Things I Do To Help Boost My Immunity!

I know things have been crazy lately in the world, so I wanted to share what I am doing for myself and my family in hopes that it might alleviate some stress. Research has shown that it will assist in the building of our immunity. If we do acquire any illness, it will give our bodies what it needs to help fight it. I am not saying that this will prevent any illness, or say that following what I do will make you immune to any disease or illness out there. Just that it might help give your body the tools it needs to aid in the fight,

Right now, we are in the social distancing phase, which my family and I are adhering to. This helps protect us (although we are strong enough to fight it off), and even though we are healthy it helps protect the people we love. A healthy person can carry bacteria and viruses and transmit them to someone who might not be able to fight them off.

I’m not sure if you have been out recently, but I was out yesterday just to get groceries. What I found interesting was that the fruit and vegetable section was incredibly full, along with the supplement section.

The items that were picked over and gone were the canned goods, the white pasta, the refined white bread, toilet paper (sorry, had to say it), facial tissues, and paper towel.

To me, this is backwards… your body needs the fruit and vegetables and the nutrients it contains to fight off infections. Produce is filled with Vitamins, Fiber, Antioxidants, Magnesium, Iron, Protein, etc.. These nutrients are needed to help fuel your body. Also, in times of stress and cold/flu season sometimes your body needs some extra support from supplements – so adding extra nutrients to your body will be beneficial (always talk to a health care professional before starting any supplement program).

A lot of the processed foods and refined breads that were missing off the shelves are highly processed and contain a great deal of sugar. I call thes