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Ways to Build Your Immune System

Boost Your Immune System Naturally

October 27, 2010

Ways to Build Your Immune System

Ways to Build Your Immune System

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How many people have you heard coughing and sneezing around you lately? Cold and flu season is already upon us! I am a fan of frequent hand washing as a means of prevention and always keep some sanitizer nearby, but you can do more. You can also prime your immune system to be a fighting machine. Start by eating a well-balanced diet, full of fruits and veggies, to nourish your immune system and try these other techniques to fight the good fight against the germs of the season.

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How many people have you heard coughing and sneezing around you lately? Cold and flu season is already upon us! I am a fan of frequent hand washing as a means of prevention and always keep some sanitizer nearby, but you can do more. You can also prime your immune system to be a fighting machine. Start by eating a well-balanced diet, full of fruits and veggies, to nourish your immune system and try these other techniques to fight the good fight against the germs of the season.

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5 Comments

leeluvfashion 2 years 29 weeks

Good list. My go-to boosters are: green and white tea(s); a neti pot (bonus is that it eases allergies); a daily apple, orange and cup of steamed spinach (the latter is delicious on a veggie burger w/ hummus); organic yogurt, and much sleep. I feel that is the reason I rarely get sick. Murphy's law, watch me get a cold in a day or two,lol.

leeluvfashion 2 years 29 weeks

Good list. My go-to boosters are: green and white tea(s); a neti pot (bonus is that it eases allergies); a daily apple, orange and cup of steamed spinach (the latter is delicious on a veggie burger w/ hummus); organic yogurt, and much sleep. I feel that is the reason I rarely get sick. Murphy's law, watch me get a cold in a day or two,lol.

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Lissa1000 2 years 29 weeks

Is anyone else sad that potato chips and Southern Comfort are never on any of these lists?

2 years 29 weeks

ack! that should have been "cold symptoms" not system

2 years 29 weeks

What about the recent article in the NYTimes that stated that "boosting" your immune system actually makes your cold system worse?