When you start to work on building your immune system, you may choose to look at your food choices as a first change. You can change your overall eating habits and remove food items that slow your system down.
If you are starting with your food choicest, then one thing you should consider is adding superfoods to help your immune system. Here are a few of the best and easiest superfood herbs & spices to incorporate for your immune system.
Garlic
Garlic is one of the leading superfoods you should add to your diet if you are trying to boost your immune system.
Garlic is used to help with:
- Colds
- Flu
- Congestion, and infections.
The key to this spice is the ease you have in adding it to your diet.
You can use minced garlic in your cooking, add it to sauces, and even make it into a tea if you need to get an immediate option for relief.
Note: You can find it in capsule form as well, though this may not give you the same benefit as raw garlic would.
Ginger
Ginger is normally a superfood that is connected to:
- Digestive health
- Easing your stomach when you are nauseous.
This spice can also help with overall digestion.
You may be wondering what the link to this and your immune system is. 80% of our immune system is created in our gut. If you have poor digestion, sluggish digestion, or issues with ulcers that can cause your body to work overtime to combat the toxins. Ginger help soothe the stomach and helps the digestive tract move the toxins through which can take the pressure off your immune system and help boost it.
Turmeric
One of the issues many people list as a problem with their bodies is inflammation. Inflammation can make you feel achy and sometimes lead to illness from the pain and the body reacting to that pain through the immune system.
Warm Milk (non-dairy milk) With Turmeric: Make turmeric into a paste and add to warm milk.
Warm turmeric milk can then be taken on a daily basis to help:
- Reduce inflammation
Helps the immune system focus on other issues in the body.
Basil
You may not think of a herb as being a superfood, but this herb can be vital.
Basil offers massive healing properties to the body including:
- Soothing the stomach
- Nervous system
- Reducing inflammation.
- All of these issues are connected directly to the immune system and how it reacts to the body.
- Basil in green smoothies or as an additive in foods, can help reduce issues in your nervous system and digestive system which in turn helps to reduce the impact on your immune system.
There is a misconception that superfoods can only be used one at a time or that you can somehow have too many.
You can mix many superfoods to create the perfect balance for your diet, immune system, and healthy lifestyle.
Make sure you are focusing on what you need, such as an immune system boost, and you are using the appropriate superfoods for that issue.