zinc

Another Weapon in Your Immune Defense Arsenal -- Zinc

We require zinc for full immune system function. It's a
mineral necessary for many enzymatic reactions that
must take place in our cells, to have good health.

Also, white blood cell production and activation requires
the presence of zinc, so a shortage of zinc in our bodies
limits our ability to produce white blood cells, which
directly minimizes our immune systems.

Since zinc supplements can cause copper defiencies, you
should also take 1 to 3 milligrams of copper.

It's been proven that zinc lozenges help reduce cold
symptoms.

However, zinc lozenges are useless against bird flu or
ordinary flu. That's because flu viruses are infecting
your lungs, where the zinc in the lozenges cannot
reach -- not your nose and throat.

I recommend you take Xtend-Life's Total Balance product.
That will supply you with the zinc you need on a daily basis
along with a wide variety of other nutrients.

You can get it here:

Men

Women

Unisex and children under 12

Once bird flu reaches the pandemic level, you should
also take the best immune supplement I know of:

Viral-Protec

In fact, you should take that during every cold and
flu season, even if bird flu disappears tomorrow.

If you do catch bird flu, take an extra zinc
supplement 4 or 5 times a day along with the Super
Immunity Seven and any other immune enhancers.

Zinc

Once you've recovered, go back to taking zinc only
through Total Balance or a similar supplement.


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