Healthy Obsessions That Can Boost Your Immune System
In North American fall and winter are coming soon.
And you know what that means for many of us, right?!
It can mean cold and flu season for millions of Americans.
If you’re like me, you can’t be held back from running on your (Normal. lol) treadmill; you have a very busy schedule!
Today, I will share everything I know that we can do to boost our immune system naturally and holistically.
There are so many over the counter (OTC) remedies that can help us get over a cold quickly but let’s talk about the ammunition to prevent a cold or feeling run down.
How can we prevent illness? What can we do to arm our immune system so we don’t have to step off our “normal” treadmill and lose our selves in illness, flu and colds that are so common in fall and winter.
Keep reading to learn a few preventive strategies that can help arm you for the cold and flu season that is coming soon.
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The NeilMed Neti Pot is a nasal wash that includes a natural soothing saline. Neti pots have been around for thousands of years, mainly used by yoga enthusiasts.
Probiotics are a must-have supplement. Your gut is, your brain as far as supporting optimal health.
Maintaining a healthy gut is directly correlated to staying healthy in general.
Not only does a quality probiotic aid your gut with good bacteria, but it also strengthens your body’s immunity in many different ways. In an effort to stay strong and healthy during the change of seasons, incorporating a probiotic as a daily supplement is critically important, because it's great for boosting immunity."
This nasal spray is gentle and easy to use. Use it daily to get that extra immune boost, especially during cold and flu season.
This product is chemical free and has other amazing things for immunity like Quercetin, Elderberry, Echinacea, etc."
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Lysine2 is an amino acid that your body is not able to produce.
It’s important for normal growth and muscle turnover and used to form carnitine, a substance found in most cells inside your body. Lysine helps transport fats across your cells to be burned for energy.
L-lysine is a form of lysine your body can utilize. It’s naturally found in food and is the type used in supplements.
4 Benefits of taking Lysine:
Some studies show that lysine can reduce the duration and frequency of cold sores.
My naturopath and acupuncturist, advised me to take 1,000mg, twice a day. *They both, also told me not to take this supplement every day. If you are prone to herpetic lesions it may be best to take this supplement (1,000 mg twice a day) two weeks on and then two weeks off. *Taking Lysine intermittently will help so your body not become immune to this supplement.
- May reduce anxiety by blocking stress response receptors.
Lysine may play a role in reducing anxiety3.
A one-week study in 50 healthy people noticed that supplementing with 2.64 grams of lysine and arginine lowered stress-induced anxiety and reduced levels of the stress hormone cortisol.
- May improve calcium absorption.
A study in 30 women, 15 healthy and 15 with osteoporosis, found that supplementing with calcium and lysine reduced the loss of calcium in the urine4.
The women given 3 grams of calcium alone had a progressive increase in calcium in their urine. However, the women who also received 400 mg of lysine lost less calcium through their urine
Lysine appears to protect your bones.
- Can promote wound healing by creating collagen.
P.S. A few things that won’t cost you a dime:
Fist of all, get at least seven hours of sleep. Why seven?
Because our bodies function best on 7 rounds of REM sleep and that usually (It should) occurs about every hour while you sleep.
Second, and super important, is regular exercise.
You don’t need to get one hour of exercise every day but look at the benefits of 3 days a week of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT).
HITT exercise means raising your heart rate for as little as ten-minutes, three, and especially, five days a week.
HIIT exercise will increase your oxygen levels. Yes, that means oxygen will stave off invading microorganisms such as the flu virus from reproducing and developing within the respiratory system. that will cause cold and flu!
Regular exercise can prevent a cold and/or the flu by triggering the antigen-antibody response of your immune system.
HIIT exercise will increase your metabolism. Think calorie burn for those of you trying to lose a few pounds.
Anther benefit to HIIT exercise is that it will improve your glucose (sugar in your blood) levels. Sugar creates inflammation and inflammation causes illness.
Here's a thought:
Think 10 minutes, 5 times each week.
That's 50 minutes.
Can you find 50 minutes of time each week to help live a longer, healthier life?
Just my two-cents.
You decide what’s best for you.
Cheers to a Happy and Healthy Fall & Winter!
One more reason to smile!
Reference.
- https://bit.ly/3bWZTnQ Accessed on August 17,, 2022.
- https://bit.ly/3bWZTnQ Accessed on August 17, 2022.
- https://bit.ly/LysineResearchAnxiety Accessed August 17., 2022
- https://bit.ly/LysineProtectsBones Accessed August 17, 2022.
As a dental hygienist, dental hygiene coach, author, and international speaker on the link between oral health and optimal health, I have seen firsthand the extreme power that comes from being "holistically healthy."
What happens in your mouth, happens in your body. If you have a healthy mouth, you are most likely to live a longer and healthier life!
Blog written by: Debbie Seidel-Bittke, RDH, BS
CEO & Founder of Celebrity Smiles Club
Debbie is also a clinical dental hygienist, dental expert, influencer, in the dental industry, and former dental hygiene school program director.