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T cells, B cells, and white blood cells pretty much have things under control and keep your home secure. But it never hurts to call in reinforcements—specially trained nutrients that have been promoted to the rank of immune booster. The best nutrients for keeping your system secure:

VITAMIN C Take 500 milligrams twice a day every day to boost your immune system (so it can produce more bullets to kill the invaders). You can take it in supplement form, as well as through foods such as oranges and other citrus fruits, 100 percent natural orange juice, tomatoes, and bell peppers. Vitamin C, for all its power to keep your immune system and arteries young, can make you up to one year younger.

YOGURT Yogurt that hasn’t been pasteurized contains Lactobacillus acidophilus—a healthy bacteria that turns milk into yogurt and fights off fungus-related infections. Or you can take acidophilus in supplement form of 20 milligrams twice daily. It works by helping to prevent the overgrowth of fungi that shouldn’t be able to grow in your body. Another great fungicide: garlic.

FLAVONOIDS These vitamin-like substances (they work like vitamins, but aren’t essential for life) have been shown to decrease the rate of arterial and immune aging. They seem to allow your memory bank to maintain the memory of old foes longer and more intensely. If you eat a diet rich with flavonoids—about 31 grams of them a day—you’ll have a significant effect on your RealAge, making you up to 3.2 years younger. Here’s how to get there:
Oats (3 milligrams per cup)
Onions (4 milligrams for one small)
Broccoli (4.2 milligrams per cup)
Tomatoes (2.6 milligrams for one small)
Apples (4.2 milligrams for one medium)
Cranberries (8 milligrams for one eight-ounce cup)
Strawberries (4.2 milligrams per cup)
Cranberry juice (11.2 milligrams per eight-ounce glass)
Tomato juice or tea (7.2 milligrams per eight-ounce cup of tomato juice or brewed non-herbal tea)
Grape juice (3 milligrams per one five-ounce glass)
Red wine (3 milligrams per one five-ounce glass)
PUMPKIN SEEDS They contain zinc—one of the ingredients that’s been shown to help reduce the average length of the common cold.

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