Looking to Boost Your Immunity Ahead of Cold and Flu Season? We Can Help

Autumn ushers in many wonderful changes, like cooler, dry weather, colorful foliage, and cozy evenings spent cuddling. However, it also brings something unpleasant: an uptick in colds and flu infections, along with fever, headache, stuffy nose, sore throat, and other uncomfortable symptoms. For some, it means serious complications that can lead to hospitalization.

Getting a flu shot reduces the risk of a flu infection, while getting plenty of rest and eating a healthy diet can help ward off both colds and flu. But there’s one more simple step you can take to give your body the extra help it needs to build up its immunity: vitamin and antioxidant therapy.

As a leading provider of immune therapies targeted at preventing illnesses, beYOU bioidenticals provides tailored vitamin injections and antioxidant treatments focused on preventing illnesses now and in the future. In this post, learn how this cutting-edge therapy can help you stay healthy this fall and all year round.

Vitamins, antioxidants, and your immune system

When most of us think about the nutrients we consume, we wonder about the impact they have on our weight or energy levels. But those nutrients are also full of essential vitamins and minerals (called micronutrients) that support your health in lots of ways, including strengthening your immune system and your defense against infections.

With so much riding on your intake of micronutrients, it’s not surprising that even a tiny decline in a single vitamin or mineral can have a significant and long-lasting impact on your health. The sad fact: Millions of Americans don’t get the recommended amounts of micronutrients that support a healthy immune system, leaving them prone to colds and flu infections, as well as the complications they can cause.

Micronutrient deficiencies can occur for various reasons, but for many Americans, poor eating habits focused on highly processed, nutrient-deficient foods are to blame. A busy, fast-paced lifestyle sees more of us reaching for fast food or convenience foods lacking in immune-boosting micronutrients, including antioxidants that ward off cell damage associated with poor immune function.

Boosting immunity with vitamin and antioxidant therapy

Vitamins and antioxidants play a central role in strengthening the immune system by supporting the cells that fight off infections. When levels of these micronutrients are low, it leaves our body open to germs, such as cold and flu viruses. 

Vitamin C is a well-known example of an immune-boosting micronutrient that helps infection-fighting white blood cells function more effectively. Other vitamins, like vitamin D, regulate immune responses and help reduce harmful inflammation. 

At the same time, antioxidants like glutathione protect immune cells from damage, ensuring these cells respond quickly when viruses and other germs invade. Together, these micronutrients help your body develop a more robust defense against illnesses.

Beginning therapy before cold and flu season is in full swing ensures your body can recover more quickly from everyday physical and emotional stresses that can weaken your immune system and hinder its response to infections. By starting therapy now, you optimize your immune system, helping your body ward off illness and recover more quickly if you do get sick.

And there’s one more benefit: Because respiratory infections are associated with dangerous complications, like pneumonia, taking steps to prevent those infections helps you avoid serious health issues that could require hospitalization. It’s a proactive way to ensure your body is well prepared before the cold and flu season reaches its peak.

Give your immune system the support it needs

Starting vitamin and antioxidant therapy now can help you sail through the busy holiday season feeling healthier and more refreshed, setting the stage for a healthy new year, too.  To learn how vitamin and antioxidant therapy can support your immune health this fall and year-round, request an appointment by phone or online with the beYOU bioidenticals team in Leawood, Kansas, today.