How to Boost Your Immune System

In addition to strengthening your protective army, here are my top 10 practical tips to get your immune system in tip top shape as we move through virus season.

In addition to strengthening your protective army—our mucous membranes that is—here are my top 10 practical tips to get your immune system in tip top shape as we move through virus season and the upcoming winter in Australia. Hope, you find them useful.

1 – Take Care of Your Gut

About 70% of your immune system is in your gut, so supplying a good mix of probiotics and prebiotics will keep your gut – and subsequently your immune system – happy.

Probiotics are the good bacteria you need in your gut to fight the fight for you. You either get your probiotics from food or a supplement. Prebiotics, on the other hand, are the types of dietary fibre that actually feed the good bacteria.

Probiotic-rich foods and drinks include:

• Sauerkraut

• Yoghurt (vegetarian)

• Kimchi

• Miso

• Kombucha

• Coconut yogurt (fortified with probiotics)

• Tempeh

• Natto

• Kefir

• Pickles