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Your Essential Immune Support Kit

The scientists have spoken. The key nutrients your body needs to protect against colds and strengthen your immunity.

As Hong Kong hums back to life, it’s important that we continue to support and strengthen our immune systems. At this time, your most powerful line of defence against viruses is your immunity.

We recognise these past few months have been physically, mentally and emotionally exhausting. Working through what-to-do and what-not-to-do has been overwhelming for many. We’ll keep this simple.

At this time, the key to a strong immunity is to identify and address:

• deficiencies in key nutrients that are central to a healthy, robust immune system. To maintain a healthy immune system, the body needs sufficient vitamins and other nutrients. But that is exactly what many people lack.
• existing inflammation in your body that may be caused by underlying health issues, toxins and pollutants, stress and more. Existing inflammation combined with virus-induced inflammation can lead to severe symptoms.

With this in mind, our expert practitioners have compiled an exact list of what your immune support kit should include to boost your immunity and reduce inflammation. They’ve also shared pure and powerful supplement recommendations, so you receive the best support at this time.

The Essential Immune Support Kit

Vitamin C, Vitamin D3, Zinc and a Probiotic: the four key fighters for immune health

Vitamin C

It’s no secret that Vitamin C can supercharge your cold and flu defences. Your body does not produce Vitamin C; you get this vital nutrient from your diet. Sadly, no matter how well you eat, compromised soil quality and imported foods can significantly affect the levels of Vitamin C you consume.

Vitamin C deficiency is known to decrease our immune responsiveness and increase susceptibility to infections. When a person becomes ill, the increased inflammation and metabolic requirements in our body places even greater demand for Vitamin C.

Our Practitioner Recommendation: Pure and potent Vitamin C supplementation is proven to both prevent colds. It’s important to note that not all vitamin C supplements are created equal. Vitamin C with Manuka honey can support optimal immune system function. This powerful supplement includes ascorbic acid, zinc and glutathione – all known to support healthy immunity. Suitable for both adults and children.

Vitamin D3

Multiple global experts advise that Vitamin D3 is crucial for a strong immunity.

Worryingly, an alarming 60% of Hong Kongers are believed to be Vitamin D-deficient, which makes it difficult for our bodies to fight flus and viruses. Vitamin D deficiency not only impairs immune function but also promotes excessive inflammatory reactions, which can be particularly dangerous if you become ill.

Micellized Vitamin D3 can be easily absorbed and bolster your respiratory health and help alleviate anxiety, providing much-needed support in current times.

Zinc

Zinc is essential for immune support function. This vital mineral contains specific and well-known antiviral properties. It has been proven to help protect against colds and – if you do fall sick – decrease the severity of a person’s respiratory illness.

Zinc deficiency impacts around half of all adults. This nutrient deficiency can greatly impair a person’s immune function, especially their resistance to viral infections. For decades, studies have shown that zinc supplementation effectively boosts your immune response.

Zinc citrate can be absorbed quicker and far more effectively by the body compared to many other zinc supplements. It powerfully supports immunity, yet it’s gentle on the stomach.

Probiotics

70% of your immune system lives in your gut. Disruptions to your gut microbiomes (micro-organisms in the body) increases your sensitivity to viral infections. As your gut microbiomes are also linked to your mucous membranes (protective layers that line parts of your ear, nose, throat, digestive tract and parts of the body that are exposed to air) it’s important to ensure your gut is healthy and strong.

Probiotics are proven to support gut health, enhance resistance to viral infections and decrease inflammation in the body. But only when they are pure, potent and stored appropriately. Store-bought supplements simply won’t do. It’s also important to note that different probiotics serve different purposes. Only specific strains of probiotics support immune function.

For the purpose of strengthening immunity, we recommend probiotics that have a hypoallergenic blend of various probiotic species that provides excellent immune health support.

We highly recommend that you take Vitamin C, Vitamin D3, Zinc, and a pure and powerful probiotic in tandem to form the foundation of your immune support kit.

If you have questions about the best immunity supplements at this time, please feel free to visit our dispensary in-person or write to us here.

Your Essential Immune Support Kit is intended to complement a healthy lifestyle. If you want a personalised plan that takes into account any lifestyle and health factors that may be compromising your immunity, please arrange an in-person or online consultation with one of our naturopaths.

We hope your toolkit serves you and your family well.

中文版 Chinese version
幫助增強免疫力和預防感冒的重要營養素

新冠肺炎疫情雖然有慢慢緩和的趨勢，但是我們也不能鬆懈, 要繼續做好防疫措施，對抗病毒。對抗病毒最有效的方法就是增強你的免疫力，才能減低感染機會。

在過去的兩年間, 相信對許多人來說也是一個挑戰。不論在身體上、精神上和情感上都有筋疲力盡的感覺, 導致抗疫疲勞出現。

要預防抗疫疲勞，關鍵就是提高免疫力!
要維持健康的免疫系統，我們的身體需要有足夠的維他命 、礦物質和其他營養素。但這些正是許多都市人往往缺乏的。除此之外，潛在的健康問題、毒素和污染物、壓力等引起的炎症很多時都會被忽略。若果現有的身體炎症不幸與病毒引起的炎症互相結合就會導致更嚴重的症狀。

有見及此, 我們的專業自然療法師列出以下一系列營養補充品為您增強免疫力和減少炎症，確保您得到最好的支持。

防疫基本保健組合
維他命C、維他命D3、鋅和益生菌：四大增強免疫力關鍵的營養補充品

維他命C
維他命C可以增強我們對感冒和流感的防禦能力，我們必須從飲食中獲得這重要的營養素。可是，現今的進口食品和土壤質量受破壞，影響我們攝取的維他命C的水平。

缺乏維他命C會降低我們的免疫力，增加感染的風險。當我們生病時，體內的炎症和新陳代謝需求會增加，對維他命C的需求亦會更大。我們的專業自然療法師為您推薦 : Medlab Mauka-C 純淨高效維他命C，有效預防感冒。麥盧卡蜂蜜和維他命C能支持免疫系統功能。此補充劑還包括抗壞血酸，鋅和穀胱甘肽等多重功効。並適用於成人和兒童。

維他命D3
全球多個專家指出，維他命D3對增強免疫力至關重要。

但有研究表示, 有60%的香港人缺乏維他命D3，使身體難以對抗感冒和病毒。缺乏維他命D3不僅會損害免疫功能，而且還會促進過度的炎症反應，如果不幸生病，可能會特別危險。

Klaire Lab Micellized Vitamin D3 維他命D3滴劑容易被人體吸收，有助增強呼吸系統健康，並幫助緩解焦慮，為疫情提供適切的支持。

鋅
鋅對支持免疫功能至關重要。這重要的礦物質含有特定的抗病毒性。已被證實有助預防感冒，並且降低呼吸道疾病的嚴重程度。

大約有一半成年人體內缺乏鋅，大大損害我們的免疫功能，特別是對病毒感染的抵抗力。研究証明，補充鋅可以有效提高我們的免疫反應。

檸檬酸鋅與其他形式的鋅相比，能更快、更有效地被身體吸收。不僅對胃部溫和,而且更有效支持免疫系統。

益生菌
我們的免疫系統有70%存在於腸道中。破壞腸道微生組織（體內的微生物）會增加我們對病毒感染的風險。由於我們的腸道微生物群與身體粘膜（耳朵、鼻子、喉嚨、消化道和身體暴露在空氣中的部位的保護層）有關，所以確保腸道健康非常重要。

益生菌雖然被證實可以支持腸道健康，增強對病毒感染的抵抗力，減少體內的炎症。但必須要是品質純正和儲存適當才能有效。另外要注意的是，不同的益生菌有不同的用途。只有特定的益生菌菌株才有支持免疫力的功能。

因此，我們建議應選擇含有多種低過敏性菌株並有支持免疫功能的益生菌。

作為基本防疫保健組合，我們強烈建議您同時服用維他命 C、維他命 D3、鋅和強效純淨的益生菌。

幫助你和家人輕鬆渡過疫情。

如果你對以上營養補充品有任何疑問，或有意尋求個人化的健康諮詢, 請與我們的自然療法師預約進行面對面或在線諮詢。你亦可到本店查詢，或電郵給我們。