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Taking Elderberry, Zinc and Vitamin C through a dietary supplement ensures that you are getting the nutrients you need on a daily basis. These nutrients are essential for immune function and your overall wellness. Supplementation is especially important as the standard Western diet does not contain all the nutrients our bodies require.4

Older individuals are especially susceptible to infections due to immunosenescence and decreased immune cell function.3 Among this demographic, a deficiency in an essential nutrient like vitamin C is strongly predictive of all-cause mortality.3 However, older people have been observed to fare significantly better while in the hospital if they are taking supplements than if they do not.3 Because these nutrients are not created or stored naturally in the body, it is essential to supplement or implement them into your daily diet in order to reduce chances of infection.

Vitamin C supplementation has been observed to alleviate the severity, duration and frequency of the common cold.3 Older individuals supplementing Vitamin C while suffering from pneumonia reported less severe respiratory symptoms and experienced shorter stays at the hospital.3 It can even shorten the time it takes for a wound to heal, reinforcing your body’s ability to defend against viruses, bacteria and other foreign invaders from the skin level.3 Vitamin C has a myriad of benefits for immune function upon daily intake.

Zinc is essential for proper immune cell function, making sure that they attack the bad molecules in our body instead of the good ones.2 Zinc deficiency, an issue that affects nearly 30 percent of the elderly population, has been associated with imbalanced immune reactions causing chronic inflammation, allergies and autoimmune diseases.2 Supplementing Zinc can help basic messengers of the immune system, like cytokine molecules, efficiently attack the source of the problem instead of the body itself.2

Elderberry offers antioxidant properties that support the immune response to upper respiratory symptoms associated with common colds and the flu.1 This trifecta of ingredients creates a supportive team for immune response. Keep reading to learn more about elderberries and the specific health benefits they have to offer!”

References

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Duration and Symptoms in Air-Travellers: A Randomized, Double-Blind

Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial. Nutrients. 2016;8(4):182. Published 2016

Mar 24. doi:10.3390/nu8040182 2.Wessels I, Maywald M, Rink L. Zinc as a Gatekeeper of Immune Function.

Nutrients. 2017;9(12):1286. Published 2017 Nov 25. doi:10.3390/nu9121286 3.Carr AC, Maggini S. Vitamin C and Immune Function. Nutrients. 2017;9(11):1211. Published 2017 Nov 3. doi:10.3390/nu9111211 4.Statovci D, Aguilera M, MacSharry J, Melgar S. The Impact of Western

Diet and Nutrients on the Microbiota and Immune Response at Mucosal

Interfaces. Front Immunol. 2017;8:838. Published 2017 Jul 28. doi:10.3389/ fimmu.2017.00838