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kmakm
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7 years ago

Immunity Boosters

@Flaneuse @viking1 @arpie  I thought this topic deserved its own thread!

A discussion on another thread has got me thinking about my immune system as well as the characters above. I've been concentrating on my gut as research is increasingly showing that gut health rules the health of so many other areas of the body, including the brain. And boy does my brain need help after the last few years!


I might add some immunity boosters into the mix to bolster my post-chemo system as we start winter. Probably all the drugs I had with the BMX & recon haven't helped either. I eat really healthily, but what would you warrior womyn suggest?! What has worked for you?


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  • Good gut health, mental health & physical health all helps us get thru this shit with less collateral damage, I reckon. 

    Hubby takes EVERYTHING ..... Vic D, Calcium, Magnesium, Tumeric, Probiotics, Fish Oil, Vit B12 inj and a bunch more!  

    I take the Probiotic & tumeric & have the Vit B12 injection every 3 months.  I was taking Fish oil & ArmaForce immunity booster but have forgotten to take it recently (if it is not in front of me, I forget it! :( )  More recently, taking a raw apple cider vinegar concoction with herbs & spices in it (I reckon that should kick start a motor bike!)  



    They reckon the apple cider vinegar with mother also helps reduce arthritic pain (so I will continue with it, even after this little tonic bottle runs out) as I assume my aches & pains may get worse with the Letrozole.

    We have garlic in a lot of our food & we eat pretty healthily.  Lots of veg, lots of colour.  I LOVE my home roasted capsicums - I do 1kg+ at a time & could eat it all in one sitting - but then would probably end up sitting on the loo ..... so everything in moderation, nothing to excess!!  ;) 

    I particularly love my 'coloured' veg - Orange Sweet Potato & lots of Pumpkin, purple/red cabbage in particular .... SO yummy!
  • Hi all, I have found that Vit.D, calcium and magnesium help me I also take a probiotic every day and have a vitamin B12 injection every month, this helps with my mental health and sense of well being, anything I do take I run past my oncologist, and also look up the sloan kettering site in the usa its a big site that tells you what is good and what is not, my oncologist told me about it, also for well being I have a massage every month, what ever makes you feel good!!
    wendy55
  • @kmakm I love boost - have at least 1 a week. I quite like açai bowls too. 
  • @"Kiwi Angel" There's garlic and chilli in just about everything I cook! Thanks for the reminder about the juice. I've got a birthday freebie from Boost waiting for me. Today's the last day I can collect it. I'll get one woth an immunity booster in it!
  • I love my Kyolic aged garlic tablets which I couldn’t have during chemo. I’m gonna start taking them again as they also help with heart health and I feel like my little heart could do with some TLC at the moment. I generally also like to use a lot of chilli, garlic and ginger in my cooking and I make a lot of fresh juices at home with whatever fruit is cheap at the supermarket