Most of us have been exposed to the “rules” for staying healthy. Adequate exercise each week is at the top of the list. Equally important is keeping your body hydrated by drinking enough water each day. You need to make sure that you eat a balanced diet. This is all good advice, no doubt. However, there may come a situation when your immune system needs some extra power. During the change of seasons, are you feeling a little “under the weather?” Are there truly foods you can eat – known as “superfoods” – that can help strengthen your immune system? Naturally, there are superfoods that can strengthen your immune system. Read on to learn about three “superfoods” that can help make your immune system stronger.
If you want to help your immune system be as healthy as possible, you should eat pork chops. Now, don’t scoff. This is true. However, most non-meat eaters won’t find this very useful. This superfood can stop weight loss if you eat just 6-ounces of pork chops daily. When someone is ill, they tend to lose weight. If the sick person eats pork chops, this weight loss can be avoided. Nevertheless, there are probably folks reading this who don’t think this is a good plan. The good news for people with cancer, is that pork chops provide a lot of selenium. Selenium is a natural antioxidant which fights cancer. And, on the positive side, there are hundreds of ways to prepare pork chops, so you never need to become bored with them. If you want to be healthy and have a super powered immune system, you need to be drinking tea. One of the major factors in having the best possible health, is to drink enough water each and every day so your body stays hydrated. It’s well known that if you drink 2 – 3 cups of tea every day, that would increase the amount of interferon sufficiently to keep your T cells healthy. The interferon encapsulates your T cells to keep them safe when the germs and bacteria that are trying to get you sick start to attack. Any tea you drink can help with this, but there are other benefits, as well, if you drink an herbal tea.
Sweet potatoes, particularly baked sweet potatoes, are a wonderful superfood immune booster. Beta-carotene is the nutrient that sweet potatoes provide. Its usefulness in strengthening and protecting your immune system has been documented. You can also find beta-carotene in other veggies – such as carrots – but the sweet potato is at the top of the list of versatility in how you can use it. Baking them helps bring out their flavor and makes them an excellent addition to any meal. They make great french fries. Just cut them up the same way you do normal potatoes. Mashed sweet potatoes instead of mashed potatoes are a nice treat for your family. There are many different ways to prepare and serve sweet potatoes. You can even find recipe cards hanging by the bin of sweet potatoes in your super market.
Many superfoods exist that can help keep your immune system functioning at peak performance. You know that you need to eat a healthy and balanced diet anyway, why not choose the foods that help your immune system stay healthy at the same time?
