Immune Health
Give Your Immune Defences Their Best Shot
Stress, lack of sleep or sunlight, seasonal changes, chronic medication, recovery from an illness, growth spurts, menstruation or menopause and mid-life can weaken your immune system, thus leaving you vulnerable to contagious pathogens (viruses, bacteria) and infections such as coughs, colds and flu. Self-care requires you to maintain your daily wellbeing whilst boosting your immune defences in time of increased need.
Nativa Complex® Immune Health range contains a powerful combination of high levels of immune boosting antioxidants, multivitamins, mineral and herbals which work together to combat free radical damage and boost your immune defences.
Nativa Complex® Immune Complex combines a broad spectrum blend of immune supporting nutrients and antioxidants that provide daily immune, protection, supports healthy balance and boosts immune functions.
Nativa Complex® Zinc Plus is a high potency, highly absorbable, rich in antioxidants product that protects immune health from free radical damage as well as hair, skin, & nails from premature ageing or exposure to smoking or UV light.
Nativa Complex® Multi-Defence contains a high dose, easily absorbable, combination of powerful antioxidants which safeguards immune defences against contagious pathogens and supports recovery from infections.
Nativa Complex® Vitamin D3 provides bioavailable nutritional support needed to keep bones, teeth, muscles, immunity healthy and strong. It promotes nutrient absorption of calcium, magnesium & phosphate, that are essential to many bodily functions, from as young as 6 years of age.
Nativa Complex® Vitamin C range can help boost antioxidant intake, offer convenience, tolerability with flexible dosing and essential nutritional support particularly for children from 4 years of age.
The immune system remembers every microbe it has ever fought and defeated.
About 70% of your immune system is housed in the gut.
The liver both produces and stores immune-related substances.
When is immune supplementation essential?
Reference: ① Harvard Health Publishing – Harvard Medical School (22 June 2022). If you are at higher risk. Available at: https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/if-you-are-at-higher-risk (Accessed 16 August 2022).
What is a ‘buffered’ vitamin C?
Reference: ① Van Straten M, Josling P.Herbal Health Centre, Battle, East Sussex, United Kingdom. Preventing the common cold with a vitamin C supplement: a double-blind, placebo-controlled survey. Adv Ther 2002 May-Jun;19(3):151-9
Which is better vitamin D3 or D2?
Reference: ① Armas LA, et al. Vitamin D2 is much less effective than vitamin D3 in humans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004; 89: 5387-5391.
② Houghton LA, Vieth R. The case against ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) as a vitamin supplement.. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006; 84: 694-697.
③ Trang HM, et al. Evidence that vitamin D3 increases serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D more efficiently than does vitamin D2. Am J Clin Nutr. 1998; 68: 854-858.
④ Heaney RP, et al. Vitamin D3 is more potent than vitamin D2 in humans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011; 96: E447-452.
⑤ Dereje S, et al. Cholecalciferol (D3) Versus Ergocalciferol (D2) in Older Adults. Consult Pharm. 2017; 32: 337-339.
Why take extra vitamin D with good South African weather?
Reference: ① Martineau AR, David A Jolliffe et al. Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory infection: meta analysis BMJ 2017; 356: i6583
Tips to boost your immunity & good health
- Get proper nutrition & vitamins
- Keep your stress levels in check
- Get good night sleep and rest
- Stay well hydrated
- Exercise regularly
- Step outside in any weather for at least 15 minutes daily
- Be proactive about immune health 24/7/365
- Add antioxidant supplements into your daily routine
Are you sick and tired of calling in sick?
- Herbs: Rooibos extract, plant sterols
- Antioxidants: vitamin A-C-E, zinc, selenium, copper, manganese
- Amino acids: Lysine, methionine, isoleucine, threonine tryptophan
- Vitamins: vitamin D and B-vitamins
- Minerals: zinc, selenium, copper, manganese
- Fatty acids: Omega-3
Build and maintain a strong, healthy immune system
- Herbs: Rooibos extract, plant sterols
- Antioxidants: vitamin A-C-E, zinc, selenium, copper, manganese
- Amino acids: Lysine, methionine, isoleucine, threonine tryptophan
- Vitamins: vitamin D and B-vitamins
- Minerals: zinc, selenium, copper, manganese
- Fatty acids: Omega-3
The sunshine vitamin, providing 1000 IU of vitamin D3
- Vitamins:Vitamin D3
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