How to strengthen immunity

It is so important to have good immunity during the cold season. Of course, when it's not the weather outside, it's good to stay at home, but who likes to get sick? This article will show you how to strengthen your immune system to catch colds as rarely as possible. What products and traditional medicines increase the body's resistance.

How to strengthen the body's immunity

When we get sick, the body throws all its strength into fighting an infection or a virus. This means that all the vitamins and nutrients that our body stores are spent on fighting the disease and ends many times faster than in the usual regime. Do not think that strengthening the immune system once is enough for a lifetime. First, the body's resources are not endless. Secondly, viruses tend to evolve and even mutate. Therefore, you need to deal with immunity regularly. With a decrease in immunity, a failure occurs in the work of all organs.

Immunity happens:

• Congenital. Fights any infections, even if faced with them for the first time.
• Acquired. Remains after a person has been ill with something. The body has developed an "antidote" that remains in the cells forever.

Also, immunity is active - initially capable of fighting, and passive - it is stimulated by taking special supplements or vaccinations.

Thus, immunity can be strengthened with special drugs - immunomodulators. But it is better, of course, to start with folk remedies - you do not need a consultation with a doctor to use them.

How to boost immunity

The following factors reduce the body's resistance:

1. Permanent stress and nervous conditions. Probably, this is the most important factor that "decays" health.
2. Regular lack of sleep. Avoid the build-up of fatigue. Mountains of literature have been written about the importance of proper sleep. But people still underestimate him.
3. Irregular meals. Eating improperly, we often harm the body. Although, it seems, we are carrying a good purpose. By the way, gluttony is no less harmful than malnutrition.
4. Alcohol, caffeine and nicotine abuse. This all also wastes useful substances in the body.
5. Disregard for sports and personal hygiene. Sport makes the blood run more actively through the veins, which means that nutrients will reach the organs faster.
6. The use of antibiotics.

This means that in order to strengthen the body's immune system, it is necessary to establish all the points listed above.

Means that strengthen the immune system

First of all, this is a high-quality product. proper nutrition... No wonder they say "You are what you eat." All kinds of fast food and fast food do not carry any useful load for the body. They are designed to satisfy hunger as soon as possible. They are made, at times, from low-quality or spoiled products. Eating such foods can, at a minimum, be poisoned. And it's good if we are talking about a common gastrointestinal disorder. Some unscrupulous manufacturers do not hesitate to use GMOs and harmful additives. Than you can do great damage to your health.

In addition to a healthy diet, exercise has a beneficial effect on the immune system. Physical activity promotes acceleration metabolism, saturation of cells with oxygen. Which has a good effect on the entire body as a whole.

There is also a proven folk remedy that promotes vigor and rejuvenation of the body. Hardening. In addition to the cosmetic effect - the alternation of cold and hot water tightens the skin, hardening heals the whole body. Only this practice must be applied correctly, not alternating between hot and slightly warm temperatures, but pouring over with contrasting water. And be sure to pour yourself completely icy at least once. It is the sharp short-term cold that activates the sleeping protective mechanisms of the body.

The easiest way to do the hardening is in the bath. After the body warms up enough, you need to go outside and rub yourself with snow. If there is a body of water nearby, it's even better. If there is absolutely no possibility - just pour a bucket of cold water over it. While in the steam room, if no one has allergies, you can smear with honey. So nutrients will enter the body through the open pores. Plus, honey softens and moisturizes the skin well.

How to strengthen immunity with folk remedies

Traditional medicine involves the use of natural vitamins found in berries, vegetables and fruits. It is natural, and not artificially synthesized, vitamins that can really strengthen the immune system. For example, you can simply add frozen berries to your tea. This is not only very healthy, but also delicious. You also need to drink as much compotes and fruit drinks as possible, made from fresh berries and fruits.

It is also imperative to add honey to your daily diet. Better to switch completely from sugar to sugar. After all, honey is so rich in trace elements and vitamins. It is one of the best natural remedies for promoting health. Especially when it comes to kids with a sweet tooth.

Traditional medicine recommends replacing tea with herbal infusions. This is not only very healthy, but also delicious. What a scent of tea with mint and lemon balm! If you can't completely switch to herbal teas, you can use mixed formulations. In ordinary black tea, by the way, you should not make it too strong - excess caffeine harms the body, add a pinch of your favorite herbs or berry leaves.

It strengthens the immune system well and the following plants help to fight against existing viruses:

• aloe, anise and calamus;
• elderberry, currant, basil and walnut leaves;
• ginseng;
• Kalanchoe;
• onions, garlic, beets and radishes;
• horsetail.

Immunity drugs

In addition to natural sources of immunity, there are also pharmaceutical products. And their choice is wide enough. For example, everyone knows from childhood such an immunomodulator as echinacea extract.

Other drugs with the effect of stimulating the immune system:

1. Kagocel. Antiviral agent, but it promotes the synthesis of interferon - a substance that is primarily secreted by the body to fight infection.
2. Arbidol has the same principle as Kagocel.
3. Viferon. Besides fighting viruses, it helps in mild cases of sexually transmitted infections and diseases of the genitourinary system.
4. Derinat, copes with gynecological diseases and ischemia.
5. The usual pharmacy ascorbic acid. Vitamin C helps to strengthen the immune system, accelerates the enrichment of body cells with vitamins.

Immunity products

To strengthen immunity, you need to eat:

• fresh meat - chicken, beef, and offal;
• dairy products;
• whole wheat bread;
• natural honey;
• compotes and fruit drinks from natural berries according to the season, or frozen;
• porridge made from natural cereals - buckwheat, rice, rolled oats, millet, legumes;
• nuts;
• fresh vegetables and fruits, as well as dried fruits - it is believed that they contain even more vitamins than fresh ones.

Eat less fried, salty, and spicy foods. These products, although tasty, are of little use. And there is a lot of harm to health from them. For example, fatty foods hinder metabolism, overload the digestive tract, and contribute to the development of cholesterol plaques. Salty food damages the lining of the stomach and esophagus, and the body has to throw vitamins to restore it.

Eat as much fermented milk as possible. They are rich in calcium and beneficial trace elements that facilitate bowel function. Don't forget about spices too. Moderate consumption of seasonings will help the body become more alert, cleansed of toxins, and speed up metabolism. Of course, you shouldn't get carried away with hot spices.

How to increase immunity in a child

To increase the body's resistance to all kinds of diseases in children, the following rules must be observed:

1. Correct and regular nutrition... No snacks or junk food.
2. Adequate healthy sleep... Only a properly rested organism will have the strength to fight the virus. Plus, the sick body experiences weakness and an increased desire to sleep.
3. Teach your child to personal hygiene. The less unnecessary bacteria a person has, the better.
4. If the child is already sick, try to treat him correctly. You should not give your child an antibiotic at the slightest sign of illness - the beneficial intestinal microflora suffers from it.
5. Give your baby more positive emotions, do not hesitate to show your love and care. After all, if in the soul "cats scratch", then the whole organism weakens.

What to give for immunity to children

If a mother is concerned about the immunity of her child from birth, then first of all, you need to breastfeed the baby. Only mother's milk gives the child's body all the necessary vitamins and minerals. Also, breast milk has optimal fat content; nature itself selected its composition for this particular child. But at this diet mothers must be fully balanced and enriched vitamins. After all if organism mothers not will receive vitamins, how him hand over their baby?

Already With 3—4 months to kid can to give apple decoction. For his cooking need to to clear pulp apple from peel, bones and peduncles. AND boil v boiling water 10—15 minutes. After what cool down and offer baby instead of the usual water. Apple decoction complement diet baby vitamins, how already known for immunity vitamins lot not happens. A plus, it opportunity decide problem With constipation — at many children he begins already With 3 months. Instead of Togo, to apply what kind—then laxatives pharmacy facilities or gas outlet a pipe, try it give apple decoction.

If talk O more senior children, then it again the same correct nutrition... Eliminate soda, chips, and other junk from your baby's diet. Each day v diet growing up generations must be fresh fruit and vegetables, nuts and dried fruits. Good make home sweetness for enhancements immunity.

1. Finely cut washed up dried fruits — dried apricots, figs,  prunes, dates, raisin, all what there is.
2. Grind nuts, not at all v powder, but So to It was conveniently there is. Nuts may be any, but walnuts are considered the most rich on quantity stocks vitamins and minerals.
3. Fill in mixture honey and give infuse couple hours. Can add cinnamon or carnation for scent. Have a nice appetite!

This mixture Okay make in winter, because what she real vitamin bomb. A plus, it very yummy and quite maybe replace purchased sweets.