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5 Ways To Boost Your Immune System And Protect Yourself

These days itu2019s more important than ever to protect yourself, and by doing so, protect others around you. Some of these tips might seem obvious but weu2019ve included some of the science behind these tips to help you learn even more about what it takes to give your immune system the best chance possible to fight off infection.

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5 Ways To Boost Your Immune System And Protect Yourself

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  1. 5 Ways To Boost Your Immune System And Protect Yourself

  2. Get Enough Sleep During sleep, your body releases immunity- boosting molecules called cytokines. These molecules drive the immune system in the direction that is most urgent and even helps calm the immune system down if it is overreacting . Antibodies are also produced by your immune cells when you’re asleep. These bind to germs and infected cells, marking them for destruction by more sophisticated immune cells called macrophages. Try to aim for at least 7 hours of sleep but no more than 10.

  3. Flush Your System – Drink Water This may seem like a simple suggestion but when your body is working hard to keep infections at bay, you need extra fluids. Remember that suggestion earlier about ginger tea? If you don’t like plain water, you can flush out the bad bacteria and viruses with that instead.

  4. Take A Walk While we’ve known for a long time that regular exercise boosts your immune system by improving circulation, lowering cortisol levels and flushing out the lymphatic system, you don’t have to get your sweat on at the gym. Going for a walk, even for 30 minutes a day, is Phase 1 Presentations are tools that can be used as reports. enough to do all of the above. Plus, if you get a little bit of sunshine while you’re at it, the Phase 2 Presentations are tools that can be used as reports. extra Vitamin D will give your immune system a boost. Phase 3 Presentations are tools that can be used as reports.

  5. Manage The Stress Elevated stress leads to elevated cortisol levels, which dampens the immune system. Take time to manage your stress in a healthy way with exercise, meditation, and even laughter. It’s been shown in scientific studies that laughter increases the body’s Natural Killer Cells. These NK cells play a major role in killing the body’s virally infected cells so that’s definitely something to smile about.

  6. Get Vaccinated Since flu season is underway, it’s best to make sure you won’t get the flu by getting vaccinated. We may not have a vaccine to prevent all respiratory infections but avoiding the ones that you can go a long way to keeping you healthy.

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