Boost Your Immune Health with Good Nutrition

How is our Immune System affected by what we eat?

What is considered good nutrition?

We live in an era where our Immune systems are being attacked every day by pollutants, by allergens, toxins, free radicals, and now even diseases. It is up to us to create an environment that is safer for us. Yes, we cannot control outside sources but we can control how what we put in our bodies, what we wear, what we have in our homes, our thought process, and what products we apply topically to our bodies.

Nutrition plays a fundamental role in boosting our immune system as it fuels our bodies with energy and helps with the function of our overall health. Our bodies require various nutrients and minerals which are found in foods.

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The choice is yours to make. The saying you are what you eat rings true every time. Take, for example, an individual who has diabetes needs to stay away from sugar as they have a “sweet tooth,” while a person with high blood pressure would stay away from salty foods or a person with heart problems/cholesterol need to stay away from fried foods. If you look at the three examples, they are lacking baseline nutrients. While cooking nutrients are lost based on how the meal is prepped.

In order to get maximum benefits from your food you want to have a colorful plate and cook your food in the most natural ways possible. Everything is linked to food and resolved by food. Here are tips to boost your immune system:

1.    Avoid foods with refined sugars

2.    Eat more greens

3.    Eat fruits and vegetables very high in antioxidants

4.    Have high fibrous foods

5.    Have probiotics

6.    Maintain good oral health (your mouth is where everything begins)

7.    Avoid smoking, drugs, and drinking

8.    Avoid processed foods

9.    Shop on the perimeter of the stores

10. Grow your own vegetables and fruits (Non-GMO, no pesticides, no chemicals)

11. Have nuts

Our bodies are our temple so treat it well and she will then do the same to you. A lot of times, when we are stressed we reach for the sugary drinks and carbs for energy but that makes our immune system weaker and more prone to infections. If you are like me I like to munch on things while I’m working especially sweet things. What I do is have a bowl of berries or grapes beside me to get the satisfaction of the sweetness I crave. This way I’m getting my antioxidants and boosting my immune system with a superfood.

Today, we are not getting all the nutrients and minerals our bodies require to function at an optimal level and it is very important for us to supplement with good quality supplements that are pharmaceutical grade, that is FDA approved, RDA approved and potency guaranteed.

What is something you can immediately change to improve your immune health?

Why is nutrition a key factor in our immune system?

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