Immunity is a special system of the body that protects it from various diseases. The better the immunity functions, the more resistant it is to various disease-causing factors.
What is the danger of weakening the body’s defense system?
If the immunity is strong enough, the disease-causing infection that entered the body may not even begin to multiply. With weakened protection, the disease will develop very quickly, the symptoms will be more pronounced, be it a runny nose, cough, sneezing or weakness. Therefore, in order for the body to better resist various microbes, you need to make strengthening your immunity a top priority.
Strengthening immunity in adults
In modern mass media, the myth is often discussed that it is enough to take vitamin and immunostimulating drugs to strengthen the body’s protective functions. But in fact, it is not so, because the process of strengthening immunity is a whole set of measures that help increase the body’s resistance to disease-causing factors.
What is needed to strengthen immunity
- Physical activity, daily morning warm-up and walks. It is necessary to lead a more active lifestyle, especially if you spend most of your time sitting at work. It is necessary at least sometimes to allow yourself to go for a walk, to go outside.
- A healthy balanced diet and consumption of products that strengthen immunity. The most common of them are nuts, citrus fruits and dairy products. The diet should also include meat, fish, eggs and legumes. It is necessary to eat at least 3 times a day.
- Taking supplements containing vitamins and minerals. It is necessary to take vitamin complexes containing vitamins A, B (Apo-Nicotinic, Apo-Folic), C and E, as well as minerals such as magnesium and iron.
- Taking immunostimulants and immunomodulators (only as prescribed by a doctor!). There are many different types of such drugs: you can choose for yourself both homeopathic and natural drugs, as well as various drugs of chemical origin containing interferon. Drugs that strengthen immunity should be taken only after consulting a doctor, because they can have quite serious side effects. If you have been in contact with a sick person, it is recommended to use immunostimulants for emergency protection and those that strengthen immunity during the illness, contributing to the recovery process, and after it.
- Strengthening immunity with folk remedies. It can be useful to consume various herbal decoctions and infusions: rosehip, hawthorn, eucalyptus. Tea with lemon or raspberry will not only warm you in the cold season, but will also be useful. To help the body’s defense system better cope with microbes, you need to eat onions, garlic and horseradish.
- Cleanliness in the house and regular ventilation of living rooms. The sun’s rays and the use of aromatic lamps will not only help to get rid of bacteria and viruses in the air, but also improve the condition of the body as a whole.