Home remedies and Tips for improving immunity
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T I P S  F O R  I M P R O V I N G  
I M M U N I T Y
EAT A HEALTHY DIET
• When it comes to a diet that supports good immune health, focus on 
incorporating more plants and plant-based foods. 
• Add fruits and veggies to soups and stews, smoothies, and salads, or eat 
them as snacks.
• Citrus fruits (such as oranges, grapefruit, tangerines), and strawberries are 
all great sources of vitamins A and C, while seeds and nuts will provide 
protein, vitamin E.
Source: everydayhealth.com/
KEEP STRESS UNDER CONTROL
• The body relies on hormones like cortisol during short-term bouts of stress; 
cortisol has a beneficial effect of actually preventing the immune system 
from responding before the stressful event is over. 
Source: The Economic Times
GET PLENTY OF GOOD QUALITY SLEEP
• Your body heals and regenerates while you sleep, making adequate sleep 
critical for a healthy immune response.
• More specifically, sleep is a time when your body produces and distributes 
key immune cells like cytokines & T cells.
Source: Augusta Health
EXERCISE REGULARLY
• Regular exercise lowers your risk of developing chronic diseases (like 
obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease), as well as viral and bacterial 
infections
• Exercise also increases the release of endorphins (a group of hormones that 
reduce pain and create feelings of pleasure) making it a great way to 
manage stress.
Source: The Times
KEEP SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS 
UNDER CONTROL
• Chronic conditions like asthma, heart disease, and diabetes can affect the 
immune system and increase risk of infections.
• If you manage your chronic conditions better, you'll free up more reserves to 
help your body fight off infection.
Source: AARP
GET SOME SUN
• Spending some time in natural light is one of the key ways our bodies 
manufacture vitamin D. 
• Vitamin D plays a role in helping our immune systems produce antibodies; 
low levels of vitamin D, on the other hand, have been correlated with a 
higher risk of respiratory infection
Source: WebMD
TRY TURMERIC
• The bright orange-yellow spice 
that gives curries a distinct 
flavor and mustard its color also 
has anti-inflammatory 
properties, and there is 
increasing evidence that it helps 
prevent illness, too.
Source: Muslimah Style
MICROMANAGE YOUR MINERALS
•  In addition to a range of vitamins, it is important to get enough but not too 
much of key minerals that are important to daily health.
• Selenium, according to Harvard Medical School, may help prevent cancer, 
and zinc is a critical ingredient for the proper function of our immune cells. 
Source: WebMD
TULSI
• Tulsi provides immense relief from respiratory disorders, fever, asthma and 
lung disorders.
• A few leaves dropped in drinking water can help purify it and kill certain 
germs within it. It is so powerful that even smelling it has healing properties, 
thus it being used in aromatherapy.
Source: food.ndtv.com
BLACK PEPPER
• Black pepper is carminative; it discourages intestinal gas, and warms the 
body so it promotes sweating, which helps rid the body of toxins.
• Black pepper contain not only anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-bacterial 
and fever reducing actions but immune system enhancing properties as well.
Source: food.ndtv.com