Yes, vitamins can help prevent you from getting sick!
I’m totally not a health nut and I might even be the first one to think, “I’m fine the way I am, leave me alone!” It’s my husband, though, that places the vitamins in my hands and says “take this!” He’s been speaking to doctors on the hishtadlut one can take to best arm themselves to stay healthy during the past COVID seasons and the upcoming cold and flu seasons.
The vitamins that help with immunity include Quercetin, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, and Zinc. Of course, always first check with your own health professional to ask which of these vitamins and the amount that they recommend for you. This post is not meant to tell you what to take, but rather, to let us all know that there are preventative measures available so that we know what questions to ask our own doctors.
Z G says
What do you recommend as Vitamin C for kids? One that they will actually swallow or chew…
Victoria Dwek says
I’m not familiar with children’s vitamins, however, if any readers have any recommendations of those their kids like, they are welcome to advise below !
Miri says
Thanks for the great tips as always.
A heads up that vitamin D must be taken with food or it is completely excreted.
Chani says
I take vitamin d at night, and my levels always come out optimal on blood tests (before I started taking vitamin d, it came out lower). So it’s clearly not getting totally excreted.
Ruchi says
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sara fleischer says
My kids agree completely!
Devorah says
Why are Jews commonly low on Vit D?
B says
Natural dietary sources of Vitamin D are limited (fatty fish & their oils). Vitamin D can be synthesized by our skin in the presence of sunlight. Since many Jews dress modestly, we are less exposed to sunlight and thus synthesize less Vitamin D. Additionally, cows milk has been fortified with Vitamin D since the 1930s, but many Jews of Ashkenazic descent are lactose intolerant, preventing them from ingesting the Vitamin D in that manner as well. Hope this helps!
BF says
Vitamin d3 is better with k2. I
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Esther says
Maxi health now made a combo of all these called Vac-c-max. It has Zinc, B, C, Quercitin – all in one.
Chaya says
Quercetin-max by maxi health seems to have replaced the vax-c-max.
RL says
Does anyone know of multi without the b’s as i don’t tolerate the B vitamins