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Weekly Health Quiz: Infants, Nitrogen and Exercise

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1 Research shows that if you have enough — a level of 10 percent or more — of the following cells in your body, you will not contract influenza:

  • Red blood cells (erythrocytes)
  • White blood cells (leukocytes)
  • Stem cells
  • Natural killer cells

    Beta-glucans found in mushrooms enhance NK cell activity and function, and research shows that if you have enough NK cells in your system, you will not contract influenza. Learn more.

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