10 Foods That Will Boost Your Immune
System
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Natural Cures
Published on Sep 15, 2016
If you’re looking for ways to keep
winter colds and the flu away, your answer may be as close as your grocery
store. If you eat certain foods, you may be able to help your immune system
stay strong to fight these infections.
Eating different kinds of foods is very
important to make sure you get all the vitamins your body needs.
Citrus Fruits
Many people try taking vitamin C once
they have a cold. But vitamin C can stop you from getting sick in the first
place, by making white blood cells, which help fight infection.
Some citrus fruits you can try are
grapefruit, oranges, tangerines, lemons, limes, and clementines.
Make sure to take vitamin C every day,
because your body doesn’t store it. Since there are so many citrus fruits to
choose from, it’s easy to have some with every meal.
Red Bell Peppers
Red bell peppers have double the amount
of vitamin C as citrus fruits. They also have a lot of beta carotene, which
keeps your eyes and skin healthy, while vitamin C keeps healthy skin.
Broccoli
Another vegetable with a lot of
vitamins and minerals is broccoli. Broccoli is full of vitamins A, C, and E,
and also a lot of antioxidants, which makes it one of the healthiest vegetables
you can find. The best way to eat it is to cook it very little or not at all,
to keep in as many vitamins as possible.
Garlic
Garlic is used in foods all around the
world. It adds flavor to food and is very helpful to your health. It’s been
known to fight infections for many years.
Ginger
Like vitamin C, ginger is something
people start using after they have a cold. What people don’t know is that
ginger can actually stop you from getting a cold too.
Spinach
Spinach is another vegetable that’s
full of vitamin C, which helps the body fight infection. Like with broccoli,
its best to cook the spinach as little as you can, to make sure the nutrients
are kept inside. This will add to its vitamin A and take away oxalic acid.
Yogurt
To make sure that the yogurt you’re
buying will help stop you from getting sick, look for ones that say “live and
active cultures” on the label. These cultures can help your body fight
sicknesses. Yogurts can also have a lot of vitamin D, so look out for those
brands.
Turmeric
Turmeric is a yellow, bitter spice
that’s used in a lot of curries. It has been used to keep down swelling in
osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis for many years. Also, it’s just become
known that the curcumin that gives turmeric its color can help with muscles
hurt from exercise.
Poultry
Chicken soup doesn’t only make you feel
good once you’re sick, but it can also keep you from getting sick.
Poultry, like chicken and turkey, has a
lot of vitamin B-6. Just 100 grams of light turkey or chicken meat has 40-50
percent of the B-6 you should have every day.
Papaya
Another fruit full of vitamin C is
papaya. One papaya has 224 percent of the vitamin C you should have in a day.
Papaya has papain, a digestive enzyme which keeps down swelling in the body. It
also has potassium, B vitamins, and folate which are good for your health.
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