Vitamin A and Your Immune System
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Do you really need vitamin A for your immune system? This video might surprise you.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Why vitamin A is essential for the immune system
0:25 Vitamin A for mucous membranes
1:50 Vitamin A for immune cells
4:01 Other vitamin A risk factors
4:17 Best sources of vitamin A
In this video, I want to talk to you about vitamin A and your immune system. Now, I’ve done plenty of other videos on the role of zinc, vitamin D, and vitamin C in the immune system, but I haven’t touched on vitamin A yet.
Vitamin A is an essential part of the immune system. A vitamin A deficiency will leave your body susceptible to infections-especially in the respiratory system, including your lungs, sinuses, and throat.
You need vitamin A for your mucous membranes. In particular, vitamin A is required for the creation of mucin. Mucin is an essential part of the mucus membrane.
Vitamin A is also involved in the epithelial layer and lymphatic system layer. Each of these acts as a barrier for microbes.
When pathogens enter the body, your body triggers macrophages. These are large phagocytic cells that consume pathogens and clean up other harmful debris. Macrophages are your body’s first line of defense against infection.
Your thymus gland, which is right above the heart, helps train your immune cells. The thymus can actually activate and synthesize vitamin A.
Vitamin A is also required for dendritic cells and neutrophil traps.
When you’re low in vitamin A, your risk increases for:
• Ulcerative colitis
• MS
• Psoriasis
• Lupus
How can you get more vitamin A? The best source of vitamin A are:
• Beef
• Liver
• Cod liver oil
• Mackerel
• Salmon
• Goat cheese
• Butter
• Cream cheese
• Eggs
• Vegetables (pre-vitamin A in carotenoid form)
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Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
Thanks for watching. I hope this video helped clear up why vitamin A is so important for your immune system.
I really love the digital board he is using, the sound of him knocking the stylus against the board is so satisfying
As a level 1 trauma icu nurse I appreciate all of these
Love these shorter, direct, informative videos. So helpful for those of us who lead very busy lives 👍
You are so well educated and not only that but you can effectively convey that knowledge to others. 🌼 Thanks, Doc. 🌼 You get an A+
TJ Tampa yes it’s too bad other Drs don’t seem to get this info out. I watch a lot of natural drs to figure out what supps to take to boost immune system then I tell my friends what I’ve learned as most people won’t dig as deep as others of us do!
I'm happy to help. Thanks for watching!
@@Drberg hi, how much should we take? My eyes do what you say. Can't see well at night. Not as good as aging.
Hello. How much vitamin A do we need per day ?
Great video Eric.
The body is so amazing, seems a movie could be created like Star Wars.. really enjoying this
You should watch a film called Osmosis Jones, I think you’ll really enjoy it
Thank you Dr. Eric Berg. Your shared learning has helped me to solve health challenges. I am going to take your course.
So incredibly helpful. Thanks for keeping it short and powerful. One T of cod liver oil each AM causes me about 10 seconds of displeasure and a world of health. Thanks for reinforcing that.
Congratulations on getting 10000 subscribers every month, you truly are helping millions of people! We need more just like you!
Len yes we do!
Very good analogies great video!
Papaya, Kale, sweet potato, carrot, capsicum for Beta Carotene. This converts to vitamin A
Thank you for this! 😍🙏
Dude, you are always ahead of everyone
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*I completely agree,*
I've been watching his videos since I was 14 *( •̀ .̫ •́ ).*
It's _never_ too early to start caring about your health‼
Hello. How much vitamin A do we need per day ?
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Thanks for watching!
Another dose from the doctor! ❤️
I love the way you break why we need certain vitamins and their functions of the body. you just make it so easy to understand. I have all of the vitamins that you have recommended. how much of vitamin a are we to take?
Thank you for sharing 🙏🙏
Very relevant for this new variant. Thank you Dr Berg
I love listening to his voice!
Thanks again for a great video full of useful information delivered succinctly. 💕🤗💕
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Thank you so much Dr berg❤
Good Morning Dr Berg .... Fascinating ! ... Wishing You a Wonderful Day .... Thank You .
Very good video thanks
Thanks Dr Berg!
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More than just good for your eyes.
Thank you Dr Berg ; I just started taking Vitamin A , About a week ago !
Thank you for your help, Good information ! God bless you ! 🙏
5 / 5 / 2020
Thanks Dr Berg. Though it goes without saying, I find it refreshing to hear, from a medical professional, on the benefits of particular vitamins and the foods that you can get them from. I always thought that dietitians lacked the pertinent medical information to properly explain the why's of certain foods or diets.
In general, like you Dr Berg, it is good to see doctors taking a more balanced approach to medicine, utilizing both the Germ Theory and Terrain Theory in medical practice today. I don't like having to be reliant on pills and manufactured drugs and supplements, but, in the same breath, it's good to know you can substitute manufactured products, if you cannot obtain or ingest specific foods that you may require.
I am still working to maintain a healthy balance of foods and drugs, but old outdated habits are hard to break. My financial situation also has a lot to do with my health. I cannot afford to maintain all of the specific foods I would like to, or need to, in order to eat a healthier diet. Improper eating habits is part of the reason I have the health issues I do today. With your health, and the help of my new doctor, I hope to rectify my situation, and live a healthier lifestyle.
Thanks again Dr Berg.
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hi dr berg. please continue with these excellent videos. from south Africa
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Ooooh so interesting! Vitamin A, the unknown vitamin! Thank u for sharing!
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Good video. I did a video on this too. I am always taking to my clients about Vitamin A. Vitamin A is super important and must be accompanied by Vitamin D. In order to make Retinol out of Beta Carotene you need about 7 units of Beta Carotene for one unit of Vitamin A and you need lots of saturated fat. This process does not work very well in children, the elderly or people with metabolic problems.
How much vitamin a we should take Supplements,and to avoid toxicity
Thank u for this great review on vit A..much needed information
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I'm happy to help. Thanks for watching!
Hey ya'll, newest subbie here. Let's all take seats and have a biology lessons that our education system never gave us
Just had eggs, & having Liver tonight.🥚🥚 You watching me again. Lol. 👁👁 Thank you muchly for sharing this very important information with us all. Take care & stay safe too everybody. ❤🙂🐶
Most of what one reads about vitamin A these days concerns the dangers of getting too much of it. My vitamin D3 supplement had been working out so well that I considered switching to cod liver oil. Since I eat the foods on Dr. Berg's list daily, I backed off of the idea through fear.
Firstly I like to thank you for your video, well since I watched many of yours I began to understand how our body works,
I hope you give us some hints or make a video of how can I have more strength and energy to be able to run a marathon beside some steps or advice.
Thanks in advance
Aladdin I'm glad that you find Dr. Berg's video helpful. I will check with Dr. Berg with doing a video on this subject.
Please stay tuned for the answer! In the meantime please visit the website for more educational videos.
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is there any vitamin that isn't essential to the immune system????
Thank you 😊
The human body is such a complicated and evolved machine. Amazing.
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Just the way Hachi used to wait for his master every evening I wait for your video s .
Luke love to see some ideas on cooking beef liver.
Thanks for all the uploads and giving us free super knowledge on these topics.
I've had bad sinus allergies for a long time and it's not getting better. On days I'll be sneezing a lot. As soon as I get up from my sleep my nose will be running water and clearing my throat coughing up a little mucus. I've being taking my vitamins and doing my green juice turmeric apple cider vinegar and the list goes on...
Any recommendations would help thanks in advance
Hi there, feel free to check this video regarding your question: ua-cam.com/video/6b436sk5nJQ/v-deo.html
All Doctors should have your knowledge ! They should at least recommend you! Thank you so much
Most welcome!
Thank you 💯
No problem. Take care.
Dr. Berg continues his march in the war against nutritional-related ignorance. Well done.
You’ve made 2 videos on Vitamin A but never mentioned how much you recommend taking.
Not through supplementation that would allow for toxicity, eat liver once a week or plenty of eggs
@@JMARTIN950 Thank you
@@JMARTIN950 is also been said is better to take supplement of beta carotene and leave your body to convert it in vitamin to avoid overdosage ?
@@Kassiusday nah Beta caratene and it's usefulness is heavily dependant on your genetics wheter you can convert it to Vitamin A and also absorb it. If your genetics on both ends are poor then you're simply not going get enough. That's why it's recommended to get Vitamin A from meats, fish & eggs and you can't overdose on it either unless you decide to eat dog liver. Beta carotene from plants should never be a focus, so don't eat Carots for the sake of trying to increase your Vitamin A consumption
The thymus gland helps synthesize vitamin A but many people lose their thymus gland after about 65 through thymic gland involution.
Many people drink green drinks which deplete zinc or eat raw kale salads or bread or wheat which have phytates that block the absorption of zinc
Finally touched on the vitamin (in its active form: ATRA) that I have personally seen the highest efficacy with in combating viral infections and various skin infections. It’s deficiencies-in the literature-are directly correlated with a drop in Natural Killer Cell production. You should do more videos on retinoids, in their natural form of course, as they have profound effects in their binding to genetic response elements to alter gene expression and protein synthesis.
Jarrod Barker Dr Berg has done Vit A before bc I started taking it weeks ago due to him
Diana was more referring to the ratio and frequency of vitamin D videos compared to vitamin A videos, as well as not really hitting this context to this extent, but thank you for the input 😅
Thank you so much
You're very welcome
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Great video Dr. Berg. 👍. Our bodies are amazing, aren’t they 🤗
I wonder why the heck some dislike his videos? 🤷🏻♂️
Thanks
thank you
An easy thing to eat is pumpkin pie filling - without making the actual pie. Or make a pie with a walnut shell. Pumpkin pie filling in the can is basically just ground up pumpkin.
Hello doc from Kathmandu,Nepal
😊🌟✨⭐️💕 Thank you Dr Berg
cant forget good old sweet potatoes. this morning i had two sweet potatoes for breakfast (725g) and the vitam A was 6967mcg. dont know what that means but it looks like a lot lol
hi dr berg, what if the food sources are not enough/not viable? do we take a supplement? if so, which supplement and what dosage to take?
Dr Berg, could you address the receptors for these nutrients, and how pathogens can block them?
☝️Excellent point ♡
I'm getting an idea of the vitamins I need, (video idea: What Vitamins to Take & How Much), but I don't know how much. Example, one video Berg says 2,000. of D3 a day, then 10,000 i.u a day in another video. I want the maximum amounts for each vitamin, to be tapered off once my levels are up, then (A chart was promised, not forthcoming), a list of foods, and amounts of each vitamin/ mineral/ supplement expected from each food source, at which time-having established that my levels are sufficient-I use food to provide the new levels, not maximum levels maintenance levels. (NOTE: Flaw: You can say this plant has that mineral but if the soil is deficient it won't provide that. Example: I bought a certain brand of pasture raised organic eggs, but the egg shell were thick like a sheet of paper and the yolks we're pale yellow, no caretinouds, ergo, no plant source caretinoids).
👍👍👍❤️ Thanks!
Most welcome!
sweet potato very high in vitamin A
Well, if You fry it with vegetable oil😑 it's high in carbohydrates and many people have IR and sensitive for carbs
Aziza Abubakirova No I always grilled it in oven
its not the full vitamin A but a small percentage absorbed, Dr. Berg has a video on it
It has pre-vitamin A. It has to be converted to vitamin A and your body on converts it in small amounts.
Great video! How does chicken liver compare to beef liver in terms of vitamin A? What supplements could I take to ensure Im absorbing the vitamin A efficiently? Thanks
Merci Dr berg. vous êtes toujours mon meilleur dr. I'm from morroco
Hi dr berg can you plz do a video on keto for kids and not to loose weight but gain plz
No link to the vitamin A vids at the end
Ouch 🤕 I need this haha 😂
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great vid if your vitamin a (retinol) is in range and beta carotene and alpha carotene is low does this mean your vitamin a deficient?
Could you do a video about keto and epilepsy?
@M Rei
Here you go 😊
Reduce Seizures on the Ketogenic Diet
---> ua-cam.com/video/TZQ8Iv3MsIM/v-deo.html
God bless you dr berg
Thanks a lot for the transmission of connaissances
Great info Dr! I love mackerel. I also take sea moss gel daily that I make in order to get additional vitamins and nutrients.
I love carrots! And eat tons of fish.
Hi doctor. How much should take vitamin A daily?
Id like to see you do a video on Visual Snow and what you think may cause it or what would help
Hi there, I will check with Dr. Berg with doing a video on this subject. Please stay tuned for the answer! In the meantime please visit the website for more educational videos.
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Hi there, I will check with Dr. Berg with doing a video on this subject. Please stay tuned for the answer! In the meantime please visit the website for more educational videos.
www.drberg.com/
Dr. Berg's Support Team.
Always a nice compact info 💖
Dr Berg .... could u pls demystify:
👉 Guillain Barre Syndrome 👈
and is it linked to .... Leaky Gut?
I will check with Dr. Berg about doing a video on this!
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@@Drberg Thank u so much!
Dr Berg's amazing knowledge is a wealth of accurate reference ... he is worth every KUDOS. 💖
Helpful video as usual, but you forgot the EYES!
Hi! could you please make a video about sourdough bread?
Hi Elsa, I will check with Dr. Berg with doing a video on this subject. Please stay tuned for the answer! In the meantime please visit the website for more educational videos.
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Carrot 🥕 juice a glass a day for me
Not much vitamin A absorbed with that
Thanks for your expert opinion
Well that won’t do anything unfortunately. Liver is what is needed and grass fed animal products. Vegetables are not very bio available. Could cause malnutrition in the long run.
any recommended dosage?
hi sir big fan of urs , sir i have been diagonoesd with vit a toxicity and stopped medicines from a month yet no recovery and im having dry eyes,skin and eyebrow fall and many other symptoms pls tell how to cure toxicity🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Dr. Berg, what is dosage for vitamin A? It's all over the place! High doses suppose to be toxic, but some recommend very high doses. Thank you so much. ❤
Hi Carmel, please feel free to contact one of our health coaches at 703-354-7336 regarding your question.
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Hi Carmel, please feel free to contact one of our health coaches at 703-354-7336 regarding your question.
Dr. Berg's Support Team.
Hi Carmel, please feel free to contact one of our health coaches at 703-354-7336 regarding your question.
Dr. Berg's Support Team.
You should include Veganism in your video.
Can you take vitamin A on a regular basis ?
I eat liver weekly now! 💪🏻💪🏻
how many dosage of vit A supplement you recommend doc?
i have a sinus and mucus problem thats why i need this vit A..thanks for the answer..
Eat beef/ chicken liver or liver patee spread is more effective than taking vit A supplement cause they're most likely synthetic version (retinyl palmitate) or beta carotene (non active) that needs to be converted to retinol (active vit A). Conversion from beta carotene to retinol is poor that's why beef/chicken liver is more superior. I always feel better after I eat liver.
I bought a coconut oil with vitamin a palmitate, is that safe? Does it increase estrogen
How much Vitamin A is optimal? How much is too much? How to gage vitamin intake from food?
How many mls of cod liver oil daily do you recommend for a pregnant woman?
Hi there, feel free to check this video regarding your question: ua-cam.com/video/K-X9ZefdMzs/v-deo.html
What about mangosteen as vit A?
Doc What is your opinion about the tonic for COVID from Madagascar?
This will be noted.