10 Ways to Boost Your Immune System While at Home
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Laugh. A good laugh burns calories, boosts your heart rate, and strengthens your immune system.
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Think positive. A cheerful attitude is one of the best defenses against illness.
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Drink tea. Consider trading in your second cup of coffee for a helping of tea. It\'s full of phytochemicals and other substances that help to prime your immune system for action.
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Eat organic. Organic foods are devoid of pesticides and toxins which can lower the immune system\'s ability to resist infection
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Eat probiotics. Foods rich in probiotics like yogurt, kimchi, sauerkraut and miso have been associated with a lower rate of respiratory and gastrointestinal infections.
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Avoid overtraining. Daily exercise strengthens your body, but overdoing it can leave you weaker than when you started. Set aside adequate time for rest and sleep.
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Sun. Hold onto your sunscreen to protect y m skin cancer and premature aging, but small amounts of sunlight will give you the vitamin D you need for healing.
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Listen. Losing yourself ih music is a constructive way to manage stress than can otherwise undermine your immune system.
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Reduce noise. Unpleasant background noises can compound daily stress.
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Connect. Isolation is also hard on your immune system. Call or video chat with family or friends.