11 ways to boost immunity

Now is the time to boost your immune system.  There are plenty of respiratory infections in circulation and your best defence is a robust immune system.

Here are 12 simple things you can do to boost your immunity:

• Get sufficient sleep; which is 7-9 hours for most adults folks. Learn more about sleep & how to get it..

• Get sufficient exercise; which is minimum 150 minutes weekly for most adults. Find something you enjoy and do it regularly, starting with 15 minutes can help.

• Reduce your stress levels; even taking 5 minutes each day to do something that relaxes you will help. It could be listening to music, reading a book, having a bath, playing a guided meditation, stretching, watching the world go by.. whatever works for you. It’s best during this time to disengage from the phone, screen and any demands. It’s only 5 minutes remember.. 

• Do breathing exercises; simple breathing awareness for 5 minutes daily will do. Qi Gong or Yoga exercises are even better.

• Avoid eating refined sugar; use natural sweeteners like stevia if it helps. 

• Don’t smoke. Sing out if you need help with this. Dr. Daniel Gibbs at Freedom Chinese Medicine is particularly experienced with smoking cessation treatments. 

• Maintain a healthy weight.

• Eat a diet high in fruits and vegetables.

• Take liquid Panax Ginseng. 

• Take a high potency Vitamin C supplement

• Take our Defence Plus or Resistance Formula. They contain astragalus, codonopsis and lots of other herbal goodies which have a strong immune strengthening function. Available in capsule, pill or granulated form. 

(The above products are available at Freedom Chinese Medicine)

 

Written by:

Dr. Elaine Hickman

B.H.Sc. TCM (Acupuncture), Cert.Cl.Ac (Beijing)
Registered Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Freedom Chinese Medicine
27 Ivanhoe Pde
Ivanhoe VIC 3079
Ph. 03) 9486 5966

Email: reception@freedomchinesemedicine.com
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