my immune system sucks lately

[FitnessFrenzy]

Post your typical diet, OP.

[Humble Narcissist]

Are you up to date on your clot shot boosters?

[tatoo]

Post your typical diet, OP.

my diet is solid.. eggs, fish, protein powder, some red meat, elk, deer (soon!).... carbs sources are rice products, potatoes, some fruit, honey, cream cheese, everything bagels... frozen yogurt, low carb candy,  dark chocolate, ... a little skim milk.. maybe some jerky or popcorn... couple meals a week i eat whatever i want.. chinese food or pizza usually.. diet cokes daily along w plenty of water.. small salads here n there. condiments are used but not overboard.... around 17k calories per week.. some days i just eat 1 or 2 meals.. im just not as hungry some days or too distracted to think about food... and then there are some bad days once a month or so where ill go nuts lol.

[joswift]

my diet is solid.. eggs, fish, protein powder, some red meat, elk, deer (soon!).... carbs sources are rice products, potatoes, some fruit, honey, cream cheese, everything bagels... frozen yogurt, low carb candy,  dark chocolate, ... a little skim milk.. maybe some jerky or popcorn... couple meals a week i eat whatever i want.. chinese food or pizza usually.. diet cokes daily along w plenty of water.. small salads here n there. condiments are used but not overboard.... around 17k calories per week.. some days i just eat 1 or 2 meals.. im just not as hungry some days or too distracted to think about food... and then there are some bad days once a month or so where ill go nuts lol.

there is your problem right there

[tatoo]

there is your problem right there

what makes you say that bud?  not enough veggies?

[tatoo]

The best thing to do is see a doctor.  Until you find out the cause of this and address it, trying to just treat the symptoms is a failing effort.

made the appointment yesterday! blood work was good for the most part when i went 6 months ago..

[NaturalWonder83]

my diet is solid.. eggs, fish, protein powder, some red meat, elk, deer (soon!).... carbs sources are rice products, potatoes, some fruit, honey, cream cheese, everything bagels... frozen yogurt, low carb candy,  dark chocolate, ... a little skim milk.. maybe some jerky or popcorn... couple meals a week i eat whatever i want.. chinese food or pizza usually.. diet cokes daily along w plenty of water.. small salads here n there. condiments are used but not overboard.... around 17k calories per week.. some days i just eat 1 or 2 meals.. im just not as hungry some days or too distracted to think about food... and then there are some bad days once a month or so where ill go nuts lol.

Try to cut back on or at least be careful with Chinese food. I've found Chinese restaurants, Chinese delivery drivers, and Chinese massage parlors (especially galleria massage parlors) are very dirty. They are always snorting, clearing their throats, and coughing a ton.

[FitnessFrenzy]

my diet is solid.. eggs, fish, protein powder, some red meat, elk, deer (soon!).... carbs sources are rice products, potatoes, some fruit, honey, cream cheese, everything bagels... frozen yogurt, low carb candy,  dark chocolate, ... a little skim milk.. maybe some jerky or popcorn... couple meals a week i eat whatever i want.. chinese food or pizza usually.. diet cokes daily along w plenty of water.. small salads here n there. condiments are used but not overboard.... around 17k calories per week.. some days i just eat 1 or 2 meals.. im just not as hungry some days or too distracted to think about food... and then there are some bad days once a month or so where ill go nuts lol.

You need a lot more fresh fruit and vegetables. I had a diet similar to you for years, and I was sick constantly. I could not stand it anymore so I went to the doctor. She told me to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables. Frozen veggies are easy and convenient. I mostly put some organic olive oil over them. Changing your diet is the most important, but I also recommend these supplements:

- vitamin d3
- magnesium biglycinate
- fish oil
- fiber (I take pills dails with fiber sources that are good for the beneficial gut bacteria)
- cranberry pills
- garlic pills
- creatine pills

other super foods to add to your diet:

- berries
- nuts
- chia seeds (preferably soaked)
- raw cocoa nibs
- salmon and other fatty fish

Now, I am rarely sick and it is so worth it. Yes, my food got a bit more expensive but I also have increased energy through out the day from eating better "fuel".

[joswift]

what makes you say that bud?  not enough veggies?

no..too many

Plants have developed over millions of years ways of not being eaten.

There is fuck all in them by volume

[French]

Your vitamin D level must be low.
Every day, take 2000iu.

[FitnessFrenzy]

Your vitamin D level must be low.
Every day, take 2000iu.

How do you come up with that number? It is 1000% percent of what is recommended per day in my country, and high levels can be toxic.

[IroNat]

How do you come up with that number? It is 1000% percent of what is recommended per day in my country, and high levels can be toxic.

5000iu is recommended.

Not more than that though.

[Zillotch]

Are you up to date on your clot shot boosters?

it does sound like vaids.

Add NAC

x2

[Van_Bilderass]

There's a bunch of peptides and research chems supposed to help the immune system but most won't go there.

From the common supps, from my "research" LOL, Zinc seems to be one of the only things shown to reduce the duration of colds for example. But it has to be taken at high dose at the very start of symptoms and you shouldn't do these higher doses more than few days.

Vitamin D of course. I'm waiting on results from my own labs to see where I should go as far as supps. I was taking 17K a day for a while. I have seen some suggest juicers may need more than average people to levels up, some suggested a minimum of 10K a day. Some experts suggest testing is mandatory if you take more than 4K a day. Many say 10K is 'generally' safe as that is what the body produces if you go out in the sun every day.

Note the dose

[Taffin]

How do you come up with that number? It is 1000% percent of what is recommended per day in my country, and high levels can be toxic.

Aren't RDAs a minimum though?  Not the optimum - I'm thinking Linus Pauling (Vit-C) etc. (No, I can't be bothered to Google LOL)

I was prescribed something like 10,000IU a day for (I think maybe) 2 weeks when my levels were low last Winter - the bones of my feet were hurting in the morning when I walked up and down stairs - it totally fixed it and I've occasionally taken them ever since (see below)

5000iu is recommended.

Not more than that though.

I've got 4000IU gel-caps I take randomly, using the Weider Vitamin Confusion Protocol^[TM] 

[Skeletor]

Aren't RDAs a minimum though?  Not the optimum - I'm thinking Linus Pauling (Vit-C) etc. (No, I can't be bothered to Google LOL)

I was prescribed something like 10,000IU a day for (I think maybe) 2 weeks when my levels were low last Winter - the bones of my feet were hurting in the morning when I walked up and down stairs - it totally fixed it and I've occasionally taken them ever since (see below)


I've got 4000IU gel-caps I take randomly, using the Weider Vitamin Confusion Protocol^[TM] 

You should alternate between gel-caps and tablets for optimum confusion.

[Taffin]

You should alternate between gel-caps and tablets for optimum confusion.

 

Would you recommend switching between oral and anal ingestion to mix it up?

[Skeletor]

Would you recommend switching between oral and anal ingestion to mix it up?

That's the Weider Spit Roast Principle.

[wes]

I seldom get colds......just Pancreatic Cancer.

[Van_Bilderass]

I was prescribed something like 10,000IU a day for (I think maybe) 2 weeks when my levels were low last Winter - the bones of my feet were hurting in the morning when I walked up and down stairs - it totally fixed it and I've occasionally taken them ever since (see below)


I've got 4000IU gel-caps I take randomly, using the Weider Vitamin Confusion Protocol^[TM] 

You can get 50,000IU or even 200,000IU caps also to quickly correct a deficiency and since it's fat soluble you are then covered for a longer period. My 17K caps for example said 1 cap every 3 weeks. Some have argued that infrequent high doses are bad because there's an inevitable abnormal high peak. But everything is guesswork unless you get tested. One bb coach says he needs 30,000 a day for good levels and another pro said the same. I'm waiting on my own labs, don't want to overdose either

[deadz]

Your vitamin D level must be low.
Every day, take 2000iu.

5000iu daily and get yourself injectable glutathione.

[Stephano]

Ignore the other guys.

Are you around kids?  Do you have toddlers at home?  Do you take public transportation?  Do you work at a school or church?  Do you work in a busy office?

If the answer to these questions is "no," and you're catching colds out of nowhere all the damn time, then you could have a serious illness that needs medical attention.  It sounds like an inflammation disorder, which means that it could be anything -- autoimmune, a mold allergy, cancer, liver dysfunction, whatever.  Get yourself checked out.

If you're around kids or work around lots of other people, what you're describing is pretty normal.  When my kids were 1-4 years old they were sick every other month, and the whole house usually caught it.  Sucks, but you get used to it eventually.

[tatoo]

Ignore the other guys.

Are you around kids?  Do you have toddlers at home?  Do you take public transportation?  Do you work at a school or church?  Do you work in a busy office?

If the answer to these questions is "no," and you're catching colds out of nowhere all the damn time, then you could have a serious illness that needs medical attention.  It sounds like an inflammation disorder, which means that it could be anything -- autoimmune, a mold allergy, cancer, liver dysfunction, whatever.  Get yourself checked out.

If you're around kids or work around lots of other people, what you're describing is pretty normal.  When my kids were 1-4 years old they were sick every other month, and the whole house usually caught it.  Sucks, but you get used to it eventually.

yes, im around alot of people on a daily basis for work unfortunately...

[Stephano]

yes, im around alot of people on a daily basis for work unfortunately...

Best things you can do are: (1) Avoid sick people, (2) wash your hands before touching food, and (3) take zinc lozenges if you feel a cold coming on. 

[AbrahamG]

ive never been this sick w colds in my entire life!.. but over the past year or so ive has sinus infections, sore throats, one fever, stomach bullshit.. i going to supplement.. vit c, zinc, vit d, and garlic to start with.. u guys using anything for your old, broken down, aids ridden immune systems lol? ive never been much of a vitamin taker outside of a daily multi to this point. thanks!

I dealt with canker sores most of my life.  Fucking miserable.  Brought on by stress, certain foods, not enough rest, whatever.  Around 7 or 8 years ago one popped up the morning of a dental visit.  The hygienist recommended that I start supplementing with L-Lysine.  I took her advices and honestly since then, I haven't had a canker sore.  Not only that, but in that same time frame I haven't really had a cold or anything save for two bouts of covid.  One in 2021 and one in 2024.  I buy the Nutricost brand from Amazon and take 1000mg's daily.  It's $20-25 and that one bottle lasts me 250 days.  Just a suggestion.