What are you doing to boost your natural immunity?

My aunt, not by marriage, lived to 96, without medication until close to the end when her dementia was causing her to have hallucinations and to be always fearful. She was then on drugs to calm her.

Wow M0nica 78 and not on any medication! That’s fantastic, you are a lucky lady!

Another from a different research team.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2781139/

Big Pharmas have been trying to stop this kind of research, as there is little money in providing support or cures provided by natural ingredients which can be sourced for little money.

Money and profit being the reason.

This one is in French- he mentions green tea and coffe too.

www.revmed.ch/view/541013/4359496/RMS_459_251.pdf

Curcuma is a powerful anti-imflammatory, which acts on the brain too. They also have had excellent results with people already affected by this awful disease.

The work of Professor Hostettman, from Geneva and Lausanne Uni, working with Chinese and Indian Universities. Will try and find links in English.

Thanks Maybee70
Yes, I find bread doesn't help and did wonder if eating tomatoes and stinging joints was not just a coincidence either.

Papaya is known as a contraceptive - not that anyone should trust that alone - but perhaps it has something to do with hormone levels. I'm not keen on papaya but might look for dried or powdered versions.

Tomatoes are definitely bad for arthritis. And I always feel better if I don’t eat bread.

The papaya is anti inflammatory. As is the turmeric and I’m pretty sure pineapple is, too. There was something for sale on the internet for arthritis and I made a note of the ingredients. It mentioned biotin but I haven’t got that.I’m not sure if freeze dried stuff is as good as fresh but I can’t buy papaya and pineapple all the time. I should take ginger as well but it doesn’t go with the other things. I’m sure my Shakti mat is helping, too.

My arthritis has flared up really badly so I throw every anti inflammatory I can into the blender!
What natural anti-inflammatory would you recommend, Maybee70?

We will start taking Vit D again now but tend not to take it every day.

Curcuma as an anti-inflammatory for joints
Do you find it helps, Kali2?

I'm sure some foods make it flare up but can't work out which, wondered if it could be tomatoes.

I'd be interested in the evidence about curcuma being a preventative for Alzheimer's disease, Kali2, could you provide a link?

I follow the mantra 'Eat well, not too much, most of it plants' and its corollary: 'If it is made from a plant eat it, if it is made in a plant (factory) don't. I have always led an active and healthy life and I take a broad spectrum of supplements drawn up by Dr Paul Clayton, an expert in nutrition and supplements, plus Vit D in the winter.

I am 78 and so far I am not on any medication and I do not have any health problems. That could of course change suddenly, but so far so good.

Oh and Gi-Gung- switching exercises now to prepare for winter.

Curcuma as an anti-inflmmatory for joints but also as a preventative for Alzheimers. And will probably start taking Vit D again when the weather turns.

At the moment, spending as much time as possible outdoors, walking in woods, getting as much fresh air and sunlight as possible.

I take a Wellwoman 70 multivitamin which provides at least 100% RDA of everything so I don't take any extras. DH takes the male equivalent.

I'm outside when the weather's good. Lots of gardening, walking the dog and do pilates. Even done the pilates outside on the warm/hot days we sometimes get.
We have a fairly balanced diet, full of veg and fruit, fish for me and occasional meat for DH. I love cooking and use lots of different herbs and spices and try to keep the biscuits and cakes to small amounts. Could do with loosing about half a stone. Current favourite cakes are my beetroot brownies?.
Never smoked but I do like a G+T.
Try to minimise stress but don't always succeed with this.
We both have all recommended vaccines. I stopped having steroid injections last year in my thumbs and now have turmeric tablets daily. It's working?. DH takes magnesium tablets to help with terrible night cramps. They are working too?. No other supplements.

I try and maintain a good variety of gut bacteria, I buy as many cheeses made from unpasteurised milk as possible and eat as many different coloured vegetables as I can, particularly those inulin rich ones like leeks, onions and the dark green leafy veg. I do buy kefir and eat sauerkraut. A moderate amount of red wine and dark chocolate helps boost antioxidant levels.
I started eating a more Mediterranean diet like this at the beginning of 2020 on the advice of my NHS physio as I had tendinitis and he suggested an anti inflammatory diet. The tendinitis went and I’m convinced the change in diet for both DH and me helped us get over Covid in May 2020 with relative ease. We don’t take any supplements.

I open windows when it's not very cold outside.

Vit D throughout the year,

Same here Elegran. One daily Multivitamin & mineral tablet for the over 50s, good diet and walking. Still unsured at the thought of taking large amounts of VitD, unless specifically prescribed by consultant.

I've recently started taking 1000 Vit D, and had an amazing few weeks without my psoriasis - but it's now returning. I also take Wellwoman 50+ and eat a lot of fruit and veg. In fact I've just had an orange - a chocolate one, ha ha!

None. Our diet is mainly fish based, including oysters and mussels. I just think I’m very very lucky to have the good health and strength I have.

I hate cooking and don’t eat as many vegetables as I should so each day I make a protein HUEL smoothie and add freeze dried papaya, blueberry, beetroot, pineapple, kale and broccoli powder along with a carrot, apple, green tea, golden paste, bio yoghurt,green tea, cinnamon, nuts and black seed oil. My arthritis has flared up really badly so I throw every anti inflammatory I can into the blender! It also means I can have the occasional mainly vegan day without having to think about what I shouldn’t eat. And I use a chocolate HUEL so I get a chocolate fix at the same time!At night I have a VitD, zinc, B12 and magnesium tablet. I probably don’t need to take those as the HUEL has lots of vitamins and minerals in it but it’s become a habit now. I keep losing fillings so struggle to eat apples and nuts if I don’t add them to a smoothie.

I take a Wellwoman over 70 multi vitamin + iron tablet. Usually I have a vitamin D tablet alone, but when I ran out, the shop had none.
I actually think I'll stick with them because the condition of my finger nails has improved.
I also have had my flu jab, and will have a covid booster if and when it's offered.

Vitamin D - and a B12 sublingual (as I'm vegan) with loads of fresh veg -especially the green, leafy kind - and fruit, every day. I have a fruit and veg box delivered, so make an effort to eat my way through it all before the next one arrives. It's done me the world of good!

I have a couple of brazil nuts with my muesli and oat milk, for the selenium and I do a lot of walking. So far, so good, fit, strong, happy and healthy!