Can you actually boost your immune system? Here's the truth | Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter

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  • Опубликовано: 19 ноя 2024

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  • @megami.x
    @megami.x 3 года назад +712

    As someone with insomnia I would like to stress that it’s very VERY important to get normal amounts of sleep if you want your immune system to be working at its best possible (they said this too briefly imo). I’m no scientist but just out of the 15-ish years living as diagnosed with chronic insomnia, the immune system is crazy weakened when a person does not get normal sleep. I have to wear masks in large groups or while traveling regardless of whether there’s a pandemic or not.

    • @bipedalbob
      @bipedalbob 3 года назад +37

      I agree, I'm someone the requires considerably more sleep than what is concidered normal, on the few times in my life that I have been awake for over 24 hours Ive caught a cold everytime.

    • @CitizenSuspect
      @CitizenSuspect 3 года назад +3

      It's pronounced 'scamdemic' my good sir.

    • @aaaa4693
      @aaaa4693 3 года назад +19

      Same. Every time I get little to no sleep I get really sick, like infections and much more

    • @bipedalbob
      @bipedalbob 3 года назад +11

      @@CitizenSuspect and what has that to do with the price of tea in China?

    • @CitizenSuspect
      @CitizenSuspect 3 года назад +1

      @@bipedalbob sorry for splitting hairs.

  • @musclee-mac8768
    @musclee-mac8768 3 года назад +1253

    It's been scientifically proven through decades of research that a great diet, some cardiovascular exercise, and plenty of sleep (8+ hours) is the key to staying healthy, both against the common cold and cancer alike. THAT'S the way to "boost" or support your immune system

    • @Xiph1980
      @Xiph1980 3 года назад +25

      You might want to run that statement by actual medical scientists.

    • @LuminousReminders
      @LuminousReminders 3 года назад +20

      @@Xiph1980
      You have only 1 type of doctor = pharmaceutical doctor (druggy)
      You vaccine slaves can't afford other than suburbial, walmart doctors.
      Drugs, medication is all you get.
      Excercise, ancient medicine and detox is out of your price range.
      poor government funded, science slaves

    • @musclee-mac8768
      @musclee-mac8768 3 года назад +65

      @@Xiph1980 What leads you to think that thousands of years of medical research and observation isn't valid information?

    • @maj5775
      @maj5775 3 года назад +17

      This is obvious right! Cant imagine some one would undermine this or Even need a scietist to “Peer review” this commit Logic

    • @musclee-mac8768
      @musclee-mac8768 3 года назад +12

      @@maj5775 I mean, I could assemble a "scientific" team, have them do a "peer review" study, and then publish the "results". Would that make anyone feel better?

  • @janesmith3267
    @janesmith3267 3 года назад +273

    Would love to see an episode on stress and the immune system! Stress has such a massive impact on the immune system. Ironically someone who is worried about illness, researching immune boosters and rushing about buying vitamins and other health potions, if stressed is going to have a lowered immune system compared to someone who is chill AF and never worries about it

    • @mahadevparmekar2565
      @mahadevparmekar2565 3 года назад +10

      Stress causes our adrenals to release cortisol, and corticosteroids are natural immuno-suppressants.
      That's why stress causes fall in immunity..

    • @Bia-rx8wf
      @Bia-rx8wf Год назад

      There’s a video about stress and survival mode by dr Joe dispenza and it speaks on it as well

  • @annaakosua6304
    @annaakosua6304 3 года назад +84

    The things she mentions at the end of the video are highly important to a healthy immune system: enough sleep, a balanced diet. I’d add enough sunlight exposure and plenty time in nature as well as exercise have lots of studies showing the positive effects on your immune system. When I struggled with insomnia for 6 months I was sick non-stop, 3 months of constant UTI’s (have only had 2 prior to that in my entire life), constant colds and so on. Once I got back to normal sleep, all those are no longer an issue. Your lifestyle can have a huge impact on your health.

    • @littlehomeforest5972
      @littlehomeforest5972 Год назад

      Quality sleep, healthy diet, exercise and low stress sounds easy but it is actually really hard to achieve. These days everyone is so busy there's no time to really take care of them selves...

    • @pacificpax
      @pacificpax 10 месяцев назад

      I also Recommend this for you : "7 Healthy - How to Strengthen Immune system"

  • @dodododododododo8216
    @dodododododododo8216 3 года назад +260

    The captions are in wrong time frame

    • @manaspawar3749
      @manaspawar3749 3 года назад +1

      Yeah

    • @jasper6796
      @jasper6796 3 года назад +10

      I noticed that too. Had to turn them off.

    • @madeiraislander
      @madeiraislander 9 месяцев назад +1

      2 years and they haven't fixed it yet :C

  • @davidioanhedges
    @davidioanhedges 3 года назад +815

    What can boost your immune system : nothing
    What can suppress your immune system - lack of sleep, lack of the right diet, smoking, etc ...

    • @Gr95dc
      @Gr95dc 3 года назад +27

      Nice summary

    • @utubestalker.dotcom
      @utubestalker.dotcom 3 года назад +30

      So, Dr Jen is correct if you are ingesting enough Vitamin C in your diet, but if not then taking Vitamin C will help you "boost" your immune system when you have a cold (it will help lessen recovery time, but taking Vit C will not prevent number of colds susceptible to): "The science shows that overall, regular ingestion of vitamin C had no effect on the common cold, as far as in the incidence (or how common colds are). Now, most of these studies looked at people who took more than 2,000 mg of vitamin C, which is a very large dose. The recommended dietary allowance, or RDA, is 75 mg for most adults, and 2,000 mg is the upper limit - you don't want to go over that because you'll have gastrointestinal distress. [Vitamin C] does support a healthy immune system. So if you're not getting enough vitamin C, you will be more susceptible to colds. If you are taking vitamin C while you have a cold, it could prevent complications such as pneumonia by boosting your immune system." See: ("LiveScience, Does Vitamin C Really Help Colds?")

    • @OnochieAfigbo
      @OnochieAfigbo 3 года назад +2

      @Arthur He 😀

    • @sleepy157
      @sleepy157 3 года назад +26

      What can boost your immune system : sport, cold showers, meditation, happiness, make love, make hug,...?

    • @OnochieAfigbo
      @OnochieAfigbo 3 года назад +1

      @@sleepy157 😀 Thanks! 👍

  • @fati7219
    @fati7219 3 года назад +32

    I have weak immune system 😢😢😢i started getting perilous signs from my body i always feel tired i am anemic and i am underweight and i started getting sore red lumps in different parts of my body especially my eye tomorrow i am gonna see the doctor even though i think the problem with my immunity bc i did a little research on my own and all the symptoms of weak immune system matches with mine from now on i will never take my health for granted again i am gonna improve my immune system and eat healthy food and exercise and read and watch relevant videos and books i m gonna save this video next year if i am still alive i am gonna edit this comment and write my journey of strenghtenning my immune system i hope anyone who read this comment to wish me good health i really need that❤❤❤

    • @maxm2254
      @maxm2254 2 года назад

      Read some books on punctuation as well.

    • @Default-gf4zf
      @Default-gf4zf Год назад

      ​@@lukaluka9843 You can actually you simple one

    • @keniabautista1442
      @keniabautista1442 Год назад

      How do you feel

    • @manishrajput3939
      @manishrajput3939 8 месяцев назад

      Can you tell us what you did to improve immunity which actually worked for you

    • @daniellesimkin2800
      @daniellesimkin2800 7 месяцев назад

      Hi,hope ur feeling ok?. I just found out I’m calcium deficient anemic while in hospital with strep c. Can u give me any advice how to boost immune system based on ur own experience. Really appreciate it if you could take the time to answer. As struggling to get back to normal. Thanks. Danielle x

  • @helenhucker346
    @helenhucker346 3 года назад +104

    Vitamin D is known to regulate the immune system. The pandemic has highlighted the need for adequate levels and there is a lot of research showing that deficiency results in a more severe course of the disease. Obviously sunlight is the primary source of vitamin D but if that is not possible supplementation is recommended.

    • @Art-zs6sl
      @Art-zs6sl 3 года назад +5

      Talk about a glaring ommision!

    • @audreymuzingo933
      @audreymuzingo933 3 года назад +14

      This is the only doctor I have ever seen not screaming this fact. What an irresponsible video!

    • @irenegresham1519
      @irenegresham1519 2 года назад +3

      Not sure what this sicentets is Talking about been Taken vitamin C supplements and zinc supplements for the last five years I have not had any colds or flu or any other virus in the last five years since I have been Taken Theases. People are Getting the covid vaccine and they are still catching covid after being vaccinated.

    • @awesomarium370
      @awesomarium370 2 года назад

      That's misleading though. Yes, people with vitamin D deficiency get worse COVID symptoms. BUT, supplementing Vitamin D does NOT reduce covid symptoms! Because correlation is not causation. The likely explanation is that people with low vitamin D have that deficiency because they haven't been exposed to much sunlight, and *another* effect of the sunlight protects against covid. Likely near-infrared radiation boosting intracellular melatonin.
      Moral of the story - don't jump to conclusions, and also go outside and get some sun ^^

    • @notioncreanga
      @notioncreanga 2 года назад

      Actually: The sun's energy turns a chemical in your skin into vitamin D3, which is carried to your liver and then your kidneys to transform it to active vitamin D. So no, sunlight is not a source of anything. It helps the process.

  • @audreymuzingo933
    @audreymuzingo933 3 года назад +19

    Okay but she's failing to mention that MOST people are Vitamin D deficient, because we're not as outdoorsy as our ancestors, who got all the D they needed from the sun. It's also not available in high-enough amounts in the average Western diet, unless you like to slurp down sardines every day. This lady is literally the first and ONLY doctor I've eve seen discouraging Vitamin D supplementation. Sure she said only if you're deficient, but in this one particular nutrient you probably are.

  • @tymfly69
    @tymfly69 3 года назад +203

    Scientists - Laughter can boost the immune system
    The entire internet - laughs at corona virus memes
    Corona virus - 😢

  • @KenDBerryMD
    @KenDBerryMD 2 года назад +127

    Great way of describing how the immune system in humans actually functions. Optimal function is our immune system's default status, you can only do things to weaken it, nothing to "boost" it

    • @silver933
      @silver933 2 года назад

      Bullshit
      And this is just a vaccine propaganda video. I’m surprised you are agreeing with these statements
      If you have a weakened immune system, you can do certain things to improve it, so yeah it’s kind of giving it a boost in the right direction

    • @jmarevalo1850
      @jmarevalo1850 2 года назад +4

      How about vit c, a, d, lactic acid, probiotics, zinc, omega 3

    • @solaris3536
      @solaris3536 2 года назад +8

      @@jmarevalo1850 Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or trained medical professional so I may get this wrong, please talk to your doctor regarding medical knowledge especially when it may greatly impact your long term health.
      Yes, your body does need those to function but taking them when not needed can cause problems, such as taking too much vitamin C when not sick, this can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Or taking high levels of vitamin D when you don't need it, which also causes nausea, vomiting and diarrhea and excess levels of calcium in your blood.
      Your immune system only needs a certain level of vitamins and minerals, no more no less.

    • @jmarevalo1850
      @jmarevalo1850 2 года назад +2

      @@solaris3536 im not an professional either sorry if there is something mistake, i believe magnesium & vit k2 will prevent the calcium from overloading through our blood since vit k2 and magnesium are calcium antagonist which prevent the soft tissue to calcified and k2 & magnesium are known to send back calcium from going soft tissue back to the bone that's why vit d3 & k2 supplement is popular, but there is something wrong with vit c supplements i rather get it from food than supplements, you are correct overdosing on vitamins is dangerous unless you get it from food everyday, vit and mineral from food is much safer compare to supplements, supplements can only used if a person are really deficient in a certain nutrient, but taking vitamins and mineral in normal amount or dosage everyday is crucial for human health.

    • @lucutes2936
      @lucutes2936 2 года назад

      Diet

  • @user-ct8qu6ny6i
    @user-ct8qu6ny6i 2 года назад +12

    I knew my immune system is not strongest but these days when I work hard I gets sick, catch cold and gets fever. But you gave me insight, I have to improve my sleeping habit! Thank you

    • @rajeev6126
      @rajeev6126 Год назад +1

      Hey dude i also had the same problem
      Whenever I work hard i fall sick
      Did you found any solution?

    • @user-ct8qu6ny6i
      @user-ct8qu6ny6i Год назад +1

      @@rajeev6126 Hi, I'm a female btw And I improved my sleeping habits by forcing myself to get some sunlight in the morning and I feel definitely healthier! Also, I started to do cardio exercises, taking multivitamins and supplements like irons. I think they are all contributing to my health.

    • @user-ct8qu6ny6i
      @user-ct8qu6ny6i Год назад +1

      @@rajeev6126 I needed to take care of mental health as well, meditation and St jons wart(supplements) are amazing!

    • @rajeev6126
      @rajeev6126 Год назад

      @@user-ct8qu6ny6i okay girl
      Along with work or study you are able to do cardio?

    • @user-ct8qu6ny6i
      @user-ct8qu6ny6i Год назад

      @@rajeev6126 You can search 5-15min cardio on RUclips and do it at home🏋️ I used to think it would just tire me out or somethin but It actually really improved my hearth! I want you to try if your health condition allow you to do so.

  • @pvtpain66k
    @pvtpain66k 3 года назад +90

    "Elderberry syrup, vitamin c tablets" are you in my mom's house?

    • @sohailislam3416
      @sohailislam3416 3 года назад +4

      The elderberries do work tho

    • @mr12aT
      @mr12aT 3 года назад +1

      @@sohailislam3416 Elderberries boost your

    • @SankofaAncestorShrine
      @SankofaAncestorShrine 3 года назад +3

      while you’re busy laughing at your mom just remember most people self treat because of how expensive Drs and healthcare in general is.

    • @Nobleheart81
      @Nobleheart81 3 года назад +1

      @@SankofaAncestorShrine we pay the healthcare system to "cure" but they mostly treat... They make money in treating diseases and symptoms so that you can keep paying for medicine$ they get paid to prescribe you repeatedly. We can cure and heal ourselves naturally but are lazy and inconsistent. So we pay....

    • @FloresRain
      @FloresRain 3 года назад

      Grandmas house***

  • @supersophisticated9943
    @supersophisticated9943 2 года назад +5

    So what I'm getting out of this is that, since my sleep and stress levels are out of control, I do in fact need supplements to boost my immune system for the chronically hard times. If I didn't have these problems, I wouldn't need supplements.

  • @marcoantoniov.t.9558
    @marcoantoniov.t.9558 3 года назад +32

    Exactly! I work on a R&D food lab and I'm always asked about projects regarding "immune boosting", etc. As one science guy who is on the side of "designing" food and supplements, I can tell you there's nothing like a balanced diet to be healthy, just don't tell my boss

    • @parimtm
      @parimtm 3 года назад +1

      13 cigarettes 11 pegs
      9kg meat and 3hr sleep daily surely boosts the sys

    • @serendipitysisters84
      @serendipitysisters84 Год назад

      A balanced diet doesn’t boost your immune system? Maybe we’re just being too picky about the word boost haha. I feel like this video and these comments are making it sound like our behaviors do no affect our body

  • @iamdmc
    @iamdmc 3 года назад +20

    You can do things that are good for your body and your immune system
    You can weaken your immune system, and you can also do it every favour you can so it works at its optimal level (not boosted, just top condition)

    • @JeanPierreWhite
      @JeanPierreWhite 3 года назад +6

      Totally agree.
      We can't boost our immune system beyond its potential, however we can correct deficiencies that can negatively affect the immune system. I know that since I have taken Vitamin D to correct a medically detected deficiency I simply don't get ill during the winter anymore. Previously I got a horrendous cough every year that made me sound like a horse and lasted months. Goodie for me that my immune system is able resist infections so well now its back to its normal self. This doesn't mean taking vitamin D will stop you or I from getting an infection, but it may help if you have a deficiency making getting an infection more likely.

  • @prenclyempasis3626
    @prenclyempasis3626 3 года назад +24

    Agoge Diet personalized plan makes it simple. Select the food you like and they give you personalized meal plan with tips, training plan and healthy recipes.

  • @eluanlien6940
    @eluanlien6940 3 года назад +5

    Could you please put the sources in the description of the video ? For example, when she's talking about scientific studies and stuff...
    The video was really interesting and now I want to do more research about the topic

  • @chess1011
    @chess1011 3 года назад +19

    I want to know more about the animators after watching the video.
    I mean...that is some cool animation ❤️🔥😎

  • @JATJAT330
    @JATJAT330 3 года назад +36

    Perfectly explains why whenever I hear the phrase "boost the immune system" I just give a massive eye roll

  • @mariialysova9979
    @mariialysova9979 2 года назад +5

    Thank you for your video! That confirms my consideration of being in the right side of healthy lifestyle: to get up and go to bed early, eat good food, do sports. I just can add: for me I understand that life without carbs (only in vegetables and berries, it's called LCHF diet or KETO diet) and sugar has a lot of advantages e.g. you don't want to eat sugar at all (I used to have a sweet tooth), you have more energy, your body has no swellings, you health gets improved. You just need to check up every year and get some supplements if need.

    • @ludgrob1
      @ludgrob1 2 года назад

      LCHF diets are correlated to increased mortality. High fat consumption (especially the wrong kinds) are correlated with insulin resistance. Your body runs its best on carbs, this is bad advice

  • @cripbk2147
    @cripbk2147 7 месяцев назад +1

    My problem is lack of sleep, I skip meals , anxiety, horrible diet & I don’t drink enough water. I also have allergies such has sea food & pollen. I have a history of asthma. I get frequent sinus infections & colds. I also get Acid reflux & IBS symptoms. My stress makes me also not want to eat which is why I lose weight or remain the same weight. A year ago I gained alotbif weight and lost it because I wasn’t happy with my self.

  • @joermnyc
    @joermnyc 3 года назад +5

    Read a recent study that found that the body can produce imperfect antibodies alongside the correct set to take down a pathogen, but it still remembers all the versions it made… which may help if a variant of the pathogen reinfected you later… which could better match the old imperfect antibodies than the original “heroes” from the past infection.

  • @archiedeleon2341
    @archiedeleon2341 3 года назад +24

    Give your animators a raise. Exceptional work guys!

  • @tommccutchan3508
    @tommccutchan3508 3 года назад +25

    My personal experience is that making sure I get enough sleep and taking 2-3 thousand IU of Vitamin D during the cold & flu season helps immensely in preventing those sicknesses.

    • @xxkashietv3539
      @xxkashietv3539 Год назад

      Your preventing it not boosting/immuning it.

    • @smaverick4225
      @smaverick4225 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@xxkashietv3539...that is what they said

  • @sacdaabdurhman
    @sacdaabdurhman 3 года назад

    “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” Sharing some love from small RUclipsr 🤍

  • @alibaloch3184
    @alibaloch3184 3 года назад +31

    I monitored Multivitamins and omega3 supplements helped my immune system as after taking them I saw I was getting sick less and when I did get sick the recovery was much quicker. Healthy diet is not easy to achieve these days when even the veggies lack essential minerals because the soil in depleted of them.

    • @audreymuzingo933
      @audreymuzingo933 3 года назад +4

      Exactly. And MOST people are definitely deficient in vitamin D, the most important one for the immune system.

    • @KristoKorps
      @KristoKorps 3 года назад +5

      That would make sense if you were deficient in whatever your supplements were providing, but it sounds like there could definitely be other factors you're not considering that could have made you feel better.

  • @yampytaq
    @yampytaq 2 года назад +10

    We all are deficient in vitamins and minerals. I am glad I read about epigenetics. Thanks to this book, and the life changes I made, my body was able to clear a precancerous cells diagnosis from CIN-3 to completely clear with no surgery. I was also told that I have one of the viruses that cause cancer (I requested the type of strain I have).
    The sad part is that the gynecologist never asked what I did.
    I know my immune system took care of those precancerous cells.
    I didn’t just take the “magic” vitamins, I made a life style change!!!

    • @justsomeone665
      @justsomeone665 2 года назад +1

      I"d like to read the book too! Epigenetics, is that the title?

    • @yampytaq
      @yampytaq 2 года назад +1

      @@justsomeone665
      Yes it is.

    • @travis_punk6192
      @travis_punk6192 Год назад +2

      Please can you tell me the life changes you made that helped your immune system clear the virus

    • @travis_punk6192
      @travis_punk6192 Год назад +3

      Can you please list the life changes you made that helped your immune system clear the virus

    • @burcincalin
      @burcincalin Год назад +2

      ​ @Travis_punk he s right tell us

  • @godlovesusall8115
    @godlovesusall8115 3 года назад +11

    I really got the impression that she answered a question that wasn't even on the table. "Boosting" the immune system is a marketing trigger but if there is such a thing as a weakened immune system, there is the polar opposite, the normal-functioning immune system. it is impossible to boost your immune and your body WILL get rid of anything it doesn't need, but the truth of the matter is that less than 20% of people actually keep a normal-functioning immune system, let alone keep all bodily processes normal. that's why you most likely need supplements, but not any type, you will need functional supplements. herb supplements are very unspecific and should always be ingested after consulting a naturopath but supplements such as Vitamin C. Zinc, Magnesium and Calcium, those are necessary to keep your body functioning at a normal rate, not "boosted". Your body needs calcium for certain functions, it needs copper as well and melatonin as well. The same way you don't question whether you need protein or not to keep your bodily processes going, functional supplements shouldn't be questioned. I'd dare anyone to go get their blood checked out and see if they don't have a nutritional deficiency of any sort, I still haven't seen one in my office. That's why I say that everyone needs some sort of supplement, not to boost, but to maintain and avoid declination in your health.

  • @aarushisatnalika6648
    @aarushisatnalika6648 3 года назад +2

    Dr. Jen is my fav

  • @gaia9020
    @gaia9020 3 года назад +5

    sleep, eat and exercise are still the most effective way to bring our body to top form, but it is not easily achieved to get in good habits on the other hand it is not that difficult just take one step after the other.
    One fruit more a day, a 10min stretch/workout and going to bed at a specific time is not that much more

  • @SuccessMindset2180
    @SuccessMindset2180 Месяц назад

    1. Immune system can be improved with right prophylaxis
    2. Wound healing mostly depends on tissue growth
    3. Vaccines work properly if they are chosen correctly and other types of prophilaxis are considered

  • @JohnSmith-hn6kv
    @JohnSmith-hn6kv 3 года назад +7

    I boosted my immune system by going to the Philippines. Before spending a year there: 3 or 4 colds a year. After: 1-2 years between colds. During my year there: one cold a month.

    • @harmless6813
      @harmless6813 3 года назад

      You know what also works? Wearing a mask. Haven't had a cold since the pandemic started.

    • @randomnumbers84269
      @randomnumbers84269 2 года назад

      I too was constantly sick in Philippines :D. What do you think causes this? The food is kinda poor there. Healthy options hard to find. Also the streets around my neighborhood were permanently dusty. Of course it's a bit over populated too so lots of stuff going around.

    • @DK-rt5wq
      @DK-rt5wq Год назад

      It happens in third world countries. For example in remote parts of india where people grow up exposed to nature and dirt have tremendous immunity and they were untouched during covid pandemic

  • @unreactive
    @unreactive 3 года назад +33

    Vitamins aside... since I started taking cold showers I haven't even had a runny nose. For almost 3 years now.

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      @danielsmith8464 3 года назад

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    • @darko.v
      @darko.v 3 года назад +3

      Truth!
      After 2 years of no sickness, I got a bacterial infection on my throat which reignited my sinuses (which I had troubles with in the past). I got a fever of 39° on one of the days and instead of feeling shivers, I felt heath. I also didn't feel bad or tired, I just got in the shower, wham bam cold shower later, good as new and ready to sleep. Sleeping and the showers kept me good as new!

    • @TylerDWard
      @TylerDWard 3 года назад +3

      Grow Your Own Food and by Sticking Your Hands In The Dirt, You Will Reach The Next Level

    • @db-xz1mq
      @db-xz1mq 3 года назад +3

      i can confirm the same experience
      cold shower are nothing less on of the several traditional healing method that modern science and this fake video will never show us

  • @think3rofficial
    @think3rofficial 3 года назад +7

    For all those people out there sayin’ that you need to boost your immune system, remember that for people like me with allergies that cause severe reactions the immune system will only kill us quicker.

    • @dunk92
      @dunk92 3 года назад +1

      Did you try Wim Hof's method using cold exposure? I think they are still recearch the effects of allergies and cold training. Maybe it is interesting to look at it.

    • @think3rofficial
      @think3rofficial 2 года назад

      @@dannythemedic that’s not even how that works. The immune system works the best with adequate exposure to antigens, proper nutrition (this does not include unneeded supplements) and a generally healthy lifestyle (which does not involve any special and overly specific routines).
      If you’re immune system is not suppressed, you don’t need any “boosting”. The human immune system is the second most biological system that we know of, you can’t simplify it to that extent.

  • @affable.pebble
    @affable.pebble Год назад

    The animations and sound effects are so cool I have to watch this several times

  • @SunValen
    @SunValen 2 года назад +21

    Also, pay attention to your gut biome! Your digestive system is a direct route into the body and the key to absorbing these nutrients you need to keep your body running smoothly. If you need to use more nutrient stores to fuel your body while fighting off a pathogen, you dont want to get caught deficient and have a way harder time recovering! Good gut bacteria, lactobacillus and others, and a good range of eats, veggies and fruits and fiber, will help immensely!

    • @pacificpax
      @pacificpax 10 месяцев назад

      I also Recommend this for you : "7 Healthy - How to Strengthen Immune system"

  • @darrensaunders8844
    @darrensaunders8844 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you, Dr Gunter, very much appreciated.

  • @loverofawesomeness1
    @loverofawesomeness1 3 года назад +34

    Great animation ❤️ and easy to understand explanation.

    • @carson1701
      @carson1701 3 года назад

      @@RoxanneM- can you elaborate?

  • @antonymackin
    @antonymackin 3 года назад +4

    The term "boost" is bandied around, but actually what is meant is optimisation of the immune system, which is achievable.

    • @mytwopennorth7216
      @mytwopennorth7216 Год назад

      @cathylawrence6418 Is that the only sentence you know?

  • @almostcertainlynotapotato6528
    @almostcertainlynotapotato6528 3 года назад +77

    Baba Ramdev and Patanjali be like: Surprised Pikachu Face

    • @sumukh9007
      @sumukh9007 3 года назад

      😂😂😂

    • @rajkishorebehera7489
      @rajkishorebehera7489 3 года назад +3

      IMA President : surprised jesus face 😂

    • @chinu42321
      @chinu42321 3 года назад

      Lol....was thinking same thing😂😂

    • @aaryaputra108
      @aaryaputra108 3 года назад +2

      White person speaks opinion, Indians spit on their own science of thousands of years of experience and follows white man to their doom. Rinse and repeat. Welcome to Kaliyuga 🙏

    • @almostcertainlynotapotato6528
      @almostcertainlynotapotato6528 3 года назад +11

      @@aaryaputra108 There is a difference between spitting on your own science and understanding science.
      Patanjali is a business, it being harbinger of Ayurveda is a mere side-effect of their extreme advertising.

  • @GamingtheOtter
    @GamingtheOtter 2 года назад

    What about laughter? Or managing stress? Knowing how to regulate day to day activities would be the best way to do something non food related to help boost yourself.

    • @hanhan9123
      @hanhan9123 2 года назад

      I believe the video is talking specifically about pills that are marketed as "immune booster"

  • @佐竹春香-w6g
    @佐竹春香-w6g 3 года назад +25

    the images of immune system are so cute.....

  • @YaGotdamBoi
    @YaGotdamBoi 3 года назад +4

    Take it from someone with an immune “system” that’s constantly in overdrive due to an incurable autoimmune disorder.....it doesn’t feel good for it to be unnaturally overactive. I’ve had this autoimmune disorder since I was 12.
    My immune cells attack my own tissues, including those in my bones, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, various organs (skin, eyes, lungs, etc.). My bones itch and ache, I have arthritis and bone spurs in my spine, arthritis in my pelvis (SI Joints), arthritis in other areas (hands/feet, for example)-all because my immune system is overreactive. Any tiny injury or infection-luckily I rarely get sick, and the only up-side is that a cold will last a couple of hours-will trigger a flare-up of my immune system. These flares (the arthritis/immune cell attacks/organ issues, plus extreme fatigue-remember how it feels to have the flu? Yeah, that’s how it feels, plus intense joint pain/stiffness....) can last a week or two, or several months, aka as long as I have an injury. Currently, for example, I have a badly sprained ankle which is still not fully healed 1.5 months later, and my immune system has been flaring this entire time, getting gradually worse as the weeks pass. So yeah, who knows how much damage is being done to my bones/joints/organs while my immune cells continue to attack them while I wait for my injured ankle ligaments and tendons to heal....
    Long story short: like the doctor said, you can’t really “boost” you “immune system,” and if yours is working normally, consider yourself lucky. Sure, you may get the occasional cold or illness from time to time, and that sucks when it happens-but I guarantee you it’s better than having an immune system that struggles to protect against any infection or one that is so overreactive that it perceives your own native tissues as though they were viruses. If yours is in good condition, leave it alone and continue living a (hopefully) healthy lifestyle.

    • @YaGotdamBoi
      @YaGotdamBoi 3 года назад +2

      My autoimmune disorder is called Psoriatic Disease, forgot to mention, just in case anyone is curious about learning about any kind of autoimmunity

  • @danusetian
    @danusetian 3 года назад +3

    I need this course in the first day of the pandemic!

  • @icewilliams59
    @icewilliams59 3 года назад +45

    She completely avoided defining the role of vitamins in the immune system. She asks what it means to "boost immunity" and avoids explaining. Put simply if the white blood cells are the body's army- Vitamins C, D, and Zinc are their swords, guns, and ammuntion. When the body is fighting disease it depletes these, without tools to battle it loses the war. The body's fight with disease causes vitamin deficiency unless resupplied, and being overwhelmed, it dies. This video is not for education - It's a vax commercial. Your immune system is not like a muscle or a garden, it's an army. You must keep them armed.

    • @Catando
      @Catando 2 года назад +1

      OMG, i know! it started off so well ! I was imprssed at first, untill the word vaccine was mentioned . 😂 Take your flu shots every year, what a joke 😂

    • @lord_voldemort44
      @lord_voldemort44 2 года назад +6

      bro i completely agree. This lasy is insane if she thinks we cant do things to strengthen our immune system

    • @gianthairypickle7545
      @gianthairypickle7545 Год назад +3

      You both seem very educated, but no she’s absolutely right, btw vitamins are practically ubiquitous in food, unless ur eating junk food, which well what do you expect anyway

    • @Filippos_Lyras
      @Filippos_Lyras Год назад +1

      Yes both of them seem very educated

    • @spaghettigold2330
      @spaghettigold2330 Год назад

      you're only partially right. however vitamins can only do too much for the immune system. our immunity is very complex but still the point of vaccine is to fight against viruses that are too strong for our immune system to fight on first contact, all it does is expose us to a dead virus so that our immune system can prepare against it and fight it immediately after second contact. something vitamins could never do.

  • @buhedwen
    @buhedwen 3 года назад +7

    Great animations! I wish medical lectures were this fun!

  • @TheJewelnok
    @TheJewelnok 3 года назад +24

    Here we have a gynecologist telling us about virology and immunology. She also is a columnist. I don't agree with this woman's conclusions that the immune system cannot be improved or bolstered by what we eat. Our bodies require a lot of minerals, and we know that malnutrition contributes to illness. If malnutrition contributes to illness, it stands to reason that improving said diet can bolster our bodies defenses. Another massive hole in this doctor's argument is that the medical industry has yet to actually test non-pharmaceutical remedies, so how do THEY know if they work or not?

    • @TroyHomenchuk
      @TroyHomenchuk 2 года назад

      Exactly! Thank you. I couldn't believe what I was hearing in her conclusion that immunization is the only way to strengthen the immune system, but also eat a good diet and let the immune system do its thing, but also you can't eat anything that will strengthen your system. Sounds like someone shilling for big medicine.

    • @mistermonkeyhead
      @mistermonkeyhead 2 года назад +1

      and here we have a guy who favors cheebus over darwin, so whattaya gonna do?

    • @TheJewelnok
      @TheJewelnok 2 года назад

      @@mistermonkeyhead
      I don't understand your comment. Would you elaborate?

    • @64kgto50kg
      @64kgto50kg 2 года назад

      She NEVER said that a good diet doesn't help your immunity, she made a point to say that you don't need to supplement if you're not deficient. She clearly said being ill makes your immune system weak. In a healthy person the immune system works well. If you are sick or malnourished DUH it's not going to work well. My god people on the internet are retarded.

  • @christian.adriano
    @christian.adriano 3 года назад +7

    Almost 100% correct, Dr. Jen Gunter forgot to mentioned that one cannot get enough vitamin D and B12 from diet.

    • @HevaNaisdey
      @HevaNaisdey 3 года назад +1

      you can get plenty of b12 from meats, eggs and seafood

    • @christian.adriano
      @christian.adriano 3 года назад

      btw, this is basic high-school level research that this RUclips channel should have done.

  • @BenJaminn90
    @BenJaminn90 3 года назад +8

    How can we get ppl to get the c19 shot …

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  • @Ucho469
    @Ucho469 3 года назад +1

    Easy, good food, good excersice (4-5 times a week, with med-high intensity), good sleep, no smoke, alcohol nor drugs, getting enough sun, producing you own food (without chemicsls) and the Wim Hof method (cold and breathing excersises).

  • @saketautee2329
    @saketautee2329 3 года назад +15

    I'm an athlete and I see performance improvement after taking vitamin c and vitamin d supplements along with healthy diet and proper sleep.

    • @64kgto50kg
      @64kgto50kg 2 года назад

      lol, have you tried testing these separately? It's not your supplements its your sleep and diet mate.

  • @jasonkoch3175
    @jasonkoch3175 Год назад

    Yeah I’m gonna go ahead and say I had chronic upper respiratory infections and frequent sickness until I started eating Whole Foods. Lots of fruits and veg. I was sick every 1-2mo. I stayed well for almost a year til I fell off. Not to mention there are more in plants than just vitamins. So take out of that what you will.

  • @cssherman1752
    @cssherman1752 3 года назад +3

    I was interested as just having got a new bottle of ginseng. Then she said the word vaccine. Then I looked at the date of the video. A bit coincidental at a time where the governments in many countries are doing their best to amp up the number of people getting vaccinated. Not for or against vaccines, just turned me off.

  • @ranelmarinduque794
    @ranelmarinduque794 2 года назад +1

    Pharmaceutical Industry is really HUGE.

  • @1789Bastille
    @1789Bastille 3 года назад +12

    I would still believe my daily ginger shot is actually making me more immune to getting sick. the magic of the chi. this Jen Gunter series is quite good and on point. perfectly understandable. more of this please. the visuals are amazing and help a great deal in understanding. well done Ted. More knowledge to the people for a healthier world.

    • @djdedan
      @djdedan 3 года назад +3

      well there are foods that are antibiotic so yes, i'm not sure that's the same as "boosting" your immune system though... taking medicine is usually not what people mean when they say they are "boosting" their system...

    • @user-wi2vh7kr6o
      @user-wi2vh7kr6o 2 года назад

      It's not making you more immune. It's more likely that it's helping your immunity stay optimal, or functioning normally the way it's supposed to.

    • @SunValen
      @SunValen 2 года назад

      Good nutrients does help the body run smoothly and makes sure it has the supplies needed when it has to fight pathogens and replenish itself more!

    • @lannchii9702
      @lannchii9702 Год назад

      true I’m taking ginger shot everyday and it make my body inside hotter lead to boiling constantly 😢

    • @pacificpax
      @pacificpax 10 месяцев назад

      I also Recommend this for you : "7 Healthy - How to Strengthen Immune system"

  • @stevenhill3136
    @stevenhill3136 3 года назад +31

    Love the bouncer analogy LOL

  • @summervonaesch7424
    @summervonaesch7424 3 года назад +52

    I guess I expected nothing less

    • @YouthAmphia
      @YouthAmphia 3 года назад +4

      on god i waited 5 minutes for this??

  • @kairitkolk6641
    @kairitkolk6641 Год назад +2

    Watching this while sick and pissed off lol

  • @Nashy119
    @Nashy119 3 года назад +6

    I don't know why you would put in something about "the American health care system" in the middle of an otherwise internationally applicable video.

    • @noeraldinkabam
      @noeraldinkabam 3 года назад

      Cause Murica needs this message most. And they are often ‘patient zero’ for dumb things.

  • @carcorr
    @carcorr 3 года назад +1

    Love her presentation skills.

  • @Cyax84
    @Cyax84 3 года назад +13

    wtf a vaccination commercial by TED...

  • @amirgamil
    @amirgamil 3 года назад +2

    This is amazing! Thanks for making these!

  • @j.trulyrandom
    @j.trulyrandom 3 года назад +10

    Maybe boosting means reducing some pressure off the immune system so it could function better

  • @MissesWitch
    @MissesWitch 2 года назад +1

    In my view, If you're deficient you can boost it, If not then you're as healthy as you can be.

  • @Alex-bl6oi
    @Alex-bl6oi 3 года назад +13

    This is a pretty contentious video in my opinion. Boosting an immune system just means getting your diet right and sleep patterns right. And if you're not eating correctly then supplementing with vitamins is smart. She seems to go out or away just to argue a weird point. The semantics of vocabulary driving me crazy sometimes.

  • @unselfme
    @unselfme 3 года назад +3

    can you please provide a reference list for this video?

  • @Moose808
    @Moose808 3 года назад +5

    If immune function is like a garden and tied to general health, then why wouldn't improving your health/lifestyle improve the functioning of your immune system, whatever your starting point?

    • @darookmezd
      @darookmezd 3 года назад

      It does. Except that a ginger shot and snake oil does not necessarily "boost" your health. Sure if you have scurvey then they might help.

    • @PalienVasion
      @PalienVasion Год назад

      Because she's probably a quack who gets kickbacks by peddling vaccines & discouraging natural methods like most modern doctors.

  • @k.h.6991
    @k.h.6991 3 года назад +2

    She talks as if it's common knowledge what a 'healthy diet' looks like, or like it's common to actually consume a healthy diet.
    It's not.
    Most people eat too little fruit, greens, beans, nuts and seeds and too much processed food (meat burgers, fries, sodas etc). So yeah, most people CAN boost their specific immune system (compared to where they're at): by avoiding the unhealthy stuff & focusing on the healthy stuff.

  • @dmiariana
    @dmiariana 3 года назад +24

    Loved the host loved the animation

    • @RoxanneM-
      @RoxanneM- 3 года назад

      Don’t just take in limited prepared information, start thinking and researching more. Facts should not be limited to fit one idea. She apparently has never read about the research on Vitamin C. And furthermore, she thinks everybody has received the same impaired incredibly defective and poor education our country offers in most all schools. I hear more and more of people who don’t even know where their stomach is! This is really, really, disconcerting. This doesn’t happened, or at least didn’t happen around the world just three decades before. We know, at least I know how curricula gets “adapted” all over the planet to suit a specific requirement for US higher education standard. A lower standard. Look at what happened in 1980 on this.
      And now, apparently, even Medical School is limiting the courses, and information it teaches. Start with physiology. Where did it go?

    • @Gr95dc
      @Gr95dc 3 года назад +2

      @@RoxanneM- LMAO

    • @dmiariana
      @dmiariana 3 года назад

      I just loved the host and loved the animation. I am not worried about my inmune system at all, I have never been atracted to those products in the first place. But if I was deciding to consume one or not, I would definitely investigate further, avoid cherry picking, consult with several experts on the subject, you know.

  • @lucutes2936
    @lucutes2936 2 года назад +1

    Thx

  • @doublehelix8330
    @doublehelix8330 2 года назад +3

    Big Pharma Ad Here!
    stay hydrated, exercise, don't eat process food, well balanced diet, get good rest, remove stress and I'm just a 7th grade graduate not a Dr. LOL

  • @Threedog1963
    @Threedog1963 2 года назад +1

    I bought some immune system booster recently and was discussing the ingredients with my gastro doctor. He told me the ingredients in the particular booster I bought would help. I rarely get sick, so it's difficult to tell if I'm literally just crapping my money away.

    • @jennyjohn704
      @jennyjohn704 2 года назад

      You almost certainly are. And what is a 'gastro doctor'?

    • @pacificpax
      @pacificpax 10 месяцев назад

      I also Recommend this for you : "7 Healthy - How to Strengthen Immune system"

  • @randomflyingfrag7203
    @randomflyingfrag7203 3 года назад +5

    Thank you for the lecture professor trelawney

  • @virgilmontana4208
    @virgilmontana4208 3 года назад

    Dr. Jen's back

  • @pierre180
    @pierre180 3 года назад +5

    I think boosting your immune IQ is perhaps a better concept

  • @MissJ9White
    @MissJ9White 2 года назад +1

    Anyone else obsessed with Dr Jen's perfect curls? Not the take home here I know but hey

  • @littlesame
    @littlesame 3 года назад +4

    Based on what I’ve read up on vaccines in general, there’s also cons to be vaccine-dependent, our body is a powerful universe and its healing is often underrated, restoring the natural balance is key

    • @audreymuzingo933
      @audreymuzingo933 3 года назад

      Okay, so what are the "cons" of being "vaccine-dependent"? Making your body feel like a loser by not trusting it to show what a powerful universe it is?

  • @simonasb1208
    @simonasb1208 3 года назад +2

    Excellent.

  • @My_instincts
    @My_instincts 3 года назад +5

    She should teach all the online bio classes at once. I said it.

    • @rickhilliard2545
      @rickhilliard2545 3 года назад +1

      Yes she should...and maybe let us know if the vaccines offered up for covid are actually virus containing . or just a experiment pushed up to the public out of concern.

  • @Piecesoftheshadow
    @Piecesoftheshadow 2 года назад +1

    Didn’t realise all of this was just an ad for vaccines vs actually sharing the many ways to truly boost your immune system. Like good sleep, sun, movement, proper diet and most importantly, healthy gut health since 70 percent of your immune system is in the gut.

    • @PalienVasion
      @PalienVasion Год назад

      What did you expect? She's a modern medical doctor. 🤡

  • @chantaldelacroix6788
    @chantaldelacroix6788 3 года назад +4

    This is so well done, and so crucial to have in circulation today! Thank you!

  • @crrazybrownie
    @crrazybrownie 2 года назад

    Great way to explain!
    P.S. I love her outfits

  • @PaulSyng
    @PaulSyng 3 года назад +3

    Throws all supplements into the bin!

  • @yoursubconscious
    @yoursubconscious 2 года назад

    was just about to buy Lysine. but found it too expensive (since I never take medication). Good thing I watched this after.

  • @PaleRider54
    @PaleRider54 3 года назад +4

    LOL... My body is a testament to the opposite of everything you said about the immune system. I do NOT avoid germs. I do NOT use anti-bacterial gels, ever. I haven't had a flu shot since 1979 and, coincidentally, that was the last time I had the flu. I rarely eat "right" and often don't get as much sleep as I would like, and I smoke about a pack per day for the past 46 years. And, I don't get sick, except for a common cold every 5-6 years. The only reason I bothered to get the CoVid vaccine is because it boosted the number of vaccinated persons the governor wanted to reach before ifting restrictions.

  • @hananahbanana9375
    @hananahbanana9375 Год назад +1

    It's not that easy for most people to be tested for micronutrient deficiencies and some are common even with a reasonably balanced diet. Although I don't think everyone should be taking lots of supplements, some people do struggle to clear infections and viruses naturally despite trying to do the basics. So what then?

  • @michaelaskarbova223
    @michaelaskarbova223 3 года назад +14

    Looks like a commercial for vaccines 💉

  • @fuzzylogics139
    @fuzzylogics139 Месяц назад

    Well at least she’s talking about the old-fashioned ones

  • @stefannikola
    @stefannikola 3 года назад +5

    Frequent dental cleanings (like three to four times a year) boost your white blood cell count because the dentist is physically removing the bacteria instead of your immune system fighting them off.

  • @knowitall6126
    @knowitall6126 2 года назад +2

    cannot believe we have to keep promoting vaccines (not just the covid ones) but overall in 2022, sis...the effect of the antivax movement has been significant on society, and this problem should be addressed immediately and efficiently. Glad someone is contributing.

  • @franciscoquarto2151
    @franciscoquarto2151 3 года назад +5

    hey dear Ted, can you explain how can exist a vaccine against a not isolated virus? thank you again for show us what propaganda follow

    • @BasselHF
      @BasselHF 3 года назад +1

      Lol, if you're talking about the SARS-COV-2, the whole genome is sequenced. So the development to a mRNA vaccine is pretty easy.

    • @franciscoquarto2151
      @franciscoquarto2151 3 года назад

      @@Dimitris_Half enlight me or u cant?

    • @franciscoquarto2151
      @franciscoquarto2151 3 года назад

      @@BasselHF do you know what is the limit of science?

  • @kylekissack4633
    @kylekissack4633 3 года назад +1

    Yes you definitely can I'm living proof of that I have the results

  • @Santiino
    @Santiino 3 года назад +7

    Well I guess you can kinda improve the immune system cap by eating healthy and overall live a healthy lifestyle. I am pretty sure not everyone takes enough vitamins through their diet. So to avoid a deficiency we have to take some vitamins and boost our immune system.
    So basically it only works when you have a deficiency which is very often the case

    • @AlbenianKomrad
      @AlbenianKomrad 2 года назад +1

      Or: torture your Body with Cold Water showers/or\Baths like I do and it went from torture to,- Enjoyable After 10 days. I take cold water baths everyday!

  • @corey6541
    @corey6541 2 года назад +1

    Staying healthy food intake exercise moderate alcohol intake and staying properly hydrated keeps your strong 💪

  • @Luaqunix
    @Luaqunix 3 года назад +4

    Why do I feel that she sounded like Dr. Linda from Lucifer 😂

  • @sonicrocks2007
    @sonicrocks2007 3 года назад +2

    Summery:
    Boosting immunity is ambiguous term and has no real meaning. You can damage your immunity but then again damage is an ambiguous term. And also vaccines boost immunity even tho I just said boosting immunity is an ambiguous term. This was my ted talk

  • @Trohssemaj
    @Trohssemaj 3 года назад +8

    The tone is a touch patronising, otherwise a good video

  • @paulcato3434
    @paulcato3434 3 года назад

    Dr. Gunter for President