Your immune system is, obviously, not so much a physical, all-in-one organ within your body that you need to keep fit and healthy, but rather a collection of body parts which, dependent on varying genetic issues and lifestyle choices, can mean you are more or less susceptible to colds, flus, and other more serious health problems.
With this in mind, here are the ten top ways to improve your natural immunity.
1. Go To Bed Earlier
A simple one to start, but it’s an absolute proven fact that when you get enough sleep each night, your body has the proper time it needs to recharge and rejuvenate.
The more sleep you get, the better your body and brain are prepared to give you the energy and motivation you need to get the most out of the next day.
2. Eat Oily Fish
There are many reasons why you should be including even a small amount of oily fish in your weekly diet, not least because tuna, salmon, mackerel and pilchards are great for your immunity.
Other benefits of eating oily fish include fighting mild mental issues and general decline, as well as helping treat major depressive disorders.
3. Drink More Water
Thirdly, you will already presumably be fully aware of the myriad of benefits you will afford both your body and your mind by choosing to drink more water each day.
Moreover, as well as drastically upping the volume of water you’re drinking, you should also consider taking plant-based vitamin D3 with K2 supplements, which will not only boost your immune system, but will help to strengthen your heart too.
4. Take Ginger Supplements
People who suffer with motion sickness will already be familiar with the healing power of ginger, as ginger biscuits and ginger tablets soothe the stomach.
However, what most people are unaware of is that ginger is also fantastic for boosting your immunity, whether you take ginger supplements, or else choose to include ginger in more dishes.
5. Minimize Your Stress Levels
Although this is clearly easier said, or indeed read, than done, the more stressed you feel on a regular basis, the more pressure this puts on your mind and body, which in turn, can affect your level of immunity to common colds and other diseases.
If you’re someone who seems to get stressed and feels anxious quickly, try out some basic meditation techniques, such as deep breathing, to try and keep calm as much as possible.
6. Eat More Seeds & Nuts
Not only are walnuts, brazil nuts, almonds, and sunflower seeds a tasty addition to any salad, but they are all also an incredibly rich and entirely natural source of Vitamin E. Vitamin E is an antioxidant and like all antioxidants, will help to boost your natural immune system.
7. Drink Green Tea
There is a plethora of benefits to drinking green tea, one of the main ones being that numerous studies have shown that the liquid may well help to increase your body’s natural defense against illness. Green tea is also said to help improve cognitive ability and memory, boost concentration and focus, and even help to reduce bad breath and acne.
8. Maintain a Healthy Weight
Another sure-fire way to give your body the best possible chance of fighting off illness and disease is to maintain a healthy BMI (Body Mass Index) and to ensure that you are neither overweight nor underweight.
Make sure that you eat a healthy diet, avoid smoking, only drink alcohol in moderation, and limit the number of foods you eat that are high in sugar or contain high levels of salt.
9. Wash Your Hands Thoroughly
These days, most people across the length and breadth of this country are fully aware of the importance of washing their hands before they eat and after they’ve been gardening or handling chemicals and cleaning products.
Washing your hands is the quickest way of ridding your skin of any potential illness-inducing bacteria and you should always wash your hands before you touch your face or rub your eyes after such activities.
10. Eat More Garlic
Finally, the tenth best way to boost your body’s natural immunity levels is to eat more garlic in your meals.
In the old days, garlic was the go-to product that parents used to give their children if they were suffering with a cough and cold and although it’s obviously not a miracle worker, garlic has been proven to reduce the chance of a cold worsening.
