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There's no such thing as an "immune booster". The immune system is incredibly complex and nuanced, and there isn't a knob (or 10) that you can tweak to turn it

There's no such thing as an "immune booster". The immune system is incredibly complex and nuanced, and there isn't a knob (or 10) that you can tweak to turn it up or down. It exists in a continuum of largely understood configurations, and it can learn and adapt (not always with good results). If anything, "boosting" it as in turning up immune activity is usually terrible (think auto-immune disorders, inflammation, cancer). The "misinformation" people are battling is about a) unsubstantiated health claims and b) the fact that supplement manufacturers don't need to provide any evidence or follow any regulations regarding what's actually in the supplements. That means they can say they're selling e.g. Vitamin C but it's just sugar. John Oliver has a good video on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA0wKeokWUU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA0wKeokWUU

treeman79 6y ago
Have autoimmune condition. Life is about calming the immune system. Crude I stopped eating for a month to kill it off. (Not intentional) Worked great. Don’t recommend.
lostlogin 6y ago
> There's no such thing as an "immune booster". What about vaccines? Or more specifically, vaccine booster shots? I’m well aware that I’m missing your point. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booster_dose https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booster_dose
- bawolff 6y ago
  Just because a word has two meanings does not mean you can equate one meaning with the other.
zackees 6y ago
> There's no such thing as an "immune booster". Yes, there is. You could have done a quick search on Google Scholar to confirm this, example: A mathematical model showing the potential of vitamin c to boost the innate immune response https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anuraag_Bukkuri/publication/337155674_A_mathematical_model_showing_the_potential_of_vitamin_c_to_boost_the_innate_immune_response/links/5dc8788f299bf1a47b2cb4c4/A-mathematical-model-showing-the-potential-of-vitamin-c-to-boost-the-innate-immune-response.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anuraag_Bukkuri/publica... Vitamins: Key Role Players in Boosting Up Immune Response-A Mini Review https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jazib_Irfan/publication/322625715_Vitamins_Key_Role_Players_in_Boosting_Up_Immune_Response-A_Mini_Review/links/5a636c65aca272a1581be6af/Vitamins-Key-Role-Players-in-Boosting-Up-Immune-Response-A-Mini-Review.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jazib_Irfan/publication... Use of vitamin C as an immunostimulant. Effect on growth, nutritional quality, and immune response of Labeo rohita (Ham.) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10695-007-9184-z https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10695-007-9184-... > the "misinformation" people are battling is about a) unsubstantiated health claims That "substantiation" requires a $2 billion payout to the FDA to certify. > the fact that supplement manufacturers don't need to provide any evidence or follow any regulations regarding what's actually in the supplements. Obviously you have no idea what you are talking about.

treeman79 6y ago

Have autoimmune condition. Life is about calming the immune system. Crude I stopped eating for a month to kill it off. (Not intentional) Worked great. Don’t recommend.

lostlogin 6y ago

> There's no such thing as an "immune booster". What about vaccines? Or more specifically, vaccine booster shots? I’m well aware that I’m missing your point. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booster_dose https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booster_dose

bawolff 6y ago
Just because a word has two meanings does not mean you can equate one meaning with the other.

zackees 6y ago

> There's no such thing as an "immune booster". Yes, there is. You could have done a quick search on Google Scholar to confirm this, example: A mathematical model showing the potential of vitamin c to boost the innate immune response https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anuraag_Bukkuri/publication/337155674_A_mathematical_model_showing_the_potential_of_vitamin_c_to_boost_the_innate_immune_response/links/5dc8788f299bf1a47b2cb4c4/A-mathematical-model-showing-the-potential-of-vitamin-c-to-boost-the-innate-immune-response.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anuraag_Bukkuri/publica... Vitamins: Key Role Players in Boosting Up Immune Response-A Mini Review https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jazib_Irfan/publication/322625715_Vitamins_Key_Role_Players_in_Boosting_Up_Immune_Response-A_Mini_Review/links/5a636c65aca272a1581be6af/Vitamins-Key-Role-Players-in-Boosting-Up-Immune-Response-A-Mini-Review.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jazib_Irfan/publication... Use of vitamin C as an immunostimulant. Effect on growth, nutritional quality, and immune response of Labeo rohita (Ham.) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10695-007-9184-z https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10695-007-9184-... > the "misinformation" people are battling is about a) unsubstantiated health claims That "substantiation" requires a $2 billion payout to the FDA to certify. > the fact that supplement manufacturers don't need to provide any evidence or follow any regulations regarding what's actually in the supplements. Obviously you have no idea what you are talking about.