| Herbs
to Keep Your Immune System in Balance
If you’re suffering from viruses, bacterial
infections or cancer, your immune system may be out
of balance. In other words, you may have either an
over reactive immune system or an under reactive one.
But God has created natural remedies to bring balance
back to your immune system. These natural remedies
come in the form of herbs—two common fruit extracts
(pomegranate and elderberry) and a not so common herb
called astragalus. If your immune system is over reactive,
these herbs can bring it back into balance; likewise,
if your immune system is under reactive, they can
bring it back up to par. How do they do this? Let’s
take a look.
In a study on pomegranate, researchers found important
implications for breast cancer treatment. The study
showed that 50 mg of pomegranate extract triggers
a self-destruction mechanism in breast cancer cells.
In fact, it even protects DNA and literally inhibits
cancer formation. This is one of the first times that
a common ingredient like this has been found to destroy
the cell walls of breast cancer cells.
Another herb that has received a lot of attention
is elderberry. In a study examining flu symptoms,
researchers found that people taking 100 mg daily
of elderberry were able to decrease their symptoms
by 50 percent. The elderberry did two things: It inhibited
the virus directly and, if the immune system was weakened,
it stimulated the immune system.
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