Boost Your Immunity Naturally

 

Boost Your Immunity Strategies

Boost Your Immunity with healthy lifestyle strategies encompassing total body wellness in 2023. Immunity is a network of cells, organs, proteins, and tissues that work together to protect the body from infection which is responsible for both protective and adverse responses to substances in the environment. Scientists are exploring the effects of human daily living habits including diet, physical activity, psychological stressors and other factors in the immune response. Healthy living habits contribute to overall wellness and boost immunity function eating whole foods and exercising regularly has proven to be beneficial for the body. The immune system is the body's defense for preventing and eliminating infection enabling it to defend the body from colds, flu, viruses, infections, parasites, and bacteria. The immune system consists of a range of components including the thymus, lymphatic system, bone marrow, spleen, leukocytes white blood cells, tonsils, adenoids, and appendix that work synergistically together.

A fully functioning immune system can recognize healthy tissue from unwanted substances initiating an immune response to a complex attack to protect the body from invaders. The immune system recognizes and removes dead faulty cells from the body helps defend against infections. No one knows how many cells or what the best mix of cells the immune system needs to function at its optimum level. Respiratory infections including influenza, the Covid-19 virus, and particularly pneumonia, are the leading cause of death in people over the age of 65. A reduction in immune response to infections has been demonstrated by older people's response to vaccines. Despite the reduction of efficiency, vacations for influenza and S. pneumonia have significantly lowered the rates of sickness and death in older people compared to people with no vacations says Harvard Health. Fight flu with preventive actions to enhance the immune system in 2023 fighting off infection to reduce the chance of getting the common cold or flu. 

Boost your immunity naturally with food therapy eating a clean diet packed with plenty of fresh foods including fiber foods, whole grains, seafood, lean proteins, eggs, and cultured dairy foods like yogurt, kefir that are high in nutrition and probiotics. Kefir is a staple food in many cultures and around the globe and has become increasingly popular in the natural health community. It is beneficial for digestion and gut health traditionally made with goat's milk or cow's milk into a fermented drink. Kefir is a fermented milk drink similar to a thin yogurt made from kefir grains living symbolic colonies of yeast and bacteria that convert milk into a powerhouse of probiotics. Kefir probiotic contents can influence the immune system and suppress immune infections from viruses. Kefir can act as an inflammatory agent reducing the expression of IL-6, IL-1, TNF-a, and interferon-y. Hence may be a significant inhibitor of the cytokine storm that contributes to Covid-19 says ScienceDirect.

Kefir is a healthy fermented food that may boost your Immunity, aid in digestive problems, improve bone health, and may combat cancer. Yogi Tea Echinacea immune support with elderberry and Mullien combines refreshing peppermint, lemongrass, and fennel for a natural herbal blend of tea.  The benefits of Echinacea is widely used to support immune function combined with herbs traditionally used to support respiratory health to boost your immunity.

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Patricia Lynn

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