What do we mean when we say "inflammation"? It doesn't mean a swollen knee. Inflammation is the body's natural response to an irritant—be it a germ or a splinter. When the body's immune response goes too far, the inflammation can itself have lasting consequences. Natural anti-inflammatories can calm the inflammation at its source and ward off downstream disorders.

Your immune system has been in the works for about 6 million years, and is constantly improving itself. Immune system cells are called lymphocytes (T-cells, B-cells and NK cells) and they roam the bloodstream looking for harmful strangers. Nature wants life to continue, and provides help for immune cells to help in that mission. Vitamin C, Elderberry, Rose Hips and Zinc are four particularly strong immune boosters, particularly when working with each other.

People will throw all sorts of things into their bodies to try to get optimal health, but the body's needs are truly elemental. Zinc is a trace element that helps the body grow and can have an important role to play in normal physical growth, and the genetic workings of the individual cells. Zinc is also a robust immune-booster that can support the lymphocytes in their mission of keeping the bad guys at bay.