A balanced diet that includes vitamins A, B6, C, E, zinc, potassium, and antioxidants gives your immune system the tools it needs to function well. These nutrients are found in fruits, vegetables, ...

We often think about our immune system when a breakdown happens—AKA the sniffles start. Sick happens, and nothing can prevent ...

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Health experts will tell you the most effective way to fight the flu, including the H1N1 virus, is to get vaccinated, which causes your own body to make antibodies that target specific illnesses.

Vitamins and supplements like zinc and cod liver oil are often touted for their ability to boost your immune system, but Jeffrey Bland, the "father of functional medicine," says that's not actually ...

That common belief that your immune system inevitably deteriorates with age might be more myth than reality. While conventional wisdom has long held that immune function naturally declines as we get ...

"I've heard, 'I can boost my immune system if I take a lot of vitamins.' It could be vitamin D, vitamin A [or] zinc," Bland says. "[But] those nutrients don't boost the immune system. Those nutrients ...