Flu and cold season can be a challenging time for families. Once one person in your household gets sick, everyone else does. Make this year the year that you take steps towards enhancing your immunity to help protect against the flu and cold. By implementing the following into your lifestyle, you can help to improve your immune systems ability to fight off sickness.
Live an active lifestyle
By trying to sit less and move more you are helping to energize your immune system. Exercise is good for immunity, maintaining weight, and your mental health. Maintaining a healthy weight and BMI is important as well because the flu and other viruses such as COVID tend to affect overweight and obese people in a more serious way. By maintaining a healthy weight, you can help improve your vitality and help your body to fight off infection.
Eat and drink responsibly 
Fruit and vegetables contain vitamins and minerals your immune system needs. In addition, a large part of the immune system lies in the digestive tract, so eating the right foods can improve immunity by keeping the digestive tract healthy. You can incorporate more fruits and vegetables into your daily food intake by making smoothies. This way you can easily drink your way to a better immunity.
Drinking the recommended amount of water each day helps filter toxins through the kidneys and out of the body to help fight infections and viruses. The CDC recommends that you men have around 125 ounces and women have around 91 ounces of water daily. This number also depends on your activity level. In addition, alcoholic drinks such as wine, beer, and liquor should be kept at a minimum and should be enjoyed during special events.
Vitality supplements
Supplements such as Vitality Booster can help to energize your body and enhance the immune system. Vitality Booster is a natural supplement that contains herbal ingredients clinically shown to improve energy, immunity, and exercise fatigue.
Practice good hygiene 
Good hygiene and is a first line defense against pathogens and germs. Make sure that you are washing your hands before every meal and before touching your face or mouth to ensure that you aren’t transferring pathogens. Ensure that kids are washing their hands regularly and are taking baths on a regular basis as well. Teaching them good hygiene practices young will help them to keep these habits into adulthood.
Get vaccinated
Stay current with flu and COVID-19 vaccinations reduces your risk for infection. Talk to your doctor about vaccinations for you and your entire family to make sure everyone is up to date.
The bottom line
Cold and flu season typically lasts from November to February but there is a still a significant chance of catching the cold or flu during other months of the year. Your immune system is a complex network of cells working 24/7 to fight against unknown viruses and bacteria that can make you sick. It is important to fuel your immune system properly so that it is strong and able to fight off pathogens. By doing the above things and by incorporating them into your lifestyle, you can give your body the necessary things to help fight off the flu and cold during this season of the year.
References:
- https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/prevention.htm
- https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/covid-19-and-alternative-treatments-what-you-need-to-know