The holidays are coming up, and it seems like everyone is getting sick. When everyone is busy, stressed, and overdoing it – that makes a lot of sense.
When your body gets overworked it becomes harder for it to support the systems in your body, including your immune system. This puts you at a higher risk of getting sick.
It doesn’t help that you’re probably spending more time inside because of the cold and frequenting busy public places for holiday shopping.
Here are some things you can do to boost your immune system and prevent getting sick.
Pay attention to your nutrition
It’s easy to let good eating habits go when you get stressed. The easy grab-and-go foods we reach for aren’t usually big supporters of your immune system.
Make sure to plan nutrition into your busy schedule. Even if you have to take some time to meal prep foods you know will give you the nutrients you need to fight inflammation and provide enough fiber, find a strategy that works for you.
Make sure to incorporate whole grains and greens into your diet, reach for fruit when you want something sweet, and do your best to avoid foods that you know give you flare ups.
Looking for extra nutrition tips for fighting off sickness? Try eating foods high in vitamin C like citrus fruits, berries, leafy greens, peppers, and cruciferous vegetables (like broccoli).
Get enough sleep
Whether you’re struggling to get to sleep or choosing to stay up late, you could be doing serious harm to your immune system.
Sleep is the period of time your body uses to recover and heal. This includes your immune system, where your body will create new immune cells to detect and attack germs.
The best thing you can do for your body is go to sleep at the same time every night. If that doesn’t work for you, the second-best thing you can do is make sure you get your body’s ideal number of sleeping hours – pay attention to how long you sleep next time you go to bed at a reasonable time without an alarm.
Increase your vitamin C intake
Whether you add a vitamin C supplement, use herbal formulas, or eat plenty of vitamin C rich foods, this easy step can work wonders for fighting off germs.
Vitamin C is crucial for your immune system’s function. It has multiple functions including immune cell production, protection, and differentiation.
Making sure you have enough vitamin C when you feel like you’re getting sick can help your immune system power up in time to fight the germ before you get sick. Even if you do catch a cold, it can help you beat it faster.
Get acupuncture
This is a great technique for boosting your immune system to help your body eliminate germs before they become a problem.
When everyone around you is getting sick, it’s because their immune system couldn’t react to the germ that infiltrated their body in time. If they had a stronger immune system, it may not have been a problem.
Come in for some acupuncture to fortify your immune system while helping other aspects of your health as well. We can combine other techniques too that will help you reach your best state of health.
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