SOME OF THE TREATMENTS BEING TESTED HAVE BEEN USED AGAINST TESTED HAVE BEEN USED AGAINST EBOLA, MALARIA, AND OTHER DEADLY EBOLA, MALARIA, AND OTHER DEADLY DISEASES. DISEASES. >>> NOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF >>> NOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF REASONS TO BELIEVE YOU CAN BOOST REASONS TO BELIEVE YOU CAN BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM, BUT THERE’S YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM, BUT THERE’S WARNINGS ABOUT OVERDOING THEM OR WARNINGS ABOUT OVERDOING THEM OR MIXING THEM WITH MEDICATIONS. MIXING THEM WITH MEDICATIONS. >> Reporter: ONE DOCTOR IN THE >> Reporter: ONE DOCTOR IN THE HARDEST HIT AREA OF AMERICA, NEW HARDEST HIT AREA OF AMERICA, NEW YORK, IS GIVING PATIENTS YORK, IS GIVING PATIENTS FREQUENT DOSES OF VITAMIN C, AND FREQUENT DOSES OF VITAMIN C, AND HE SAY IT’S HELPING. HE SAY IT’S HELPING. THE DATA TO PROVE IT WON’T BE THE DATA TO PROVE IT WON’T BE AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS, THOUGH.
AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS, THOUGH. AND TAKING HIGH DOSES OF AND TAKING HIGH DOSES OF VITAMINS IS BEST LEFT TO VITAMINS IS BEST LEFT TO PROFESSIONAL, SINCE THERE IS PROFESSIONAL, SINCE THERE IS SUCH A THING AS VITAMIN SUCH A THING AS VITAMIN OVERDOSES. OVERDOSES. BUT AS PART OF A HEALTHY BUT AS PART OF A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, NUTRITIONISTS ADVISE LIFESTYLE, NUTRITIONISTS ADVISE YOU TO GET YOUR VITAMINS FROM YOU TO GET YOUR VITAMINS FROM FOOD. FOOD. >> I DO BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN >> I DO BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN PROTECT YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM FROM PROTECT YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM FROM BEING MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CATCHING VIRUSES. CATCHING VIRUSES. >> Reporter: FOODS RICH IN >> Reporter: FOODS RICH IN VITAMIN C ARE CITRUS FRUIT, VITAMIN C ARE CITRUS FRUIT, STRAW STRAW STRAWBERRIES, AND BROCCOLI.
STRAWBERRIES, AND BROCCOLI. SHELLFISH, EGGS, NUTS, AND BEANS SHELLFISH, EGGS, NUTS, AND BEANS ALL HAVE ZINC. ALL HAVE ZINC. AND SO MANY OF YOU SWEAR A DOSE AND SO MANY OF YOU SWEAR A DOSE OF ELDERBERRY AWAY KEEPS THE OF ELDERBERRY AWAY KEEPS THE SICKNESS AWAY. SICKNESS AWAY. WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW IS MIXING WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW IS MIXING IT WITH PRECIPITATIONSCRIPTION M IT WITH PRECIPITATIONSCRIPTION M CAN HAVE ADVERSE EFFECTS. CAN HAVE ADVERSE EFFECTS. >> IT MAKES THE IMMUNE SYSTEM >> IT MAKES THE IMMUNE SYSTEM MORE ACTIVE, BUT ACTIVE IS NOT MORE ACTIVE, BUT ACTIVE IS NOT NECESSARILY A GOOD THING WHEN IT NECESSARILY A GOOD THING WHEN IT COMES TO CERTAIN PEOPLE ON COMES TO CERTAIN PEOPLE ON DIFFERENT MEDICATIONS.
DIFFERENT MEDICATIONS. SO YOU HAVE TO BE CAUTIOUS OF SO YOU HAVE TO BE CAUTIOUS OF THAT. THAT. >> Reporter: TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR >> Reporter: TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE TAKING ELDERBERRY IF BEFORE TAKING ELDERBERRY IF YOU’RE ON STEROIDS, AUTOIMMUNE YOU’RE ON STEROIDS, AUTOIMMUNE MEDICATIONS, CHEMO, DIABETES MEDICATIONS, CHEMO, DIABETES MEDICATION, AND DESCRIBED MEDICATION, AND DESCRIBED DIURETICS. DIURETICS. BUT HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL SAYS BUT HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL SAYS THE ONLY GUARANTEED INFORMATION THE ONLY GUARANTEED INFORMATION THEY KNOW ABOUT NUTRITION AND THEY KNOW ABOUT NUTRITION AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IS THAT YOU THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IS THAT YOU NEED REGULAR NOURISHMENT TO STAY NEED REGULAR NOURISHMENT TO STAY HEALTHY. HEALTHY. THERE’S NO DEFINITIVE HUMAN THERE’S NO DEFINITIVE HUMAN STUDIES ON VITAMINS AND ZINC.
STUDIES ON VITAMINS AND ZINC. WHAT IS PROVEN TO IMPROVE YOUR WHAT IS PROVEN TO IMPROVE YOUR IMMUM SYSTEM IMMEDIATELY, QUIT IMMUM SYSTEM IMMEDIATELY, QUIT SMOKING. SMOKING. EAT A DIET WITH LOTS OF FRUITS EAT A DIET WITH LOTS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, EXERCISE AND VEGETABLES, EXERCISE REGULARLY, MAINTAIN A HEALTHY REGULARLY, MAINTAIN A HEALTHY WAIT, DRINK ALCOHOL ONLY IN WAIT, DRINK ALCOHOL ONLY IN MODERATION, GET ADEQUATE SLEEP, MODERATION, GET ADEQUATE SLEEP, AND MINIMIZE STRESS. AND MINIMIZE STRESS. >> WHILE THOSE THINGS MAY >> WHILE THOSE THINGS MAY IMPROVE YOUR IMMUNITY, NONE ARE IMPROVE YOUR IMMUNITY, NONE ARE A CURE OR PREVENTION FOR
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