Thursday, 13 April 2017

Building a strong immune system

Building a strong immune system

In ancient China the village paid the doctor while they were well, and it was considered their job to keep everyone in the village well.  If they got sick they stopped paying because the doctor had failed.  The old saying goes that prevention is better than cure so below is a list of 14 things that experts say build immunity.  Most of them are common sense.

  • 1.       Exercise 30 minutes each day
  • 2.       Get into the sunshine (Your body manufactures vitamin D from sunlight)
  • 3.       Sleep 7-8 hours per night.
  • 4.       Avoid smoke
  • 5.       Cutback on Alcohol and Coffee
  • 6.       Avoid stress
  • 7.       Laugh more
  • 8.       Socialise with nurturing people
  • 9.       Keep a pet
  • 10.   Drink Water
  • 11.   Avoid simple sugars as they over tax our system
  • 12.   Eat loads of fruit and veg
  • 13.   Increase garlic consumption
  • 14.   Eat protein