Eating healthy or eating a balance diet is more than just eating to burning fat, or keeping in shape. You can also stay healthy by including specific foods in your diet that will assist in boosting your immunity to diseases. You immune system defends your body from diseases. To have a truly healthy and fully functional immune system you need to eat protein which helps prevent malnutrition, Vitamins for healthy functions and Minerals for supporting the immune system function. Let’s look at some specific foods that help boost your immune system.
Chicken: Make chicken into a soup to increase hydration and loosen nasal congestion when you have flu.
The amino acid cysteine released from cooking the chicken resembles the drug acetyl cysteine which acts in the same way.
Not many people like the taste but garlic is known to be a wonderful herb used to season food and also fight infection and bacteria. Eating 6 cloves of garlic a week can lower the rate of colorectal cancer and stomach cancer.
Good bacteria found in Yogurt helps the immune system work better and improves digestion.
Polyphenols which are potent plant antioxidants are immune boosters and can be found in green tea. Drinking green tea with honey and lemon offers the body immune boosting properties.
Fatty fish are a good source of vitamin D. Vitamin D helps combat flu and sictroy bacteria and other viruses that make us sick. That is why most processed foods like powered milk come fortified with Vitamin D.
Remember eat for the right reasons and stay healthy.