Let’s face it, the things you’re supposed to do during the upcoming holiday season to keep your immunity boosters high, you’re probably not going to do. You’re not going to rest enough. You’re not going to avoid sugar and fancy coffee drinks. You’re not going to get sunshine. And you’re probably not going to exercise like you normally do.
What you’re most likely going to do is run for drugs or supplements because it’s easier to take a pill. I’m not mad at ya, it’s human nature. Since you’re most likely going to take something, here’s a list of supplements that I would recommend. Take some, take them all, take none, it’s up to you.
Just keep in mind that in life, you pay for convenience. Supplements are a convenience to life and building your health. Living in the 2000 teens, we rely on conveniences and gladly pay for them.
Vitamin D
This is the sunshine vitamin and really not a vitamin at all but more like a hormone. To truly be sufficient in Vitamin D, you need maximum skin exposure for accumulative 30 minutes per day. This rarely happens unless you’re on vacation. The next best thing is to supplement. The human genome has over 2700 binding sites for Vit D and being deficient in this nutrient, means you are deficient in life.
You should also get Vit D tested. The problem is that it gets interpreted poorly. On labs, you will see a normal value of 30-100 ng/ml. In reality, if your value is 31, you would be ‘normal.’ The 30 ng/ml cut off range is the lowest value for you to prevent rickets. Do more than prevent rickets. For healthy application, you should be north of 50 ng/ml.