02/12/2021
✨Right Nutrition, Strong Immunity✨
The main tasks of the body’s immune system are to fight disease-causing germs (pathogens) like bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi, and to remove them from the body, and to fight disease-causing changes in the body, such as cancer cells.
Therefore choosing a variety of nutrients and eating healthy helps strengthen your body’s immune system. Here are some must-haves to boost your immunity:
🍋 Citrus fruits – The high vitamin C content in citrus fruits helps increase the production of white blood cells, which are key to fighting infections. Such as oranges, grapefruits, kiwi, and tangerines. They are rich in antioxidants (citrus bioflavonoids) which helps to neutralize free radicals.
🥦 Broccoli – Broccoli is packed with vitamins A, C, and E, as well as fibre and many other antioxidants. It is one of the healthiest vegetables and must be lightly cooked.
Turmeric – It contains strong anti-inflammatory agents like curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin. Turmeric is excellent against free radicals and inflammation.
Ginger – Since ages, ginger has been used for medicinal purposes, due to its rich nutritional properties. It is also great against nausea.
🧄 Garlic – Its immune-boosting properties seem to come from a heavy concentration of sulfur-containing compounds, such as allicin.
🌱 Spinach -Spinach is packed with numerous antioxidants and beta carotene, which helps increase the infection-fighting ability of your immune systems.
Yogurt – Yogurt is considered a probiotic that is essential to your immune system’s health. The good bacteria directly affects your gut, and helps improve your immunity.
☕️ Green Tea – Green tea contains excellent antioxidant properties that help the body detox toxins and other harmful elements.
