Top 12 Foods for Healthy Immune Response

The flu season is upon us.

Staying well while those around you sniffle and sneeze requires that you extract as much nutrition from your diet as you can, loading up on the foods that pack the biggest nutritional punch. Avoiding processed foods, grains, and sugar will go a long way toward strengthening your immune system. However, you can do even more by selecting foods that are loaded with specific immune-boosting nutrients.

Eating a diet rich in the following foods will be far better for your health than loading up on handfuls of supplements, or worse yet, falling victim to vaccines that expose you to health risks far worse than influenza. Below, I have outlined what I consider to be the absolute best foods you can eat to help protect yourself this season, although the list is certainly not exhaustive. 

Unpasteurized Grass-Fed Organic Milk

 
Raw organic milk from grass-fed cows contains beneficial bacteria that prime your immune system and can reduce allergies. It is an outstanding source of vitamins, especially vitamin A, zinc, and enzymes. Raw organic milk is not associated with any of the health problems of pasteurized milk such as rheumatoid arthritis, skin rashes, diarrhea and cramps. Raw milk also contains beneficial fats that will help your immune system.   

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Top 10 Energy Boosting Super Foods

Energy-boosting super foods are a quick and easy way to cleanse your body of all those sins and kick-start your metabolism into burning fat, fast. We know it's not rocket science to eat less processed food and stock up on healthy fruit and veg, but there are certain tasty treats that can give you an additional super-boost. Thankfully, they're all tasty, filling and wholesome enough to deserve a spot in your kitchen cupboard. So look through our top 11 super-foods that'll kill your diet crash and start you feeling energised again:

Brown rice

It might take a bit longer to cook than the white stuff, but brown rice is so much better for you. Not only will it make you feel full for longer, but it's also brilliant for those suffering from stress or digestive problems.

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7 Ways Hugging Makes You Healthier and Happier

For decades we’ve known that babies won’t thrive without physical holding and affection. There is little that will comfort or reassure small children as well as a hug from a loved one. Yet, it is not uncommon for parents to stop hugging their kids as they reach puberty.

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How to Grow Your Own Food in Small Spaces

You probably know already that organic foods are good for you. The major problem most people have with organic food is the expense. However, there are several different ways to radically reduce the cost of your food.

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30 Reasons To Take Up Cycling

 

 Improve your brainpower, relationships, health and happiness

 

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Top 15 Fruits And Vegetables For Energy Boost

Energy plays a key role in our day to day to activities. After all, energy is the sole reason why we can finish anything we desire to do on a day. However, there might be instances when you think that your body’s energy is, for the lack of a better word, lacking. Worse, you might even find that the energy bars and sports drinks are no longer giving you the energy you need.

To help you counter a mid-day energy deficiency, you would need to take in the right kind of food. Here are top fruits and vegetables for energy boost:

Spices

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Research on Stress and Meditation

Part I: Effects of stress on health and productivity

Harvard researchers estimate that 60-90% of doctor’s visits are caused by stress. Stress is linked to the following illnesses: heart attacks, hypertension, diabetes, asthma, chronic pain, insomnia, allergies, headache, backache, various skins disorders, cancer, accidents, suicide, depression, immune system weakness, decreases in the number and function of white blood cells.

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Top 15 Cleansing Foods - How to Detox Now!

When it comes to cleansing your body of harmful toxins, food really is the best medicine.

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Top 10 Benefits of Yoga

You've probably heard that yoga is good for you. Maybe you have even tried it and discovered that it makes you feel better. 

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The Benefits of Fasting

Affecting our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects. Can the benefits of fasting really be so broad? Yes, they can, and they are. We are so much more than a physical body and fasting affects every part of our being. 

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