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We all know that when it comes to medicine, sugar helps it go down.  All over the counter medicines have a lot of added sugar to the ingredients.  The question posed today is what affect does the sugar we consume have on our immune system?  One interesting study published by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that one kind of white blood cell was actually affected by excess consumption of sugar.  This study demonstrated that the neutrophils a kind of white blood cell was not able to engulf and digest the bacterium staphylococcus after the patience who were tested consumed large quantities of sugar.  The patience were tested with 16 different bacteria and before a large consumption of sugar their immune systems could engulf all 16 bacteria, but after the sugar all of their immune systems could only digest 1 bacteria and this affect lasted 5 hours after first ingestion of the large quantities of sugar.The amazing dampening effect of sugar is the worst thing one can consume when taking medications.  In fact, when sick, look to natural vitamins and herbs that can boost your immune system with out the damaging effects of sugar.  Natural immune system boosting supplements can be found at your local or internet health food store.*Statements contained herein have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Vitamins and herbs are not intended to diagnose, treat and cure or prevent disease. Always consult with your professional health care provider before changing any medication or adding Vitamins to medications.