1) Eat protein for breakfast. And make it warm and tasty! Ideas to get you salivating:
Quinoa porridge with cardamom, pine nuts, flax seeds and coconut milk
Baked apples with cinnamon and almond butter
Soft-boiled egg with turkey bacon
Brown rice with avocado and black beans
2) Everyday, eat the colors of the rainbow:
Red: beets, red chard, radishes, purple cabbage, berries, apples
Orange/Yellow: carrots, squash, pumpkin, onions, garlic, ginger, cauliflower
Green: spinach, kale, chard, mustard greens, brussel spouts, brocolli, cucumbers, zucchini, cabbage, apples
3) Avoid sugar when you are sick or when you want to avoid getting sick. Why? Because sugar suppresses the immune system. It’s that simple.
4) Maintain a regular sleep schedule. Sleep is powerful medicine because it helps you set your internal rhythms, key players in immune function.
5) Eliminate TV time and increase movement time to boost your immunity with exercise.
6) Ditch the coffee and drink immune boosting teas with herbs like chamomile, mint, nettles and Echinacea.
7) Get a healthy dose of the sunshine vitamin - Vitamin D!
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