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

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.

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

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

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

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.

The captions are in wrong time frame

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❤❤❤

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

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

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.

so after 5 minutes of watching I realize its just a propaganda commercial for Covid vaccinations

This is amazing! Thanks for making these!

Great animations! I wish medical lectures were this fun!

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

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

Love her presentation skills.

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.

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.

A wealth of information and easy to understand this well done video. THANKS

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

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.

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Thank you, Dr Gunter, very much appreciated.

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)

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

Dr. Jen is my fav

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

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

can you please provide a reference list for this video?

I have low WBC count, and have been getting frequent resistant infections. What kind of probiotics would be good to replenish the gut, and what not to eat to avoid unwanted bacteria in my body?

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

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.

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

Yes love this!

Excellent.

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.

Love the bouncer analogy LOL

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

Too fantastic thanks Dr. Am helped

wtf a vaccination commercial by TED...

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!

Perfect, now I need a summary for my homework 🤣

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

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

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.

I'm totally curious in regards to vaccines and Immunity do you happen to have one against lung cancer or lung cancers. Also I'm really curious about the Cardiff study that was announced January 20th 2020. That by accident they found killer T-cells that kill most cancers. I would really appreciate hearing from you as I have lung cancer and I would like to know how to build my immune system or is it just shot to s*** and I should give up

Does eating foods with antibacterial or antimicrobial properties help in any way? If yes, what should one call it instead of "immunity boosting" food?

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

Great animation ❤️ and easy to understand explanation.

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.

Thank you for the lecture professor trelawney

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

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

Nice video.

Give your animators a raise. Exceptional work guys!

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.

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!!!

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

I'm a massage therapist and I started taking glucosamine and magnesium when I started getting joint pain in my hands.....I'm wondering if it's a good idea now? Am I just pissing away these supplements?

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.

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.

I am a young doctor & a college of yours. I would like to clear some points. I have three questions: 1. Can you prove, we are taking enough vitamin C or magnesium even if we have acceptable results in blood samples? For example our kidney keep magnesium in the blood and we may still have constipation because of our diet is lack of megnesium. 2. Are you sure about nutrition facts about the foods you consume & recommend? Because so many chemicals changing the microbial structure of our soil & mineral density & organic composition. 3. Extreme leptin status in obese population, widely effects immune function and results with too many allergies & autoimmune conditions. Do you have a vaccine like solution to reduce rate of obesity? If you have proof, this will help me a lot. It is demoralizing about what medicine does not appropriately helps for so many conditions in our time. Respectfully.

What about the endo cannabinoid system?

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

Looks like a commercial for vaccines 💉

Hi TED, the captions are late.

I LOVE THIS QUEEN

How can we get ppl to get the c19 shot …

I guess I expected nothing less

What can Dr Jen tell us about transfer-factors and tri-factors?

Subtittile seems come slower then expected :)

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.

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

Can you please make an episode explaining if we can boost our metabolism!

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.

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.

I had a blood test at the end of 2019 which showed I had a deficiency in vitamin D so I started taking Vit. D supplements. Got Covid19 in April 2020 with very minor symptoms. Was it the Vit.D supplements that helped protect me. 🤔

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.

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.

Oh no is a Covid 19 vaccine ad

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

It could potentially be boosted by stressors and measured exposure

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).

I think boosting your immune IQ is perhaps a better concept

Doubt: So does immunotherapy as a means of cancer treatment, not work?

Dr. Jen's back

Watching this while sick and pissed off lol

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.

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

Gonna need that for pink sauce

Thx

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

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

Most people /do/ have true, real deficiencies, though, and few people's diets have been healthy and balanced for a very long time now. Although I am neither a devotee to elderberry nor turmeric (as immunity supplements), you have given me no reason to assume that they aren't parts of that healthy diet that may be exceptionally pertinent to replenishing myself when my immune system may be is overworked. So.. your argument just sends me full circle. and am i wrong that some vitamins and minerals get used up by the immune system more quickly under some circumstances, such as magnesium under stress or other things when we are needing to fight illnesses more fiercely? and even if vitamin C for sure didn't fall into that category, it still makes sense to me to clear one's gut out some to leave one's healthy flora with less to work through. *Especially* if it's food sickness which is also a sort of infection, even if it is known as *often* being fleeting! So.... i don't see why the hairsplitting over terminology, except for political agenda. i agree that tablet additives are creepy, though. - and that vitamins and minerals not sandwiched in enough else can be hard on the system. i have a lot of supplements around, but i largely avoid the pills and try to mostly hit the magnesium gently and to balance potassium & calcium-rich foods, when i am feeling tense.

Subtitles are wrong.

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.

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?

What about minerals?

Can we get an updated on Booster Shots ?