sometimes these defenses weaken for one reason or another and cannot cope with the infection that has penetrated. The question arises: how to improve immunity? How to prevent the occurrence of dangerous diseases? What can help strengthen the body? This article will help to understand these and other issues.

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Immunity Boosting Products

In everyday life, we are surrounded by all sorts of negative external and internal factors: air pollution, poor quality water, poor nutrition and lifestyle, frequent stressful situations, changing weather conditions, etc. Internal parasites that enter the body due to inadequate personal hygiene and food hygiene also destroy immunity. Will our body accept the infection and parasites, or will it fight them? To successfully fight dangerous microbes and worms, the body must have a certain strength, protection, called immunity.

What causes our immunity to weaken?

  • Poor quality food (unbalanced diet, prolonged malnutrition, monotonous diets, poorly processed food).
  • Stale food products.
  • Poor quality water composition.
  • Insufficient drinking regime (leads to stagnation of toxins in the body).
  • Unfavorable environmental conditions (radioactive background, exhaust gas pollution, hazardous production, rotting waste, etc.).
  • Unhealthy lifestyle (physical and psychological stress, unhealthy habits, physical inactivity).
  • Present congenital or other pathologies (infectious, fungal, parasitic diseases).

Immunity-boosting agents are selected depending on the state of the immune system and the presence of additional diseases.

To determine if you need to boost your immune defenses, try answering the following questions:

  • I am often bothered by colds or flu.
  • Each time a cold lasts at least 12-14 days.
  • I often find that I have herpes.
  • My skin is sensitive and prone to irritation.
  • My hair is dull and weak.
  • I don't deny that I may have worms.
  • I am often nervous and sometimes fall into depression.
  • I usually get very tired, especially in the off-season.

  • Gastrointestinal disorders (constipation, diarrhea) or liver problems often bother me.
  • Sometimes I have allergies.
  • It was necessary to undergo long courses of antibiotic therapy.
  • Often you have to change your place of residence, go on business trips, move from place to place.
  • There have been significant stressful situations recently.
  • Recently my weight has changed dramatically (up or down).
  • I have skin diseases.
  • I have problems with my respiratory system.
  • I have problems with my spine or joints.
  • I suffer from urogenital infections.
  • My teeth often bother me and I have to go to the dentist.
  • My health changes depending on the weather.
  • Anemia and low hemoglobin levels were detected.
  • Libido is impaired.
  • My heart is worried.
  • There are warts or papillomas on the skin.
  • I suffer from cancer.

Count how many times you said YES.

  • 0 – your immunity is great, it copes well with the invasion of bacteria. Maintain it with a healthy lifestyle, and no diseases will be scary for you.
  • 1 or more – your immune defense is impaired to some degree. It is necessary to take action.

How to boost immunity for adults? In order for your immunity to become stronger, you need to:

  • improve the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, liver and urinary system;
  • drink enough liquid to quickly remove toxic substances, waste, and salts;
  • carry out antiparasitic treatment;
  • add enough vitamins and microelements to your diet.

If the body's condition is too weakened, you should start taking additional medications that strengthen the immune system.

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Immunity Boosting Drugs

There are several types of drugs that boost immunity:

  • herbal (natural) preparations – immunal, Dr. Theiss tincture, echinacea tincture, eleutherococcus extract, ginseng tincture, Chinese magnolia vine tincture;
  • bacterial preparations (consist of bacterial enzymes with a pronounced immunoactivating effect - ribomunil, bronchomunal, likopid, imudon, IRS-19;
  • preparations based on nucleic acid – derinat, sodium nucleinate;
  • interferon preparations – leukocyte interferon, viferon, grippferon, arbidol, anaferon, cycloferon, amixin;
  • thymus preparations – vilosen, thymalin, taktivin, thymostimulin;
  • biostimulant drugs – aloe, FiBS, plasmol, vitreous body;
  • synthetic and combination drugs – vitamin complexes, pentoxyl, leukogen.

Let's take a closer look at some of these drugs.

  • Immunal is a medicine containing echinacea. It is used as a preventive method for colds and viral diseases. Taken orally, 20 drops three times a day. Children are prescribed 10 drops. It is convenient to take the medicine in tablets: use 1 tablet up to 4 times a day. Duration of treatment is from 7 to 60 days.
  • Eleutherococcus extract – adults use 20 to 40 drops up to 3 times a day, children – up to 10 drops twice a day. The remedy should be taken before meals, preferably in the first half of the day, to avoid insomnia. Duration of treatment is about a month.
  • Bronchomunal is used in the combined treatment of secondary immunodeficiency, which could arise as a result of long-term inflammatory and infectious conditions. The drug is available in tablets of 1 and 10 mg.
  • IRS-19 is used to boost immunity in ENT diseases, as well as bronchitis, asthma, etc. It is a type of nasal spray used, among other things, in children from three months of age.
  • Arbidol is an antiviral and immunomodulatory drug, available in capsules of 50 and 100 mg, and can be used in children from 2 years of age.

When using drugs that stimulate the immune system, it is necessary to strictly follow the treatment regimen, which should correspond to the age characteristics of the patient.

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Candles that boost immunity

Often, medical specialists use suppositories to correct immune defense. Such drugs as kipferon, viferon, immuntil, anaferon are produced in the form of suppositories. Such drugs also exist in children's dosages.

Suppositories for immune correction are used practically without contraindications. The only exception is the manifestation of an allergy to the drug. It has been proven that suppositories are more effective than tablets, as they are almost completely absorbed by the body. In addition, the course of treatment with suppositories can last two years continuously, without causing the body to become accustomed to them and weakening the natural immune defense.

These products are based on the action of the active substance interferon, which strengthens the body in its response to the invasion of almost any infectious agents. Interferon is able to react to the penetration of viral bacteria much faster than all other immune forces.

Most suppositories for immune correction contain a complex of antioxidants: most often they are represented by vitamins E and C.

The use of suppositories is encouraged in the treatment of infectious and viral pathologies, in particular, herpes, papilloma virus, cytomegalovirus and other diseases.

Suppositories reduce the risk of disease recurrence and help in the treatment of chronic pathologies.

How to improve a child's immunity?

Strengthening the child's immune system should begin with a set of health procedures, the main place among which is hardening. The contrast of temperatures increases the resistance of the child's body to the influence of negative external factors. Do not wrap up the child, it is better to take an extra jacket with you for a walk. In the summer, walk barefoot with the baby more often.

Walks in the fresh air, swimming in ponds, active games in nature, vitamin-rich food are the main criteria for success in the fight against a child’s weak immune system.

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How to boost immunity during pregnancy?

Undoubtedly, pregnancy is one of the most important stages in a woman's life, and it is necessary to carefully prepare for it. After all, any mother wants her child to be born absolutely healthy. And for this, a woman is simply obliged to monitor her health throughout her pregnancy.

It has been proven that during pregnancy the immune forces in the body are somewhat weakened. This is due to the complex processes of restructuring of almost all systems and organs of a woman during this period: it is impossible to get sick at this time, although it is easiest to catch any infection during pregnancy. What to do? Of course, it will be better if a woman gets the necessary vaccinations (at least against influenza and hepatitis) before conception, undergoes treatment at the dentist, gets rid of bad habits, and starts to eat fully and properly.

If a woman has had frequent colds and sluggish infectious processes before, she should definitely undergo a course of immunostimulating treatment. Today, many medications are known that can strengthen the immune system. For example, a good effect is observed when using immunal, thymalin and other drugs, as well as when using extracts from ginseng, eleutherococcus, and magnolia vine plants. However, do not overdo it with strengthening the immune system, consult, first of all, with a qualified doctor: often, too good immunity becomes an obstacle to conception.

Roughly speaking, the body's overactive defenses perceive male reproductive cells as foreign, and instead of accepting them, they simply destroy them. In addition, with overstimulated immunity, there is a risk of poor attachment of the fertilized egg to the uterine wall. For this reason, all questions about increasing immunity before and during pregnancy should be resolved with a doctor.

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How to boost immunity after childbirth?

  • Take vitamin complexes and medications to boost your immune system. If you are breastfeeding, medications should only be prescribed by a doctor.
  • Eat a balanced diet: eat foods containing β-carotene (carrots, pumpkin, cabbage, etc.).
  • Do not ignore cereals, legumes and different types of nuts in your diet.
  • Include seasonal berries and greens in your menu.
  • The intestines play a special role in strengthening the immune system, so it is necessary to help them maintain their own microflora by consuming fermented milk products.
  • Harden yourself: a contrast shower and rubbing with a damp towel will make your body more resistant to infections.
  • Swim, spend time actively, walk in the fresh air.
  • Rest whenever possible: stress and overwork will not benefit your immunity.
  • Any medication should not be taken without first consulting a doctor.

How to boost the immunity of a nursing mother? It is best to do this in natural ways: by establishing a balanced diet, properly hardening the body and proper rest. Remember: almost everything that enters the woman's body with food is passed on to the baby with breast milk. Therefore, do not rush to take pharmaceutical drugs, because you cannot say with certainty how they will affect the child. Let the doctor prescribe drugs to boost immunity.

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How to boost immunity at home?

In principle, increasing and strengthening immunity is not such a difficult problem. The main thing is to want to do it, without being afraid of the words "hardening", "fighting bad habits" and "proper nutrition". Moreover, only a comprehensive approach to the problem will help solve it in your favor.

Folk remedies

Among folk remedies, the use of medicinal herbs to activate immune defense is popular. The use of ginseng and echinacea, garlic and St. John's wort, clover and yarrow, celandine and licorice has proven itself since ancient times.

Stimulating the immune system with folk remedies may require a lot of patience and diligence. The results of using folk remedies come slowly, but the treatment effect is long-lasting and stable.

Herbs that boost immunity:

  • Aralia - has a preventive and therapeutic effect, superior in effectiveness to the action of Eleutherococcus and ginseng preparations;
  • ginseng – can improve cerebral blood supply, somewhat activate hematopoiesis, strengthens the body;
  • zamaniha – increases the tone of the nervous system, restores efficiency in case of loss of strength;
  • Leuzea - reduces the level of damaging factors affecting the body, normalizes the vegetative-vascular system;
  • Schisandra – contains ascorbic acid and vitamin E, which determine the basic biological properties of the plant;
  • Echinops – increases the body’s energy potential;
  • chilibuha - used for deterioration of metabolic processes, chronic fatigue syndrome, and poor appetite;
  • Rhodiola rosea (golden root) – has adaptogenic properties, normalizes metabolic processes;
  • Sterculia – helps with physical and mental fatigue, stimulates the central nervous system.

Herbal infusions that boost immunity should be prepared from crushed plant materials. The prepared plant elements are mixed well and used to prepare tinctures or decoctions.

The following mixture has proven itself to be excellent: mint, lemon balm, fireweed and chestnut blossom, 3 tablespoons each, pour 0.5 l of boiling water and leave for 2 hours. This infusion can be added to juice or compote, and taken daily about 200 ml.

Another recipe for a collection to boost immunity: lemon balm, valerian, oregano, linden, hops, coriander and golden root mixed in equal parts. Pour a tablespoon of the collection into a thermos, pour 0.5 liters of boiling water there, close and leave for 7-8 hours. The infusion should be consumed throughout the day in 3 doses.

For a viral infection, this mixture will help: licorice, lemongrass, ginseng and echinacea. Brew in equal parts and drink instead of tea.

You can make your own tinctures that boost your immunity or buy them at a pharmacy:

  • ginseng tincture – has an adaptogenic, tonic and general strengthening effect. Accelerates the excitation process in the brain, enhances reflex activity, stimulates metabolic processes, activates performance;
  • Echinacea tincture – helps with asthenic conditions, is prescribed during the recovery period after serious illnesses, as well as in the complex treatment of deterioration of brain function;
  • Eleutherococcus tincture – reduces the impact of negative external factors on the body, increases heat resistance, accelerates the healing of infectious processes.

Despite all the positive reviews about tinctures for strengthening the immune system, their too long and uncontrolled use can cause depletion of the body's immune system, so their use must be coordinated with a doctor who will adjust the dosage and duration of the course of treatment.

Nutrition

The most effective and easy method of strengthening the immune system is considered to be a balanced healthy diet. Why is it so important?

Proteins contain the entire necessary complex of amino acids, which play an active role in the synthesis of immunoglobulins - useful glycoproteins. That is why in winter and in the off-season it is recommended to eat meat products, fish, eggs, milk - protein products. Vegetable proteins, which are contained in nuts, beans, lentils, greens, are also important.

Fats participate in the production of special cells that destroy microbes. Such cells are called macrophages. For this reason, both vegetable and butter must be included in the menu for raising immunity.

Carbohydrates – they give our body energy. And the most useful are natural carbohydrates, contained in cereals, berries and fruits. The level of refined carbohydrates, which we eat with sweets and pastries, should be reduced.

In addition to the balance of fats, carbohydrates and proteins, it is also necessary to constantly maintain the necessary level of vitamins in the body. Vitamin deficiency contributes to the deactivation of immune cells. The result is the same decrease in protective resistance.

To maintain a high level of protection, the following immunity-boosting vitamins are necessary:

  • A – it is found in fruits and root vegetables of red or yellow color, and there is also a lot of it in eggs, liver, and dairy products of normal fat content;
  • B – this vitamin can be obtained from nuts, seeds, hard cheeses, mushrooms, buckwheat;
  • C – ascorbic acid is found in large quantities in lemon, kiwi, sea buckthorn, currant, rose hips;
  • E – this vitamin can be found in cabbage and lettuce plants, sprouted wheat and bran.

If your daily diet is rich in fresh vegetables and fruits, you will not be at risk of vitamin deficiency.

Yes, and don't forget about microelements, which are also abundant in fruits, nuts and plants: good immunity is impossible without zinc, iodine, selenium, calcium, iron. Season your everyday dishes with herbs more often, and you will be provided with the required level of microelements.

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Products

First, let's draw your attention to the products that will not benefit your immune defense. These are any alcoholic beverages, refined sugar, as well as products with a high content of preservatives and dyes.

Eat cereals, lean meat, eggs, fish, dairy products, legumes. Natural phytoncides are very useful - onions and garlic, these are natural antibiotics that can fight not only pathogenic bacteria, but also viruses.

Fruits that boost immunity should be eaten separately from other food, 1.5-2 hours before or 2 hours after a meal. Eat brightly colored fruits: red, orange, yellow. Do not refuse citrus fruits, tomatoes, apricots, peaches, persimmons - they contain many antioxidants and carotenoids.

Seafood – crabs, shrimp, seaweed, fish – are especially useful during conception and pregnancy, they will support your immunity in difficult times, thanks to the high content of selenium and iodine.

Regular consumption of fermented milk products will renew the composition of the intestinal microflora, which will strengthen most of the immune cells located in the lower gastrointestinal tract.

According to nutritionists and immunologists, the ideal diet for maintaining the stability of the immune system should contain a certain amount of products to saturate our body with the necessary amount of nutrients. The daily menu should consist of:

  • 300 g meat, fish or fermented milk products;
  • 100 g cereals;
  • 0.5 kg fruits and vegetables;
  • 200 g whole grain bread;
  • 20 g butter;
  • 10 g vegetable oil.

In addition, it is necessary to drink enough clean water: water removes toxic substances from the body, which facilitates the work of the immune system.

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Honey to boost immunity

Honey is a food, medicinal and dietary product produced by bees from the pollen of the flower part of the plant. Honey is 100% absorbed by the body. Naturally, in order for honey to benefit our immunity, it must be only natural, not heated.

Honey is the same medicine, so it must be taken in certain doses. It is best to drink it three times a day, 2 hours before or 3 hours after meals. The daily dosage of honey for an adult is a minimum of 100 g, a maximum of 200 g. The duration of honey therapy is 2 months. Children are also offered honey three times a day, but one teaspoon at a time: the daily dosage in this case is 30 g.

Don't overdo it with honey: in large quantities, this product can overload the pancreas, which will further lead to deterioration of its functioning.

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Ginger to Boost Immunity

Ginger is a well-known oriental spice. Ginger root can be used in cooking, and in dietetics it is recommended to use ginger to avoid freezing in winter.

Fresh ginger has been proven to contain many antiviral components, which helps to resist the introduction of infections and speed up the treatment of colds and flu.

The best cure for colds, sinusitis, laryngitis can be ginger tea. To prepare a medicinal tea, a small part of ginger root is thinly sliced and steamed in 1 liter of boiling water. A little honey and cinnamon are added to the brewed tea. Such tea not only strengthens the immune system, but also rids the body of toxins and waste. If desired, you can add a slice of lemon or green tea leaves to the drink.

Unfortunately, there are contraindications to the use of ginger: gastric ulcer, pancreatitis, cholecystitis. During pregnancy, the possibility of using ginger root should be agreed with a doctor.

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Garlic to Boost Immunity

The healing properties of garlic have long been known. It is also known that garlic is extremely important for supporting immune defense. Garlic proteins activate the production of antibodies that protect against the negative impact of external factors.

However, the main factor that helps strengthen the immune system is the presence of allicin in garlic. This substance slows down the spread of viral infections throughout the body. Of course, garlic is not exactly an antibiotic, but it does not have as many side effects as antibacterial drugs, and does not develop bacterial adaptation to the action of allicin.

Allicin is a very powerful antioxidant, but its effect is most effective only when consumed fresh, uncooked garlic.

To support a healthy immune system, it is recommended to eat at least one clove of garlic daily for three to five months. It is said that regular consumption of garlic slows down the development of cancer.

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Propolis to boost immunity

Propolis is a liquid substance that bees produce closer to spring from raw materials obtained from tree buds. Propolis is rich in essential oils: they have the property of evaporating, destroying bacteria and microbes. Propolis preparations are incredibly useful for activating the body's immune resistance and its overall health.

Propolis is scraped from the sides of the hive; about 100 g can be collected over the course of a year.

Take 2 tablespoons of propolis, mix with 10 tablespoons of quality vodka. It is necessary to insist this mixture in the refrigerator for about 10 days, stirring occasionally. The settled medicine is filtered, separating the sediment.

To strengthen the immune system, take 15 drops of propolis tincture diluted in 50 ml of milk 3 times a day.

For sore throat and colds, you can dilute 15 drops of tincture in 50 ml of water and gargle.

The use of such products is useful for everyone without exception as a preventative measure: the preventative course can last 45 days.

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Rose hips to boost immunity

Rose hips are a great way to strengthen your immune system. Rarely can a product boast such an amount of vitamin C as rose hips. For example, rose hips contain 10 times more of this vitamin than currants, and 40 times more than lemons.

Take a tablespoon of crushed plant fruits and pour 0.5 l of boiling water. Infuse for an hour. Then filter and squeeze the infusion. For taste, you can add honey, sugar or syrup. Drink 100 ml of the drink daily 2-3 times a day before meals. Children are offered 50 ml of the drink. The infusion strengthens the body's defenses against bacteria very well.

The effectiveness of the medicine can be increased by adding linden blossom to the infusion in a 1:1 ratio.

You can make the most delicious and healthy jam from rose hips. The berries are washed in water and the seeds are removed. Sugar is taken 1:1 with the amount of peeled berries. Sometimes sea buckthorn is added to this composition. Jam can be extremely useful in winter, during the season of colds and viral infections.

Drinks that boost immunity

Immune-boosting drinks can help prevent colds and strengthen the body's resistance:

  • Chamomile tea is a healthy hot tea that boosts immunity and prevents many inflammatory diseases. Drinking about five cups of this drink a day can significantly increase the body's antimicrobial activity. And if you drink this amount of tea for 14 days, the effect of the drink will last for four weeks. In addition to increasing the protective function, chamomile tea perfectly relaxes and calms the nervous system;
  • cranberry-cognac drink - a savior for immunity in the midst of colds. Add 50 ml of cranberry juice, the same amount of lemon juice and 25 ml of cognac to a cup of freshly brewed black tea, sweeten with honey to taste. This drink is not recommended for pregnant women and children, as well as for people with high acidity of gastric juice;
  • Carrot juice is a healthy drink containing a lot of vitamins necessary for the body. To improve the taste and additional vitaminization, freshly squeezed juice can be prepared in combination with apples, beets, oranges, grapefruit;
  • lemon-ginger honey tea – this drink will be useful both for boosting immunity and maintaining your figure. Thanks to the drink, pathogenic microbes are destroyed, metabolism is stimulated, toxic substances are removed. Grate a piece of juicy ginger root, add lemon juice, pour boiled water or warm green tea, add honey to taste.

You can add a few drops of echinacea or ginseng tincture, a slice of lemon or orange to your tea. And in general, drink more fluids during the cold season: it removes toxic substances and waste from the body, which makes the immune system work much easier.

Which berries boost immunity?

Berries are a great way to boost your immunity, they can be consumed almost all year round: fresh in summer and autumn, and frozen in winter and spring. Frozen berries contain no less useful substances than freshly picked ones.

Raspberry - is able to prevent not only colds, but also oncological diseases. This property of the berry is due to the presence of elagic acid, which is able to destroy foreign bacteria and cells.

Currants are a storehouse of vitamin C, which greatly affects the activity of the immune system. Tea can be made not only from berries, but also from the leaves of the bush.

Blueberries are one of the most valuable berries, which have a positive effect on immunity, visual and brain functions. Blueberries can be consumed by everyone, including the elderly, as well as diabetics.

Strawberries can remove toxins and salt deposits from the body, eliminate swelling and strengthen the immune system.

Autumn berries – rowan, blueberry, rose hip, viburnum, cranberry – are brewed in a thermos and drunk instead of tea in the off-season. About 2 tablespoons of the berry mixture are placed in a 0.5-liter thermos, and boiling water is added. After cooling, honey can be added to the drink to taste and drunk throughout the day.

Rowan juice is recommended for use during the season of viral infections: brew 1 tablespoon of berries per cup of boiling water, drink after cooling throughout the day.

An excellent remedy for low immunity is chokeberry syrup and jam. You can add sliced apples or orange to the jam.

Viburnum is used to boost immunity either on its own or in combination with other medicinal plants. Preparation: crush viburnum berries, mix with honey and add a little boiled water. The mixture can be added to tea, and to increase shelf life, it can be boiled with sugar in a water bath.

If you take 1 tablespoon of dry sage raw material, pour a glass of boiling water, insist and add viburnum juice, then you can gargle with this medicine for laryngitis and colds. The effect of such gargling occurs almost immediately.

The dogwood berry, which has been forgotten by many, also helps well. It contains a whole range of vitamins, including ascorbic acid. Dogwood berries are recommended for use during epidemic and cold periods. They can be eaten raw, or used to make jam, wine, jelly, decoctions, and syrups.

Homeopathy

There are not many means for immune correction, presented by the science of homeopathy, at the moment. Most likely, this is due to the fact that modern specialists have not yet fully studied the methods of homeopathy, although many doctors have already become convinced of its effectiveness. The most successful are the preparations of the German pharmaceutical company Heel: with the high effectiveness of homeopathic remedies, there is a minimum number of side effects.

  • Galium-Heel is a product that activates the body's immune cells. Stimulates immunity and can be used to prevent or treat bacterial and viral infections.
  • Engystol is an independent drug, recommended for use separately from other drugs, especially antibiotics. It is very effective against viral infections, accelerates metabolic processes, strengthens the immune system.
  • Echinacea Compositum – relieves inflammation, stimulates immune defense, promotes rapid elimination of toxins.

Homeopathic medicines help to increase immune protection not only quantitatively, but also qualitatively, optimizing the immune response with a minimum of side effects.

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Essential oils

An important property of aromatherapy is that the aromas of essential oils have a natural effect on the body, penetrating it and being absorbed most easily.

For example, essential phytoncides of garlic or pine needles activate the local immune system – the production of secretory immunoglobulins by the nasal mucosa.

Essential oils have a similar effect, as they are a concentrated analogue of plant phytoncides. For example, monarda or basil oils can restore immunity even in advanced stages of immune deficiency.

In order to protect living and working space from the introduction of viruses and bacteria during epidemics, you can use eucalyptus, lavender, chamomile, anise, mint, camphor, citrus, pine oil. Such oils neutralize and damage most known bacterial and viral strains, strengthening the immune defense and promoting the active removal of toxins.

Choose oil according to your body's reaction (allergy is a contraindication to the use of oil), use it during massage, in the steam room, while taking a bath, during inhalations, for aromatization of the room with the help of an aroma lamp.

Interestingly, the mixed pine, mint, rosemary and thyme aroma disinfects and cleanses the air in the room. Other combinations of oils can be used for the same purposes:

  • lavender, eucalyptus, verbena and bergamot;
  • ginger, orange and rosemary;
  • lemon balm, cedar, nutmeg, lavender and mint;
  • lemon, lavender, rosemary and verbena;
  • basil, verbena, lemon and mandarin.

Immunological studies have shown that patients who regularly use essential room aromatizations are much less likely to develop colds and viral infections.

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Sex

A great alternative to garlic and oranges for boosting immunity can be regular sex: it strengthens our muscles, like physical exercise, and lifts our mood better than any stimulants. The reason for this phenomenon is simple: after sexual contact, the body synthesizes a whole stream of happiness hormones - endorphins, which can lift our mood and self-esteem. High-quality and regular sex relieves anxiety, depressive states and reduces the risk of developing mental pathologies. But everyone knows that our psychological state directly affects our physical well-being.

As Swiss experts have proven, sexual contacts have a positive effect on a person's defenses. Research in neuroimmunology has found that the total number of killer cells increases by 1.5 times after sexual contact.

Having sex 2-3 times a week increases the amount of necessary antibodies in the body, which are responsible for the level of our immunity.

There is nothing better than having fun and improving your health at the same time.

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Sport

It is a well-known fact that sports and physical education help to strengthen our health. However, not everyone can simultaneously strengthen the immune system. Why is this? The fact is that long and constant physical activity can exhaust the body, which only reduces the activity of the immune system. Therefore, the loads should be dosed, not excessive and not critical for the body. The most suitable sports for strengthening the immune system can be swimming, athletics, yoga, dancing, shaping, aerobics. If possible, sports should be practiced outdoors, in the forest, park area: where the air is least polluted.

Physical activity should be moderate and regular, about 2-3 times a week. Do not force yourself to do exercises, this will not help to improve immunity.

Strengthening the immune system through sports is a good option for people suffering from chronic forms of pathologies (naturally, in the absence of contraindications to physical activity). Regular exercise for 5-6 months will significantly reduce the number and severity of disease relapses.

Do not forget that to achieve the result (increase immunity) you should not allow overexertion. Excessive physical activity is a kind of stressful situation for any organism, which removes natural protection against the pathogen. For the same reason, you should not exercise during exacerbations of the disease: wait out the relapse to avoid complications, and only then resume sports.

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How to boost immunity after antibiotics?

It has long been proven that antibiotics have an extremely negative effect on our immunity. Scientists have found out empirically that the use of any antibiotic (even prescribed as needed) reduces natural immune protection by 50-80%. This figure will be much higher if the antibiotic is taken in incorrect dosages or without appropriate grounds.

For this reason, doctors categorically advise against self-prescribing antibiotics, and the treatment regimen proposed by the doctor must be followed strictly as prescribed.

By the way, in addition to medicines, antibiotics can also be found in some food products, for example, in meat. Many people know that in some poultry farms, chickens are fed antibiotics so that they get sick less often and grow faster. A high content of such antibiotics in meat can cause a weakening of the immune system in a person who eats this meat. Therefore, beware of buying meat products from dubious sellers; it is better to do this in specialized brand stores.

Of course, if you still had to undergo a course of antibiotics, then the issue of increasing immunity should be resolved in advance. First, you will need to restore the intestinal flora, since most of the necessary microorganisms are destroyed during antibiotic therapy. To do this, eat fermented milk products with a short shelf life, enriched with lacto- and bifidobacteria. This can be natural yogurt, fresh kefir, homemade cottage cheese.

Remove sweets and baked goods from your daily menu: these products cause fermentation in the intestines, preventing the restoration of microflora.

Eat vegetables, berries and fruits, as well as onions and garlic, drink herbal teas.

General health procedures include visiting a bathhouse or sauna, playing sports, and hardening.

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How to boost immunity during herpes?

When signs of a herpes infection appear, it is necessary to begin measures to strengthen the immune system as soon as possible. What can contribute to this?

  • Proper balanced nutrition.
  • Use of natural remedies and herbal infusions.
  • Visiting a steam room or sauna.
  • Morning exercises, contrast showers and walks in the fresh air.
  • Prescribing medications that stimulate the immune system.

Of course, if you have herpes symptoms, your doctor will most likely prescribe you one of the most well-known antiherpetic drugs. This could be thymogen, thymalin or interferon. Such drugs should only be used after a doctor's prescription.

What can you do yourself? A positive effect is observed from drinking drinks to boost immunity. To prepare one of these drinks, we will need the following ingredients: viburnum berries, rowan berries, sea buckthorn and some dried ginseng raw materials. Mix all the ingredients, pour boiling water and leave for about 1 hour. When the drink cools down, add natural honey to taste. Drink this tea for up to 2 weeks, 100 ml three times a day.

To stimulate immunity in case of herpes, you can also use ready-made pharmacy tinctures, for example, eleutherococcus tincture. Take 30 drops twice a day before meals.

If you use all methods to boost your immunity, but the disease still progresses, consult a doctor: perhaps you have some concomitant latent disease.

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How to improve skin immunity?

Immunity, in addition to the cellular structures of the immune system, includes the protective abilities of the skin and mucous membranes. Our skin also needs to be hardened and strengthened, but how? There are several ways.

  • Air hardening method. This hardening will increase the body's defenses, balance the mechanisms of thermoregulation, blood flow, and respiratory properties of the skin. The air temperature can be cold - up to 8°C, moderate - up to 16°C, cool - up to 20°C, and indifferent - up to 23°C. The air should be fresh, that is, if there is no opportunity to be outdoors, it is necessary, at least, to keep the window open. Such procedures begin in the summer. Some harden themselves by sleeping at night on the balcony or in the garden, regardless of the weather conditions. But for a start, morning exercises on the balcony, in the park, or in a room with an influx of fresh cool air will be sufficient.
  • Water method. Water hardening procedures may include visiting a sauna, taking cool baths, contrast showers, wet cool rubdowns and swimming in open water bodies or pools. What is this method based on? When cold briefly but regularly affects the skin, then, first of all, the body's thermoregulatory abilities are trained, and the release of the hormone cortisol into the bloodstream is activated. This helps stimulate the body's protective resistance and strengthens the immune system.
  • The method of contrast rubbing with cooling herbal infusions. A very interesting, useful, but a little labor-intensive method. In order to begin the procedure, you first need to prepare an infusion or decoction of herbs: mint or lemon balm leaves, pine branches, tansy. Part of the infusion should be cooled in the refrigerator, and the other part should be left hot. After this, you can begin the procedure: moisten a woolen glove in the cooled infusion, squeeze it out and wipe the body and limbs. Do the same manipulations with a hot infusion. The third stage - using a dry towel, rub the skin of the body until redness appears. The duration of the rubbing session is about five minutes.
  • Sunbathing. It is probably no secret that the sun's rays can strengthen the immune system by forming melanin pigment and vitamin D in the skin. The safest and most comfortable time for tanning is in the morning, from 9 to 11. The duration of the procedures should be increased gradually to avoid getting sunburned. Those with light and sensitive skin should be especially careful.
  • An active lifestyle eliminates the risk of developing pathologies of the respiratory system, heart, blood vessels, and serves as an excellent prevention of excess weight. Active sports facilitate the perception of stressful situations, stabilize sleep and mood. Perhaps this will surprise you, but even if you are tired, the best rest will be a mobile and active pastime, which will give you an additional portion of energy.

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How to improve vaginal immunity?

Not long ago, immune cells were discovered on the vaginal surface during research. They have much in common with the same cells that live in the intestinal cavity and tonsils. These cells are designed to maintain local immunity on the surface of a specific area of tissue. If such local protection is disrupted, then conventional treatment will only have a temporary effect, since the cause - decreased immunity - will remain. For example, if a woman suffers from thrush or vaginitis several times in a row, this may be a sign of weak immune protection of the vaginal environment. Treatment of such conditions should be comprehensive: the actual destruction of the pathogen and restoration of the immune protection of the vagina.

The normal composition of vaginal microflora is 90% lactobacilli, 9% bifidobacteria, 1% opportunistic microbes. Minor changes in this ratio are compensated by the actions of the body's protective factor. If this composition is radically disrupted, it becomes difficult for the immune forces to cope with the progressive number of pathogenic microbes.

Increasing local vaginal immunity involves restoring the normal natural microflora of the vaginal environment. In such situations, interferon and other agents are prescribed, for example, Ginoflor suppositories, Atsilakt, Bifidumbacterin, Kipferon, Lactacid, Epigen-Intim. However, do not forget that only a qualified doctor can assess the adequacy of therapy.

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How to improve throat immunity?

Frequent colds and laryngitis make us think about how to improve the throat's immunity. First of all, this can be done using folk methods:

  • gargling with very salty warm water;
  • consumption of medicinal teas and infusions of chamomile flowers, mint leaves, rose hips, and St. John's wort;
  • regularly adding freshly squeezed lemon juice and honey to tea or drinking water;
  • periodic performance of the following exercise: stretch the tip of the tongue to the chin, freeze in the maximum possible position from 3 to ten seconds. This way we improve the blood supply to the pharynx. Try to do this exercise every time you brush your teeth;
  • gradually accustoming the throat to cool drinks, ice cream. It is recommended to start such hardening of the throat with gargling with cool water. Some recommend taking contrasting sips of a cold and hot drink alternately: however, remember that such a technique can negatively affect tooth enamel.

Hardening of the throat is best done against the background of general strengthening procedures, getting rid of bad habits and establishing a healthy diet.

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How to increase local immunity?

Local immunity can be increased by increasing blood circulation and dilating blood vessels in the required specific area of the body. Such an effect will lead to the activation of the release of antiviral structures - specific antibodies and interferon.

For this purpose, it is recommended to use a compress - an excellent local stimulator of immune protection in the fight against viral invasion. However, compresses are not recommended for use at high temperatures. This is explained by the fact that a jump in temperature is also one of the manifestations of activation of immune protection, and too many antibodies can aggravate the inflammation process and harm the body.

It is not difficult to prepare a compress at home. Here are some recipes for such immunostimulating compresses:

  • vinegar compress – we will need some honey, hot water and vinegar (preferably apple). Water and vinegar are taken in a ratio of 3:1, a spoonful of honey is added. Wet the cloth in this solution and apply it to the necessary area of the skin, put cellophane on top of the cloth and insulate with a woolen scarf. The duration of the procedure is 20-30 minutes;
  • liquid honey - rub the affected area with it, cover with parchment paper and wrap with a blanket. After some time, wash off the honey with warm water or herbal infusion, and lubricate the skin with any vegetable oil. Be careful: many people are allergic to bee products. This recipe is contraindicated for such people;
  • oil compress - heat vegetable oil in a water bath, dip a piece of cloth into it, squeeze it out and place the cloth on the necessary area of the body (do not place it on the heart area). Cover the cloth with parchment paper or cellophane and wrap the patient. Leave the compress on for 3 hours or overnight.

You can also use proven pharmacy methods to boost local immunity: applying mustard plasters and cupping, rubbing the skin with cooling and warming ointments, and using hot baths for hands and feet.

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How to boost immunity in HIV?

It is known that the HIV diagnosis is not as scary as the complications caused by this diagnosis. There can be a lot of complications: this happens due to a sharp decrease in immunity. In such conditions, the body stops coping with even minor attacks of microbes, and more serious pathologies, such as pneumonia or hepatitis, become beyond its capabilities. For this reason, the main direction of support for a patient with HIV infection should be strengthening and increasing the immune system and preventing possible complications.

Recently, specialists have discovered the positive effect of vibration on tissue immunity. Vibrations promote the movement of immune cells within tissues and affect the speed of immune reactions. In order to implement this method, special devices for phonation are used in practice, implementing microvibration effects with a regular and long-term course of treatment. The effect of such therapy can accumulate from session to session. Such devices include, for example, vibration devices such as Vitafon.

Relatively recently, a new class of medications for strengthening the immune system was introduced to the pharmacy network. Among them are the medications Polyoxidonium and Galavit, which can be useful even in HIV infection and in the last stages of oncology. However, unfortunately, not everyone can afford such medications.

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How to boost immunity in oncology?

Research has shown that clinical symptoms of a cancerous tumor can only appear when the immune resistance mechanism is disrupted: the body's defenses stop responding and neutralizing malignant cells forming in the body.

The immune system, by the way, not only protects the body from harmful bacteria and malignant cells, but also helps restore damaged cells in various organs and systems. A decrease in the body's resistance can provoke the development of non-infectious complications.

Supporting the body's immune forces helps us indirectly influence any disease, including cancer. Excellent results have been found from the combination of structured water, TA-65 and Chinese mushrooms maitake, shiitake, cordyceps, reishi, agarica, etc.

Structured water is water that has been given information about healthy cells and organs, which gives it a unique healing ability.

TA-65 is a cellular telomerase activator. It strengthens the immune system, improves blood composition, and gives vital energy.

Shiitake mushroom activates the immune system, is able to destroy bacteria and viruses, and increases the body's resistance to pathogenic microbes.

Remember that treatment with these drugs can in no way replace traditional antitumor treatment. These drugs will only enhance the effect of surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy for cancer.

How to boost immunity after chemotherapy? You can take a fairly long course of the following medications: fungimax, meishi, or mushroom triad, or modifilan in combination with antioxidants (vitamin E, selenium, ascorbic acid), blockers of energy exchange processes in malignant cells (colloidal silver preparations) and substances that can strengthen cell membranes to prevent metastatic growth (omega-3 fatty acids). Treatment with these drugs is carried out strictly under the supervision of a doctor. The course is selected individually after consultation with a specialist.

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How to boost immunity after pneumonia?

To support the body weakened after the illness, to prevent the recurrence of the disease or complications, experts advise strengthening the immune defense after pneumonia.

In all the variety of measures to strengthen the body, there is also a basic rule - a healthy lifestyle, which includes giving up nicotine addiction, drinking alcohol, as well as adequate rest and sleep, a balanced diet, fighting extra pounds, developing stress resistance, and active pastime. A set of measures to strengthen the body's defenses should consist of hardening procedures: dousing, rubbing, bathing. It should be noted that the hardening procedure cannot be carried out with a runny nose, cough and high temperature.

In addition, it is necessary to strengthen the immune system using traditional medicine methods. For example, drink teas and infusions of medicinal plants. You can add a little honey, lemon or homemade jam to them. Of the natural remedies that help improve immunity, we can highlight echinacea, garlic, ginseng, licorice, eleutherococcus, ginger. The duration of therapy with such remedies is up to 3-4 months. Usually, the raw materials are steamed in boiling water and allowed to brew, or kept in a water bath.

For the first period after recovery, it is better not to visit clinics and hospitals, especially those with infectious diseases. Whether you need a second course of antibiotic therapy should be decided by the doctor, but sometimes it is better to refuse it, as it has an extremely detrimental effect on the immune system.

It would not be a bad idea to undergo preventive vaccinations – vaccinations against influenza, pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae infections.

In all other respects, follow the advice and instructions of your doctor.

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How to improve immunity after surgery?

It is necessary to restore strength after surgery, first of all, with the help of a balanced diet. To do this, create your diet taking into account the correct ratio of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. Give up diets that limit the nutritional and energy value of food, eat only fresh natural products. If the doctor does not forbid it, eat more vegetables, fruits, protein foods.

Include foods with a high content of ascorbic acid in your daily diet. These are citrus fruits, kiwi, rose hips.

If physical activity is not contraindicated for you, do not neglect it. However, you should not overdo it either. Consult a doctor: he will develop an individual set of exercises for you that will be appropriate in your specific case, taking into account the disease for which the operation was performed.

If you are bothered by weakness and unstable body temperature for some time after the operation, drugs and measures to boost immunity alone will not be enough. Consult a doctor: an infectious process may be developing in the body.

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How to boost immunity against HPV?

Human papillomavirus (HPV) manifests itself primarily by weakening the body's resistance to infections. How can the immune barrier be strengthened to prevent the virus from showing itself again?

  • Pour 2 tablespoons of walnut leaves into a thermos, add 400 ml of boiling water and leave overnight. Drink the resulting drink ¼ cup several times a day. You can enhance the effect by eating a handful of walnuts every day.
  • Wash 2 full tablespoons of pine needles, pour into a container, add 300 ml of boiling water and cook on low heat for 20 minutes. Let stand and filter after half an hour. Take the medicine ½ cup in the morning and evening, you can sweeten it with honey or jam.
  • Finely chop 250 g of onions, add the same amount of sugar and 400 ml of clean drinking water. Cook the mixture on a low burner for up to 2 hours. Filter the cooled broth and season with two tablespoons of honey. Drink 1 tablespoon up to 6 times a day.
  • Grind equal amounts of walnuts, dried apricots, lemon, honey and raisins in a meat grinder. Store the mixture in the refrigerator and take one spoon daily on an empty stomach. You can wash it down with rosehip or chamomile tea.
  • We brew tea from coriander, motherwort, lemon balm, linden and hops. We drink it throughout the day every day.

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How to boost immunity when you have a cold?

Let's look at the factors that will help strengthen the immune system and resist colds and viral diseases:

  • vaccination that reduces the risk of getting colds and flu by 70%;
  • full sleep of at least seven hours a day;
  • vigorous physical activity;
  • nutrition with sufficient vitamins, minerals and antioxidants;
  • walks in the fresh air;
  • drinking sufficient amounts of clean water (in cold weather, drinking tea is allowed);
  • maintaining psycho-emotional balance;
  • washing hands with soap;
  • maintaining humid and clean air in the room.

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How to boost immunity after a sore throat?

This can be done with the help of yoga. In principle, any active physical exercise can strengthen the immune system, but only yoga will strengthen it for a long time. Exercises should be used that stimulate the flow of lymph, improve respiratory function and facilitate the work of the endocrine system. Asanas should be performed to light relaxing music: this will relieve stress and stabilize the mental state. Exercises that can be used include bending the upper part of the spine, opening the thoracic region and stimulating the thymus gland, located in the center of the chest. The inverted pose stimulates passive lymph flow, moving immune cells throughout the body.

Also, after a cold, aromatic oils are good for restoring immunity: eucalyptus, thyme, bergamot and angelica oil.

You can take medications to strengthen your immune system, eat the right foods, and forget about bad habits: these are the best tips for supporting your immune system.

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How to boost immunity during furunculosis?

Today, in a comprehensive approach to treating patients with chronic furunculosis, in addition to sanitizing the foci of infection, agents that correct immune defense are often used. For example, in the acute stage of the disease, the use of the following drugs is recommended:

  • in case of phagocytic function disorder, polyoxidonium is prescribed in a dosage of 6 to 12 mg intramuscularly by injection for 1-2 weeks;
  • in case of reduced affinity of immunoglobulins, the drug galavit is prescribed at a dosage of 100 mg intramuscularly for two weeks;
  • if the number of B-lymphocytes decreases, it is recommended to use myelopid at a dosage of 3 mg intramuscularly for 5 days;
  • if there is no effect from using galavit, immunoglobulin preparations for intravenous injections are prescribed (injections of octagam, intraglobin, gabriglobin).

The use of likopid is also justified in cases of long-term and periodically aggravated furunculosis. Often, a complex prescription of immunomodulatory agents is used, as well as their alternate intake.

At the moment, scientists are conducting clinical tests of the latest developments of domestic immunomodulatory drugs. These are the drugs Neogen and Seramil. While these drugs have not been fully studied, a significant increase in the period of furunculosis remission of almost 1 year has already been discovered.

We hope that soon these drugs will take their rightful place in the correction of immunity in the treatment and prevention of furunculosis.

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How to boost immunity during thrush?

To boost immunity during thrush, the specialist will first recommend following a special diet. It would seem, what does nutrition have to do with it? That's because the fungal infection that causes thrush lives in our body in small quantities all the time. It can be found on the external genitals, on the skin, in the oral cavity. Nutritional errors can provoke an imbalance in the environment, the death of beneficial bacteria and the rapid growth and reproduction of pathogenic fungi.

To strengthen the body's resistance to fungal infection, it is necessary to include all types of vegetables and unsweetened fruits in the diet. They can be eaten raw, boiled, baked, stewed, but never fried. You can eat chicken, lean fish, dried dark bread.

The use of spices, garlic and hot peppers practically guarantees getting rid of fungi. Fermented milk products, necessarily fresh, will also help restore the natural environment in the body.

The only thing that is categorically not recommended to eat with thrush is sweets and baked goods made from white flour. You will have to temporarily give up even sweet fruits: bananas, grapes, dates.

Even after you have gotten rid of thrush, do not rush to sweets right away. If you want to get rid of the disease forever, take this type of diet as a basis and stick to it constantly.

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How to boost immunity during tuberculosis?

Recently, there has been much talk about the use of immunorehabilitation of tuberculosis patients using Transfer Factors. Doctors recommend using these drugs before, during and after planned drug treatment. For tuberculosis, in combination with traditional treatment methods, the following are prescribed:

  • 1st month – Transfer Advanced, two capsules per day and Transfer Plus – three capsules;
  • II month – Transfer Advance 3 or 4 capsules per day;
  • subsequent treatment – take 2 capsules twice a day for 10 days each month.

Tuberculosis requires long-term therapy, so it is very important to maintain immunity at the highest possible level during this period.

The following medicinal, vitamin and antioxidant products can be used:

  • coenzyme Ԛ-10 – 60 mg every day, activates pulmonary immunity;
  • coral water - one packet in a glass of water per day between meals;
  • Silver-Max (colloidal silver preparation) – 1 teaspoon up to 3 times a day, a natural stimulant of the immune status;
  • Aloemannan preparation – one capsule up to 3 times a day;
  • Microhydrin – one capsule three times a day with food, a good antioxidant;
  • Phycoten - one capsule per day with food, ensures the production of surfactants;
  • Vitamin E – one capsule with food, antioxidant;
  • phyto-energy – one teaspoon up to 3 times a day, improves metabolic processes;
  • zinc is a microelement that improves immune system functionality and accelerates tissue regeneration, 1 tablet with meals.

You may have to fight the disease for a long time, but the main thing is not to give up.

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How to boost immunity during allergies?

Strengthening the immune system and anti-allergy therapy are complementary processes. The fact is that having an allergy to anything already means that there is something wrong with your immune system. You will have to use anti-allergy medications and immune system strengthening medications at the same time.

The final elimination of allergies and increased resistance is possible if you devote enough time and energy to timely cleansing of the body. Over time, a large number of toxic substances accumulate in our blood and organs, which for one reason or another have not been removed from the body. There are many methods for cleansing the liver, intestines and blood described on the Internet. Choose the one that suits you and, after consulting with your doctor, begin the procedure.

After you have cleansed your organs, you can move on to the next stage: the use of certain herbal remedies that are capable of causing the necessary changes in the functioning of the immune system. Such changes (selective activation of lagging elements of the immune response, as well as artificial suppression of overly active elements) are called immunomodulation by specialists. Herbal preparations that are used for immunomodulation are called immunomodulators.

What plants can be considered immunomodulators? These are celandine, clover, elecampane, etc. Among the southern and Asian herbal preparations, they also include vilzatsora (cat's claw), gotu kola, pod'arko. However, the most significant representative of immunomodulators is the well-known duckweed plant, which can be found in almost any pond or backwater in summer. Treatment of asthmatic bronchitis and other manifestations of allergies with duckweed preparations gives a remarkable effect. There are many known recipes for using the plant, here is the most common of them: the collected duckweed is washed and dried, ground into powder and, adding fresh honey, a kind of "dough" is kneaded. Small peas are rolled from it, which are dried in the oven at a temperature of 50 ° C for five hours. Then the peas are poured into a container and consumed 1-2 pieces twice a day.

If you are allergic to honey, you do not need to add it. In such cases, you should treat with a decoction or infusion of duckweed.

To boost your immunity, you can use a variety of means: vaccines, immune serums, gamma globulins, herbal and homeopathic preparations. We have told you about the basic principles of immunotherapy, and we hope that now you know exactly how to boost your immunity.

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