Importance of Vitamins

• Vitamins are essential components that the body needs and, in most circumstances, it cannot provide for itself. Instead, vitamins must be consumed by eating other plants or animals that produce the vitamins needed for the human body to function properly. There are many different vitamins, each with their specific benefits and qualities. Some of these vitamins add a very specific boost to your immune system.
  
  

Vitamin C

• One of the most popular immune system related vitamins is vitamin C. Though some debate looms around exactly how much vitamin C helps your immune system, most researchers agree that vitamin C helps to strengthen the immune system response by increasing the activity of killer cells (the cells that seek out and destroy disease), as well as strengthening the activity of lymphocytes within the body. About 200mg of vitamin C is recommended each day.
  
  

Vitamin E

• Vitamin E works increase the production of killer cells. Vitamin E also helps to increase the production of B-cells which in turn help to produce antibodies that help fight infection in the body. Around 300mg of vitamin E is recommended per day.
  
  

Vitamin A

• Vitamin A helps to boost your immune system by helping strengthen one of the bodies first lines of defense against disease, its internal and external surface linings. The most important of these surface linings is the lining of the intestinal track. When these linings start to wear down, the result is an easier passage of disease and illness causing bacteria to enter into the body. Vitamin A helps to strengthen these linings, making it much harder for harmful substances to pass through. 15,000 IU is a typical recommended dose of Vitamin A per day.
  
  

Vitamin B6

• Vitamin B6 helps to increase the production of antibodies. It also helps with the production of white blood cells. Your white blood cells are like soldiers that increase in production when an infection enters your body. When infections hit, white blood cell production increases. B6 helps in this process. The recommended dosage of Vitamin B6 per day is 50mg.