No one likes to feel sick. Who has time to deal with a runny nose, a fever, or a persistent cough? Life makes too many demands on us to deal with running at anything less than 100%. That’s why every time we hear about a food, drink, or action that can help us boost our immune system we go all in. There’s nothing wrong with doing everything we can to fight against disease.

Unfortunately, boosting your immunity is not as simple as it sounds. Your immune system is just that, a system. That means that it requires balance and harmony and a lot of different pieces working together. To give your immune system the best chance of standing strong, the key is to adopt healthy-living strategies that focus on every part of your body.

So what should you do?

Eat Healthily

To boost your immune system, you have to start from the inside out. Your body needs a lot of vital nutrients to run at its peak. So, make sure you’re eating lots of vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds. One study found that eating more fruits and vegetables improved antibody response in older adults. Other foods that are important include:

• Yogurt: The probiotics are great for your digestive system.
• Salmon: High in omega-3 fatty acids.
• Tea: Our Antioxidant Tea was specifically designed to boost your immune system.
• Garlic: Garlic is a broad-spectrum antimi crobial agent and immune booster.
• Mushrooms: Shitake and maitake mushrooms are known to enhance immune function, particularly in women.
• Matcha: It is said that matcha contains various antioxidants, polyphenols, EGCG, L-theanine, which collectively contribute in boosting the immune defense of the body and helps provide protection against various antigens.

Avoid Unhealthy Habits

This should be a no-brainer, but you might be surprised. A few things in particular that you should avoid include smoking and drinking alcohol. Smoking undermines your basic immune defenses and raises your risk of infection. Drinking alcohol impairs your immune system and increases your vulnerability to infection.

Get Sleep & Rest

If you’re not getting adequate sleep and rest, you’re going to get sick. Sleep deprivation and stress overload increase the hormone cortisol. If you have too much cortisol for too long, you’ll suppress your immune function. In particular, you want to avoid chronic stress, such as that caused by your relationships, work, and life.  Make sure you try and get seven to eight hours of sleep each night, and if you find yourself chronically stressed, make some changes.

Get Regular Exercise

Regular exercise is a pillar of healthy living. It improves your cardiovascular health, lowers your blood pressure, helps control your body weight, and protects you against a variety of diseases. Exercise also directly promotes good circulation, which allows the cells and substances of your immune system to move about your body and work more effectively.

Get Outside

Did you know that sunlight triggers your skin’s production of the vitamin D? High levels of vitamin D can lower your risk of respiratory infection and even reduce your chance of contracting influenza. In fact, getting just 10 to 15 minutes of sunlight exposure each day is enough to keep you healthier.

When it comes to staying healthy and boosting your immune system, it’s a process. If you take care of your body, it will take care of you.

Get started on your new healthier lifestyle by adding Antioxidant Tea or Her Tea to your daily food plan. Studies have shown that those who drink five cups of tea a day have ten times more virus-fighting interferon in their blood than those who don’t. So, why wait?

Yours in wellness,
Your Tea

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