Top 6 Ways to Boost Your Immune Health & Stay Flu-Free
To optimise your natural immune system & be part of those that “rarely get sick”, here are some pointers you may want to follow. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but it does give you a Simple General idea of how to live healthy and avoid getting sick. 1. Optimize Your Vitamin D This takes the number one position for a reason: if you're vitamin-D-deficient, and many are, your immune system will not activate to do its job. Just one example of an important gene that vitamin D up-regulates is your ability to fight infections, including the flu. It produces over 200 antimicrobial peptides, the most important of which is cathelicidin, a naturally occurring broad-spectrum antibiotic. At least five studies show an inverse association between lower respiratory tract infections and vitamin D levels. That is, the higher your vitamin D level, the lower your risk of contracting colds, flu, and other respiratory tract infections. The best way to increase your vitamin D level i...