Don't Be Immune To Change: Tweaks You Can Make For A Healthy Lifestyle
To state the obvious, none of us like to get ill. Sometimes we may enjoy the attention that is lavished on us, and the extra time in bed. But both of those can soon become suffocating, and we miss being able to do things so easily. And we go to great lengths to hold off the symptoms when we are ill. We do what we can to avoid being exposed to illness. We don't take needless risks with our health. Don't Be Immune To Change: Tweaks You Can Make For A Healthy Lifestyle
Sometimes, though, we do still get ill and have to accept that we are. We'll grab whatever medication is to hand, get the rest we need and eat the right things. And we'll accept any health going. But what too many people don't realize is that your immune system is always as strong as you allow it to be. Giving yourself the chance to fight off illness is dependent on a healthy immune system - and it will also mean when you do get ill, it's not for as long.
A lot of the information we already know about fighting off colds and flu is pretty standard. Wear warm clothes when it's cold, don't sit around with wet hair, that kind of thing. But what you do, every day is essential in building a strong immune system. The more you do to build it up, the more help it will give you when you really need it.
Keep Your Vices Under Control
Look, as long as you drink in moderation, it's not going to kill you. But it has two immediate negative effects on immunity. First of all, it creates a nutritional deficit. That means that it uses more nutrients to break it down than it provides, and your body needs those nutrients. Secondly, it prevents white blood cells - which the body uses to fight infection - from multiplying.
Don't Burn The Candle At Both Ends
The old saying "Early to bed and early to rise keeps a body healthy, wealthy and wise" had a point. In a 24-hour society, the same can be mostly true of late to bed and late to rise. But late to bed and early to rise is still bad news. You need to sleep, and realistically you need between six and seven hours a night. Without that, you don't even need flu germs to feel wretched. Just being awake will hurt.
Exercise Your Right To Feel Better
The first time you go to the gym, you lean over with your hands on your knees and say "This was supposed to make me feel better!" Then you collapse from exhaustion. The truth is that a lot of us leave the gym behind after that because we associate it with pain. But the more you exercise, the easier it becomes.
Typically, running a mile a day for a year will see you cutting your time down, running faster each time. But that is not the only thing that gets faster. The antibodies that work in your immune system will also get a lease of life and provide you with a real boost when battling infections. The more you exercise, the more your immune system will strengthen.
Your Garden Is A Miracle
As well as being the potential source of healthy foods such as kale, peppers, and garlic, your garden can have other benefits. Not least the fact that getting out there and digging will be the useful exercise. But on top of that, getting your hands in the soil and getting exposure to the bacteria it contains. Studies have shown that what's on the ground has beneficial effects on a par with some medications.
It's believed that the microbes in soil cause a boost to the mechanism that carries nerve messages to our brains. As well as having a positive effect on people with depression, signs are that it is a powerful boost to our immune systems. It gives us, simultaneously, the will to fight and the tools for that battle. Plus you might see a squirrel, and that's always a boost to your day.
