February 2007

Green tea: Hirt recommends capsules which are more potent than tea. Green tea works as an immune system booster, an anti-viral and it also has anti-bacterial properties. “I take it twice a day, every day on the frontlines in primary care medicine to keep me from getting ill,” Hirt says. “Decaffeinated green tea is probably the best way to take it so that you’re not hyped up and unable to sleep which definitely lowers your immune system.