Find meaningful ways for you to be proactive about immune health for you and your family. Bring good 'immune etiquette' into your day by integrating self-care and good nutrition for a speedy recovery and to reduce chances of catching bugs in the first place.
1. Eat lots of immune boosting foods
- Blackcurrants
- Kiwi
- Guavas
- Broccoli
- Red capsicum
These vitamin C rich foods are laden with Vitamin C. Surprisingly, they’re comparatively much higherthan oranges, which are typically famed for their vitamin C content. Vitamin C supports the body’s natural immune defences that patrol our bodies looking for bugs to fight off.
- Garlic - Great for strengthening the immune system and as a bonus, it also contains immune-loving vitamin C. Chewing fresh parsley can offset undesirable ‘garlic breath’.
- Reishi, shiitake and maitake mushrooms - Popular for good reason; they contain beta glucans which help build up a healthy strong immune system.
Along with foods, minimising exposure to bugs and reducing the transmission is the surest way to protect ourselves and others. Prevention is the easiest way to protect yourself.
2. Keep a 2 metre distance from coughs and sneezes
That’s how far droplets can travel. These germ-filled droplets also settle on hard surfaces. They can survive for hours and spread through touch. According to the Journal of Medical Virology this was a previously unrealised and significant factor in the spread of respiratory bugs, especially in school, workplace and public spaces. But don’t worry – there’s a simple (and free!) solution, check out number 3 below.
6 of the most germ-prone surfaces:
- Restaurant menus
- Petrol pumps
- Supermarket trolley handles
- Gyms
- Door handles
- Magazines in waiting rooms
3. Regular hand washing
Fortunately, this simple solution can have a huge impact on minimising transmission. Twenty seconds of handwashing is a highly effective way of reducing the spread.
4. Try to avoid touching your eye area
It’s an interesting and little-known fact that eye mucosa can be an entry point for winter respiratory ailments. It can be an unconscious habit. Try and resist the urge to touch, especially if there’s a chance you’ve been in contact with a germy surface, like the 6 listed above.
5. Get 6-8 hours of sleep
Research shows that getting enough sleep is an awesome immune booster. The parasympathetic nervous system controls our ‘rest & digest’ phase, and we need to switch to these nerve pathways to sleep well
Ways to switch the nervous system into ‘rest mode’:
- Deep diaphragm breathing
- Gentle humming or singing
- Massage
- Being in nature
- Meditation
6. Use herbal helpers
BioBalance Herbal Chest Care contains thyme, ginger, horseradish, cayenne and lavender to support respiratory health during winter ills and chills. These warming herbal ingredients soothe the throat and clear mucus. They support comfortable, easy breathing, open airways and relaxation for settled sleep. Suitable for the whole family.
- Thyme - This herb supports throat, chest, and lung heath. Thymol and carvacrol are compounds that give thyme it’s pleasant and pungent aroma. Thyme can bring comfort for a tight and congested chest, soothe dry tickly throats and help clear mucus.
- Ginger - Ginger gives us that familiar warming sensation and spicy flavour. It contains the phytochemicals zingerone and gingerol that support the lungs and bronchial system. The warming and spicy taste of ginger is comforting for chills when feeling ‘under the weather’.
- Horseradish - Horseradish helps maintain the feeling of openness in airways. It supports the body’s natural response to chest and sinus congestion to help thin and clear mucus. It supports relaxed, comfortable breathing and open airways.
- Cayenne - This warming herb can bring comfort and warmth to the outer areas of the body. It supports healthy tissue perfusion, to help with circulation and delivery of other herbs to target areas.
- Lavender - Lavender is renowned for its relaxing qualities. Lavender can help maintain feelings of calmness to settle into a restful sleep. It’s especially comforting for young ones who may become unsettled and restless when suffering from winter bugs.
7. Support your immune response
Looking for a daily immune tonic as an insurance policy against bugs going round? Or prefer to keep an immune supplement on hand to take at the first sign? Good Health Viralex Attack is ideal for both strategies. It has a combination of the best immune herbs, Zinc (queen of immune minerals) and EpiCor postbiotics - so it works on 3 different levels.
Here’s how it works :
- Olive leaf and Pelargonium – these two superstar immune herbs work to support your overall immune defences so you can fight off bugs that you’re exposed to. They also support your immune cells for a healthy and easy recovery from ills and chills.
- Zinc – studies show that having sufficient Zinc in your body is linked with optimum immune function. If you take the full 3 capsule dose, Viralex Attack offers a generous dose of Zinc (the max daily allowance).
- Epicor– made by fermenting Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker’s yeast), this is a post biotic (beneficial goodie produced by probiotics). Published studies show that EpiCor supports immune soldier cells to respond to invaders, as well as keeping the cells that line your respiratory tract healthy.
There are plenty of ways to be proactive about your immune health. The more you do to care for it - the healthier it will be.
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