No one will plan to get sick, but our food habits are the major causes for our illness. So, in order to improve your immunity you need to very careful while taking your meal. Here is a list of several foods and drinks that provide immunity boost naturally
Tea:
Hot tea like Chamomile, will help you in preventing sickness. Drinking about five cups of this hot brew will increase blood levels of certain compounds like poly-phenols, which in turn increases the anti bacterial activity in your body. This brew also raises the glycine level, which serves as a mild sedative and relaxes your muscles.
Oats:
Our body consists of a killer called “macrophage”, which is produced in your bone marrow. Usually the white blood cells present in your body fights against the viruses, bacteria, or any other harmful intruders. But the WBC can do this only if you assist it. This assistance can be given by beta-glucans that are present fibre foods.
Oats is the best source of beta-glucans, so eating oatmeal regularly boosts you immune system. Steel cut oats have twice the amount of beta-glucans compared to rolled or instant oats.
Salad Dressings:
Eating salad instead of a heavy meal is very good for health. But drowning the salads in fat-free dressings is not healthy.
Studies and researches depict that dietary fat is very useful in absorbing disease fighting nutrients present in the vegetables.
Salads topped with fat-free dressing failed to absorb antioxidants and carotenoids that help in improving immunity. So, in order to reach the absorptive intestinal cells, fat is very essential. Choose healthy fats from nut oils or olive for salad dressings.
You can make your own salad dressing by
•Adding 1 part balsamic vinegar to 2 or 3 parts of olive oil
•Adding 1 part rice wine vinegar to 3 parts sesame oil
•Adding 1 part balsamic vinegar to 2 or 3 parts of olive oil
•Adding 1 part rice wine vinegar to 3 parts sesame oil
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