An immunologist explains why the immune system works best when balanced, not 'boosted'

Disease can arise both when immune cells are too active and when they're not active enough.

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But the TV told me that 10,000mg of vitamins C will cure herpies and cancer.
But can you really get an autoimmune disease by eating too much supplements? I thought the body would just not retain them. It'd be quite difficult to eat exactly the quantity required without any self regulating mechanisms in place.
- Except for the Vitamines E, D, K and A, Vitamines are takes up in a controlled way so you cant really overdose them. Overdosing VitA can cause blindness So thats no joke either.
  
  Im no expert on supplements but I know that the new chemotherapies for cancer that include an upregulation od the immune system have autoimmune diseases as a side effect. But I guess you would have to apply that harsh measures to unleash autoimmune diseases.
Sounds plausible, but It would make a lot more people change, if it was a study and not just a "an immunologist explains"