13 Easy Ways to Improve Your Immune System Naturally in 2013
By LaKenya McClough, MPH
Happy New Year family! Given the recent spike in flu incidences in California and across the country, I thought it might be helpful to highlight a few more options on how to stay healthy this season. In this article, I’m sharing with you 13 different and simple ways you can naturally boost your immune system. These are not new ideas. In fact, they are easy everyday practices that when adopted on a regular basis can make a world of difference for your health and may even help prevent you from getting the flu!
For the past week, I’ve shared tips on simple, easy, and natural ways to protect and boost your immune system!
Tip #8 – Drinking Water
The body is made up of 60% water. Therefore, Drinking water = a hydrated body. So how does water help your health and immune system? Drinking adequate amounts of water (at least 8 cups per day) helps flush toxins and brings oxygen to the blood to ensure that all body systems are functioning optimally. Water also helps to circulate the blood for proper nutrition throughout the body. Fit Day.com lists five specific ways water helps you stay healthy:
- Water oxygenates your blood and flushes toxins
- Water strengthens the body’s immue system to help fight bacteria and viruses entering the body
- Keeps your eyes and mouth clean.
- Helps you to digest your food
- Prevents and treats most common ailments
All year round we hear about the importance of drinking water. Surprisingly, during the winter months we actually need to drink more water. Here’s why, during the colder months of the year, we typically stay indoors where the air becomes drier than outdoors. We run heating systems, fireplaces and we keep the windows closed, not allowing the cooler moist air to circulate in, which leads to warmer drier air indoors. To learn more about how to manage indoor air during the winter. Check out this article by WebMD.
Drinking water can be your number one partner in helping to fight the colds and flu this season. If you’re interested in learning more about the effects of water on the immune system, check out this article from Fit Day.com. Click here to read the full article.
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