Vitamins That Help Your Immune System
Health Encyclopedia: Vitamin B6
Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin. Water-soluble vitamins dissolve in water. The body cannot store them. Leftover amounts of the vitamin leave the body through the urine. That means you need a continuous supply of such vitamins in your diet.
Alternative Names
Pyridoxine
Function
Vitamin B6 helps the immune system produce
Expert & Community Posts
How Much Vitamin D?
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...Vitamin D also probably helps us maintain a healthy immune system. It also seems to help... Read more »
Vitamin D for the Heart
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...Diseases like diabetes activate macrophages, which the immune system sends in response to... Read more »
IBD and Vitamin D!
By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert...are its role in maintaining normal bone density and immune system function. Vitamin D is... Read more »
Studies discount Vitamins C & E for prevention of Rheumatoid Arthritis, heart disease and cancer
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...commonly believe that taking vitamin C helps boost the immune system and prevents or treats the... Read more »
AAP Recommends Doubling Vitamin D Intake
By Jan Gambino , Health Expert...D has other health benefits such as boosting the immune system and preventing infections,... Read more »
Health Guide
Vitamins: Introduction
...B12 deficiencies as well as other disorders causing mental disturbances.) One study reported that the immune systems of elderly people may benefit from higher levels of vitamin E than the daily... Read more »Measles
...including measles. Ribavirin, an anti-viral medicine, may be helpful in severe cases or when a child's immune system is weakened. However, this medicine has not been fully evaluated and is not... Read more »Copper in diet
...iron, helps in the formation of red blood cells. It also helps in keeping the blood vessels, nerves, immune system, and bones healthy. Read more »Vitamins: Dietary Health Benefits
...in specific people, such those who are vitamin deficient or have medical problems that impair their immune systems.Studies on vitamin E specifically have been mixed. A 2002 study, in fact,... Read more »Colds and the Flu: Prevention
...in specific people, such those who are vitamin deficient or have medical problems that impair their immune systems.Studies on vitamin E specifically have been largely negative. A 2002 study, in... Read more »Images
Related News
Live Longer with Vitamin D
March 20, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Adding a vitamin D supplement to your daily diet might not be a bad idea. European researchers who reviewed 18 studies... Read summary »
Study: Vitamins C and E Don?t Prevent Cancer
December 16, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research suggests there may be one less reason to supplement with certain vitamins. In the large-scale Physicians' Health... Read summary »
Vitamin D Recommendations Doubled
November 11, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Vitamin D grows healthy bones and keeps them strong -- and new guidelines suggest your child may need double the amount he or... Read summary »
B Vitamins Dont Help Heart Patients
August 21, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Taking B vitamins and folic acid may not do much to help patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Previous research has... Read summary »
Heart Healthy Vitamin D
January 20, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A lack of vitamin D can cause bone and muscle weakness, but now researchers say it may also affect your heart health. A growing... Read summary »
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