Feeding your body certain foods will assist your immune system in building strength.

“Build a strong defensive immune system with the help of immune boosting foods”

Put simply, your immune system is the processes happening within your body that provides resistance to infection and toxins. Unfortunately, some people battle with an immune system deficiency, making nutrient changes alone difficult to overcome their ability to ward off illness. However, for a majority of us, we can vastly better our immune system with some simple and effective nutritional tactics with the foods we eat.

By improving our diet we can improve the health and functioning of all the vital organs which play a role in building us a solid immune system.

Here is our top list of immune-boosting foods

Lemon & Limes

Containing high levels of vitamin C and antioxidants.

Vitamin C aides in the growth and repair of your cells and tissues whilst antioxidants fight off toxins in the body. Read more on Vitamin C in our extensive blog, here. 

Red Bell Peppers

The highest amount of Vitamin C in a bell pepper is concentrated in the red variety. Red bell peppers contain several phytochemicals and carotenoids. They are a fantastic antioxidant and anti-inflammatory food.

Oregano

The highest amount of Vitamin C in a bell pepper is concentrated in the red variety. Red bell peppers contain several phytochemicals and carotenoids. They are a fantastic antioxidant and anti-inflammatory food.

Broccoli

You will often read that greens are a super food, but one of the best greens of them all to help boost your immunity is broccoli. Broccoli is a great source of vitamins K and C, a good source of folate (folic acid) and also provides potassium, fiber. Vitamin C – builds collagen, which forms body tissue and bone, and helps cuts and wounds heal. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant and protects the body from damaging free radicals. The benefits are vast and all help to create your immune system.

Garlic

Fight off the cold and flu with garlic: Garlic has the ability to boost your immune system by increasing the rate at which your natural killer cells are made. Add garlic to meals!

Ginger

It is loaded with nutrients and bioactive compounds that have powerful benefits for your body and brain. The micro-nutrients in ginger are great for prevention and management even with the sickness strikes.

Spinach

Greens such as spinach are immune-boosting due to their high levels of vitamin C, which not only packs a powerful antioxidant punch, it helps fight off infection and regenerate other antioxidants in the body, including vitamin E – important for healing and repair. 

Almonds

Almonds contain lots of healthy fats, fiber, protein, magnesium and vitamin E. The health benefits of almonds include lower blood sugar levels, reduced blood pressure and lower cholesterol levels. These are all key elements to maintaining a healthy body and healthy immune system.

Turmeric

List the other ideas above, turmeric has anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-microbial properties. This product can be added to soups, sauces and smoothies for consumption.

Flu prevention 101 basics include;

Eat vegetables

Get Vitamin D

Move more

Enough sleep

limit alcohol

Maintain hygiene

Manage stress

Immune Boosting Recipes

Immune Boosting Supplementation

Our Immune Boosting Products have been carefully selected to improve your body’s natural defence mechanisms. It will be so helpful on top of a healthy diet and lifestyle to make sure your immunity is in tip top shape. In this pack we have included oregano oil which is a medicinal herb, vegetable broth to support an increase of your vitamin and mineral levels and supplementation based on natural herbs. You can read more about this pack HERE. or >> Buy It Now

In Summary;

Think of food as medicine and as your most important form of supplementation. Ensure if you are not consuming some of the above ideas that you now consider implementing them into your diet.

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“You are what you eat”

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