We think it’s important to support the immune system, but we don’t always recognise the natural ingredients.
Quattroceutical Ltd. recently conducted an online survey of 1021 people. The responses show that although most people look for natural ingredients, they don’t always find them – for example, because they don’t recognise the active ingredients on the packaging. At the same time, not only half of the people asked would like to find a solution to support the immune system. But is it possible, and if so, how can we support our immune system?
Eszter Gyetvai, senior researcher at Proformance Lab, former research fellow at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and creator of Stilla drops, reacted to the results of the questionnaire.
In the questionnaire, respondents ranked first (47.5%) in terms of finding a solution to support the immune system. Is it possible to support the immune system with dietary supplements and vitamins? How? What should we look for when choosing the right product? Do these products need to be taken continuously, or is it preferable to take them as a course of treatment over a period of time?
It is absolutely possible, and indeed necessary, to support the immune system with vitamins and supplements. We must also remember the basics that determine our body’s resistance: getting enough quality sleep, eating a healthy diet, exercising and avoiding stress.
There are so many new types of viruses and diseases, and the weather has changed so much that we can’t be sure what winter or spring will bring. In our fast-paced world, stress is also draining our reserves. We need to adapt and replenish our stores of vitamins and minerals.
My suggestion is to support our immune system with vitamins and supplements on a regular basis, mostly in spring and autumn. There is no generalisation, it is individual to who needs what and to what extent. The needs and physical conditions of a man in his fifties doing manual work are different from those of a woman in her twenties doing sedentary work.
But if I had to choose a complex solution that is suitable for more than one person, I would say Immunity drops, which we have developed. They are water-soluble and therefore much more absorbable than capsules or tablets. As they contain antioxidants, they bind free radicals, thus supporting our immune system.
39% of the respondents look for natural ingredients in dietary supplements, and 55% say they even look up ingredients – it’s a question of whether they recognise them. 21% even admit that they have had occasions when they could not interpret what they read on the box. One in five respondents admitted that they could not choose one of the listed options that was not of natural origin – paracetamol would have been one. When should we suspect that we are not dealing with natural ingredients? Why is it important to choose natural ingredients at all?
A key feature of natural ingredients is that they are free of side effects. The inorganic forms do not make up for deficiencies in the same way, they are utilized in a much smaller percentage than the organic forms that natural ingredients contain. This does not mean that artificially produced active ingredients are not needed, in many cases the fact that science is already able to artificially make up for missing active ingredients is very important.
As a layman, it is difficult to know what is an organic and what is an inorganic active substance. A little help:
With magnesium, don’t look for the oxide forms, don’t be fooled by the quantity. It is useless to have a lot of magnesium oxide in a food supplement if only 4% of it is utilized. Magnesium bisglycinate or magnesium citrate, on the other hand, is an organic form and therefore much more effective.
