3 Essential Nutrients That Boost Immunity

Your immune system plays a vital role in keeping you healthy. working 24 hours a day to battle germs, maintain cellular health, and prevent infections and diseases. To keep your immune system in peak condition, you need to be sure you’re providing it with the vitamins and minerals — called micronutrients — it needs for optimal function.

You can certainly feed your immune system with a balanced, healthy diet. But for many, maintaining the ideal balance of nutrients is a difficult task.

And even when you do manage to stick to a healthy eating plan, it’s almost impossible to give your immune system the extra dose of micronutrients it needs to stay healthy during flu season and other times when germ exposure is unusually high. Fortunately, IV therapy can help. 

At Boost Hydro, we offer complete immune support through our specialized mixture designed to give your system the key micronutrients it needs to do its job. Here, learn about three important micronutrients your immune system needs to keep you free from disease.

Vitamin C

Vitamin C has a well established reputation as a defense against colds and other viruses. Found in citrus fruits and many vegetables, including broccoli, tomatoes, spinach, berries, and even potatoes, vitamin C is a potent antioxidant that protects cells against damage by unstable molecules called free radicals.

In addition, vitamin C supports production of white blood cells that play key roles in fighting off infection. It also helps wounds heal faster, reducing the risk of skin and other wound infections.

Vitamin B12

Many people know vitamin B12 as the “energy vitamin” for its role in metabolism — the way your body converts food into usable forms of energy. Low levels of vitamin B12 can leave you feeling fatigued and worn out in addition to reducing your immunity to germs.

Specifically, vitamin B12 helps your body produce immune cells — the “soldiers” that identify and battle invading germs. Vitamin B12 also helps maintain a healthy gut lining, a major barrier against germs, viruses, and other pathogens.

Magnesium

Magnesium is a micronutrient with a long list of critical functions — in fact, it’s involved in over 300 enzyme systems responsible for regulating many aspects of health, including immune health. 

Low levels of magnesium have been associated with chronic, low-grade inflammation, which in turn contributes to an array of health problems as well as reduced immunity. It’s also used in the activation of vitamin D, another micronutrient that’s vital for a strong immune response.

Infusions vs. oral supplements

It’s true — taking supplements can provide an extra dose of these and other micronutrients. The problem: Oral supplements need to pass through the digestive tract before they’re absorbed, and that means they’re diluted and degraded before they ever reach your bloodstream.

As a result, your immune system receives far less of the micronutrients it needs to maintain function. When you take an oral supplement, there’s no way to know for sure what amount of micronutrients wind up in your bloodstream, so you don’t know how much support you’re providing to your immune system, organs, and tissues.

Some supplements can cause digestive symptoms, like stomach irritation or nausea. And if you have an issue like irritable bowel syndrome or inflammatory bowel disease, absorption of micronutrients is already compromised.

IV infusion avoids all of these issues by delivering specific doses of micronutrients directly to your bloodstream, delivering more micronutrients in their pure forms right where they’re needed. IV infusions are quick and customizable, and you can repeat them as needed to help maintain your health and wellness.

Better health year-round

IV infusions improve hydration, too, an especially important benefit for both the hot summer months and the dry months of winter. To learn how IV therapy can help you maintain a healthy immune system all year long, request an appointment online or over the phone with the team at Boost Hydro in Brownsville and Downtown Brooklyn, New York, today.