As is the case most other things your immune responses weaken with age ,so you might want to think about taking natural immune boosters that can support this important function .

One such supplement is Vitamin E.  Based on some research from the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, found at Tufts University in Boston , Vitamin E may prevent part of the immune system from declining with age .  The research ran with seventy eight healthy seniors , aged sixty-five plus and it found that 200 mg of Vitamin E every day for a period of 4 months triggered more antibody production in response to tetanus and hepatitis B vaccines .

Vitamin E can support the immune response by initiating extra production of our killer cells that destroy germs and cancerous cells. In addition to that , your B-cells,  the immune cells that create bacteria killing antibodies are stimulated in the presence of Vitamin E.  Another interesting thng – in a study conducted at the Harvard School of Public Health using Vitamin E supplements was shown to reduce the risk of heart attacks by 50% .

Vitamin D3 the one made in skin after exposure to the suns ultraviolet light is also an immune system booster .

A new natural health product with immune system boosters called AIO- Premium Cellular Health also has Alma fruit – which I had never heard of until now .  Alma fruit, or the Indian gooseberry is also an exceptional source of Vitamin C with 30 times as much as you’ll find in oranges.  Alma fruit grows naturally in plains and mountain areas of the Indian Subcontinent and grows anywhere from Afghanistan to Burma .

Ongoing research is showing that Alma fruit could help to treat and/or avoid problems like stress, cataracts , hay fever, arthritis and even cancer.  It’s no surprise that the Indian and Tibetan healers consider it to have special immune enhancing and anti-aging properties .

Japanese researchers at Nagasaki University found that extracts from alma fruit prevent the growth of cancerous cells, with the cells in the uterous, stomach and skin showing the most pronounced effect.  Alma fruit is a very concentrated source of antioxidants. The active immune booster found in Alma is called phyllemblin and it stimulates an increased creation of immune cells.

Each body comes with lots of antioxidant based defensive abilities , but inside cells a little protein called glutathione is critical . Glutathione is needed for the proper functioning of immune cells, to defend us from bacterial and viral infections. Among those with immune deficiency, glutathione concentrations are shown to be very low in blood and immune cells. When they can supplement glutathione levels to those found in healthy humans is likely to help immune deficient patients .