We often feel tricked by our own Immunity system sitting at home after catching flu. It is everyone’s dream to have the perfect Immune system, the one that does not allows any virus or bacteria to interfere with the normal functioning of our body. But is there something we can do to boost our Immunity. Luckily we can…BY:

1. Getting an 8 hour sleep and maintaining the schedule:

It is common knowledge that a good rested body is in a a better shape to fight illness and disease causing bacteria than a sleep deprived and exhausted one. Maintaining this schedule on a regular basis is equally important.

2. Giving up on smoking:

Smoking is supposed to have a long term impact on damaging all your body parts and affecting your Immunity (apart from adding wrinkles and thinning hairline). Do you need any more reasons to give it up right now?

3. Keep it clean:

Prevention is always better than cure so to help your Immune system do its job well, you can help by keeping yourself and your surroundings clean. Shower daily and use hand sanitizers when out.

4. Go out, stretch a bit, run or exercise :

The idea is to keep the body in motion and introduce it to the habit of getting out of your comfort zone frequently so that it can learn to adapt to the temperature change and variations in weather. Adults in the age group of 18-60 need at least 150 minutes of exercise in a week.

5. Keeping an eye on the weight scale:

It is always a good idea to regularly check your weight and keep it under control. Make sure your weight falls in range with your Body-Mass-Index (B.M.I). Sudden variations in weight are invitations to illnesses.

6. Relax and say goodbye to stress :

When anxious or in stress the body produces high quantities of a hormone called cortisone which disrupts with the normal functioning of the body and results in lower Immunity, low blood pressure, fatigue, weight gain, cholesterol and heart diseases.

7. Increase your fluid intake: 8 glasses of water in a day minimum.

8. Include foods rich in Antioxidants: Antioxidants are vitamins and minerals that together help repair damaged cells in our body. Some fruits, vegetables and nuts have high amounts of antioxidants like apricots, blue berries, broccoli, corn, carrots, spinach, strawberries, bell peppers nuts, beans oysters and red meat.