The Immune System is your guard against disease, it is a system of biological structures and processes that protects our body by identifying and killing pathogens. It detects a wide variety of agents and tumor cells, from viruses to parasitic worms.
To boost the immune system is to build a protective shield that will help you stay active, worry-free and happy.
Relax:
Stress is an important factor in sabotaging your immune system, remember to take time for your self, and indulge yourself in a massage, a hot bath, spend some time with friends, try to solve the problems you face and never let them come to hunt you.
Many sign of stress related that weaken the immune system may show in form of skin rash or lack of energy.
Laugh:
Laughter boosts your immune system by decreasing your levels of stress and anxiety. Laughing also eases muscle tension and increases your oxygen intake.
Sleep:
A good full night's sleep has been linked to balanced hormone levels (including human growth hormone and the stress hormone, cortisol), keeping weight down, clear thinking and reasoning, improved mood, and vibrant, healthy skin. Getting a full eight hours of sleep each night can do wonders for your immune system.
Everybody's different, your body may need anywhere from 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night. Whatever your personal sleep requirement is, get it!
Exercise:
Exercise increases hormones that promote healthy immunity. It's also a great way to relieve stress, also it is your way to get a great healthy body that will boost your self confidence and your overall health.
Eat Healthy:
Obese people have a harder time fighting off infection, so aim for your ideal body weight. Eat a diet rich in fruits and veggies to get all the important vitamins and minerals your body needs.
Give your body an herbal boost. Hundreds of herbal supplements exist to give the immune system additional support. Fresh herbs and whole food remedies are always preferable over packaged herbs or supplements, since they have a much higher potency and frequency and your body absorbs more of their value.
Eat more raw fruits and vegetables for their antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, fibre and enzymes. The nutritional content that you receive from raw fruits and veggies is unparalleled. Many vitamins, including C, are antioxidants and will protect cells - including those of your immune system - from damage by toxins in the environment. Dark-coloured produce (berries, kale, broccoli) tends to be higher in flavonoids, polyphenols and other antioxidants.
Drink Water:
Drinking plenty of water is essential for healthy skin, and skin is the body's first line of defense, Most of the time, headaches occur because people still aren't getting enough water! Headaches and thirst are both signs of dehydration. You should be drinking, in daily ounces, half your body weight in pounds. (i.e. Body weight in pounds, divided by 2 = number of ounces of water per day.
