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When I get a commonCommon cold cold/virus it quiet often turns into infection a throatCancer - throat or larynx Throat swab culture and lung infection (at least 1-2 per year). What suppliments etc should I take/foods should I eat to improve my immune system to reduce the risk of these infections. I would like to start to improve it otherwise one of these infections may kill me one day.
Oh, and next time you get a virus, try taking olive leaf and elderberry flowers. Good natural antivirals that may help you prevent the infection from following.
Oil of oregano is more of an antifungal than an antiviral, and isn't meant to be taken under the tongue. It's not sublingual, and burns like you know what. It's meant to be put in a little water and then to be drunk, like any tincture, so it can be digested properly like the food it is.