There are many vitamins that can help build the body’s immune system in prevention of cold and flu, along with ones that can help to ease the symptoms and help the body recuperate faster from these viral infections.  Among the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fatty acids that are able to help prevent and ease cold and flu symptoms are vitamin C, vitamin A, zinc and others.

Vitamin C is known for helping boost the immune system and can be found in a verity of ways to introduce it to the body, zinc when taken at the first symptoms of a common cold or flu are believed to reduce the amount of duration of the illness.

 Vitamin A is effective in preventing infections, including viral infections, which means that it is also a vitamin effective in fighting the cold and flu when taken regularly. This is a vitamin that care should be taken in the amount of dosage as it is one of the vitamins that can become toxic in the body.