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Can you boost your immune system?

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter

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The Immune Boosting Myth

Tim Caufield is a health-long policy researcher and an expert in how misinformation spreads online. Tim recently published two studies looking at the online world of immune boosting. He found that 85.5% of websites portrayed immune boosting as beneficial to battling COVID, and less than 10% had any critique. The study found that these Instagram marketers use science-ish buzzwords to promote their so-called immune boosting products.

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