Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)

My own studies, and the work of others, have shown that vitamin B5 is positively related to the health of the immune system. Persons deficient in B5, for example, suffer from poor wound healing. One of B5’s jobs is to facilitate the release of antibodies from the plasma cells. Antibodies, as you remember, are like guided missiles that travel through your body to destroy disease-causing antigens. Lack of adequate B5 decreases thymolymphatico tissue, decreases the number of immunoglobulins in the blood, and upsets the T- to B-cell ratio.

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)

One of vitamin B2’s jobs is to help keep the mucosal lining of your body in shape to ward off invaders. The mucosal lining is among our first barriers against disease, so it’s important to keep it strong. Deficiencies of B2 are associated with several immune-system weaknesses, such as deficits in antibody production, decreases in the numbers of T- and B-cells in the blood and shrinkage of thymolymphatico tissue.

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