10/11/2022
To coincide with World Immunization Day 2022, we share the following tips to boost your natural immunity!
1. Get plenty of sleep
Sleep certainly doesn't feel like an active process, but there are plenty of important things happening in your body when you're not awake.
Proper sleep needs to fight off infection and illness, it's important to know how much sleep you should be getting every night, as well as the steps to take if your sleep is suffering.
2. Exercise regularly
Physical activity isn't just for building muscles and helping yourself de-stress it's also an important part of being healthy and supporting a healthy immune system.
Regular exercise helps immune cells efficient at detecting and reacting to infection. Focus on staying active and getting regular exercise
3. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate
Water plays many important roles in your body, including supporting your immune system.Even if you're not exercising or sweating, you're constantly losing water through your breath, as well as through your urine and bowel movements, be sure that you're replacing the water you lose.
4. Healthy Food
“When your body has sufficient amounts of the micronutrients found in these foods, it helps to maintain your immune system homeostasis,” Make sure you eat plenty of vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole grains, lean proteins and healthy fats.Since experts believe that your body absorbs vitamins more efficiently from dietary sources, rather than supplements, the best way to support your immune system is to eat a well-balanced diet.
5. Minimize stress
Stress is different for everyone, and how we relieve it is, too. It is important to know how to identify stress. whether it's deep breathing, mediation, prayer or exercise, you should also get familiar with the activities that help you reduce stress.