Worried about your Immunity?
Here are How to boost your immune system : Masks. Check. Sanitizers. Check. Hand wash regimen. Check. Social distancing. Check. Strong immunity. What? Well, the answer is no.
While we are busy taking all possible precautions to fight the pandemic, we are forgetting to spend enough time to strengthen our own immune system — perhaps the only way to fight corona virus, if not prevent it completely.
Immunity right stands for – “Health is Wealth”. If health is not proper during these hard days, there is no use of wealth. The year 2020 has rightly taught us the meaning and importance of this proverb. Better Health, peaceful mind and Fit body are the greatest asset to live a healthy life.
This pandemic have made us realize that nothing is better than a healthy body, stronger immune system and maintaining high standard of hygiene. As all the super heroes – doctors and scientists are trying their best to develop a vaccine against the deadly disease. We must take the necessary precautions and try to build our immunity stronger.
Below sharing the ways how you can boost your immune system and the food that increases your immunity.
1. Have Healthy Breakfast: The food you eat is the key aspect of determining your overall health and the sustainable immunity. Eating food like fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and legumes which are rich in nutrients and antioxidants that may give you an upper hand against harmful other viruses.
2. Proper sleep routine: Sleep and immunity are closely tied to each other. It is very important to have a proper sleep routine, as your body repairs and renews cells during sleep. Poor sleep patterns affects this process and reduces your immunity levels.
3. Vitamin E rich food: Boost your Immunity with Vitamin E rich foods such as: Olives, Broccoli, Avocado, Turnip greens, Onions, Nuts, Yogurt, Raw seeds and many more. Help your immune system by following a healthful, balanced diet filled with lots of vitamins and magnesium rich foods.
4. Keep your body active: Boosting immunity is a long process and results are the reason for a continued healthy lifestyle. Exercise causes change in antibodies and white blood cells (WBC). WBCs are the body’s immune system cells that fight disease. These antibodies or WBCs circulate more rapidly during exercise, this helps detect illnesses earlier.
5. Maintain high Hygiene standards: It’s mandatory to maintain hygiene standards during this pandemic era by sanitizing, wearing masks, keeping the surrounding clean to avoid coming into contact with any type of viruses or bacteria.
| Myths | Facts |
| Exercise Weakens Immunity | : exercise helps in strengthening the immune system. |
| Eating more fruits and vegetables can keep your immune system strong. | : Vitamins and supplements can help ward off disease and make you feel better faster. |
| Kids need supplements to build a healthy immune system. | : Supplements are chemicals, taking in excess can be toxic for children. |
When our immune system struggles, it’s like a welcome sign for “Infection disease”.
You can make several lifestyle and dietary changes today to strengthen your immune system.
Author: Mrunal Nikam
