Boost your immune system

Want to fight off that illness that’s spreading around you, Aside from practicing good hygiene, boosting your immune system is a great way to start.

1 Get enough sleep and manage stress. Sleep deprivation and stress overload increase the hormone cortisol, prolonged elevation of which suppresses immune function.

2 Eat plenty of vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds, which will provide your body with the nutrients, your immune system needs green Vegetables Contain folic acid that boost immunity and enhances antibodies.

2 Green Tea- Great source of antioxidants, fights against many ills including cancers.

3 Carrot, Pappaya, Banana,

Pumpkins-Rich in beta-carotene and vitaminB6 having immune protective action.

4 Yogurt-Stimulates production of interferon which boost the immune system.

5 Almonds-Very rich in vitamin E which keeps the immune system flowing.

6 Iron, which helps your body carry oxygen to cells, which is abundant in chicken and turkey, plus seafood. But never fear, vegetarians, you can get other forms of iron in beans, broccoli, dates.

A healthy immune system protects us by first creating a barrier that stops those invaders, or antigens, from entering the body, Thank your immune system, which defends you from disease-causing microbes.