Immune Support: Strengthen Your Body's Natural Defenses
Your immune system works hard to protect you, but have you considered how to support it in return? Beyond a healthy diet and lifestyle, certain micronutrients can play an important role in immune health.
How the Immune System Works
We often think of the immune system as a single entity, yet it’s a remarkably complex network, much like the intricate gears of a wristwatch. This system provides three primary layers of defense:
- Physical Barriers: Skin and mucous membranes serve as the first line of defense.
- Innate Immunity: This is the immunity we’re born with, capable of launching a general defense against invaders, though it doesn’t retain memory for future encounters.
- Adaptive Immunity: Adaptive immunity creates a targeted response, generating antibodies that “remember” specific invaders for future defense.
Once an invader bypasses the skin or mucous membranes, innate immunity takes over as the immediate response. If necessary, adaptive immunity steps in, building a specific memory to protect against future exposures.
Supporting each layer of this complex immune network is key to maintaining a resilient, balanced immune system.
Supporting Healthy Immunity
The Immune Support Bundle is designed to provide comprehensive immune support through key vitamins and minerals:
- Vitamin C: Supports all three aspects of immunity: skin and mucous membrane barriers, innate immunity, and adaptive immunity. Its role in collagen production helps maintain healthy skin and mucous membranes, while also offering antioxidant support to protect against free radicals.ᶧ¹
- Vitamin D3: Vital for both innate and adaptive immunity, as immune cells have vitamin D receptors. Studies show that maintaining adequate vitamin D levels supports immune health. Additionally, vitamin D3 aids calcium absorption, promoting strong bones and teeth.ᶧ²
- Vitamin K2 (MK-7): Works in synergy with vitamin D to further support bone health.ᶧ³
- Zinc (as bisglycinate): Essential for innate and adaptive immune responses, zinc also provides antioxidant support. The bisglycinate form of zinc offers enhanced bioavailability for optimal absorption and utilization.ᶧ⁴
Comprehensive Immune Support Bundle
The Immune Support Bundle combines powerful nutrients to help maintain the three key pillars of healthy immunity: robust skin and mucous membrane barriers, innate immunity, and adaptive immunity.ᶧ
- Vitamin C: Essential for all facets of immune protection, Vitamin C helps support barrier integrity, boosts innate and adaptive immunity, and offers antioxidant support by neutralizing free radicals.ᶧ¹
- Vitamins D3 & K2: Vitamin D3 strengthens both innate and adaptive immune functions, while Vitamin K2 works synergistically with D3 to promote bone health.ᶧ²,³
- Zinc: Known to enhance innate and adaptive immunity, Zinc also provides antioxidant benefits to combat oxidative stress.ᶧ⁴
When our immune system has the right nutritional support, it can better protect us in return. Embrace these foundational nutrients for optimal immune wellness.
¹ Carr, A. C., & Maggini, S. (2017). Vitamin C and Immune Function. Nutrients, 9(11), 1211.
² Prietl, B., Treiber, G., Pieber, T. R., & Amrein, K. (2013). Vitamin D and immune function. Nutrients, 5(7), 2502–2521.
³ Kidd P. M. (2010). Vitamins D and K as pleiotropic nutrients: clinical importance to the skeletal and cardiovascular systems and preliminary evidence for synergy. Alternative medicine review : a journal of clinical therapeutic, 15(3), 199–222.
⁴ Wessels, I., Maywald, M., & Rink, L. (2017). Zinc as a Gatekeeper of Immune Function. Nutrients, 9(12), 1286.
⁵ Gandia, P., Bour, D., Maurette, J. M., Donazzolo, Y., Duchène, P., Béjot, M., & Houin, G. (2007). A bioavailability study comparing two oral formulations containing zinc (Zn bis-glycinate vs. Zn gluconate) after a single administration to twelve healthy female volunteers. International journal for vitamin and nutrition research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Vitamin- und Ernahrungsforschung. Journal international de vitaminologie et de nutrition, 77(4), 243–248.
