Don't Turn Off Your Immune System Prematurely

A lot of people suppress immune symptoms right away, but is this always the best first action? 
 
Timestamps
0:30 What's happening internally 
2:50 Is it best to suppress immune symptoms?
3:50 How to help support the immune system

Today we're going to talk about whether or not it's a good or bad idea to suppress the infection cycle. 

Let's say you're healthy, relatively young, you don't have pre-existing health problems, but you start having a fever, muscle aches, flu-like symptoms, a runny nose, and cough. Should you automatically start taking medications and antibiotics to suppress the symptoms, or not? 

When a virus first invades the body, its goal is to get inside of the cell. When it's in the cell, it releases its RNA or DNA into your cellular machinery. Once it gets into your cellular machinery, it starts to take over the copy machine so it can mass produce. When it does that, your body doesn't have access to that copy machine. Now, as the blueprints are copied, they're sent to other machinery to reproduce the actual cell. When the virus is replicated, it can be released through the cell. 

There are certain proteins that can detect the virus. They go to the surface of the cell and signal other parts of the immune system to let them know there's a virus. It does the signaling through certain cytokines. A cytokine is really a communication that's sent out to the immune system. There are different cytokines for different things. 

The signal from the cytokine will trigger a very powerful antiviral cytokine called interferon. Interferon is a chemical that triggers certain symptoms of a virus infection. 

It may not always be best to suppress these symptoms because you'll also suppress interferon. Interferon can interfere with the virus reproducing. If you're healthy, relatively young, and you don't have pre-existing health problems, it may be best to support the immune system and not suppress it. 

How to help support the immune system:

1. Lower your carbohydrates
2. Vitamin D
3. Vitamin C
4. Zinc 
5. Lower stress
6. Stay hot 

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 58, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan, and is the Director of Dr. Berg’s Nutritionals. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.

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Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Thanks for watching! I hope this video helps you better understand whether or not it's a good or bad idea to suppress immune symptoms.