In India, it is pretty common to eat the leaves of the plant Tulsi, as it is known to improve the immune system. Personally, I used to catch cold almost 3-4 times a year, but taking Tulsi (in the form of one drop of concentrated tulsi extract mixed in my morning drinking water) has helped me immensely. The frequency with which I catch cold/fever has reduced dramatically.
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#22Maybe not the answer you are expecting, but the true way is to expose yourself to diseases.
D vitamin may help: you best get it by exposing your naked skin to sunlight.
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#23Maybe not the answer you are expecting, but the true way is to expose yourself to diseases. D vitamin may help: you best get it by exposing your naked skin to sunlight.
Yeah . Nice add. I believe I already was exposed to differents diseases. I grew up in a third world country. Also, I did a exchange program in a multicultural US University where I had contact with different people from around the world.
I will try to expose more to sunlight , arms and legs. I spend all my day indoor.
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#24> [...] that drinking a lot of water make the difference for my general health [...] Anything that you eat or drink will affect your "general health"; from your gut bacteria to the pores on your skin. Water and caffeine-free herbal loose-leaf green are both very healthy in this regard. Others have mentioned diet, sleeping, stress management, eating lots of fruits/veggies. I'll add: Get regular, consistent, intensive…
Just pointing out that green tea isn't caffeine free. I don't consume caffeine, which means I can't have black, white, green teas, in addition to other stuff. Caffeine-free teas are generally herbal teas such as chamomile, peppermint, etc.
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#25Maybe not the answer you are expecting, but the true way is to expose yourself to diseases. D vitamin may help: you best get it by exposing your naked skin to sunlight.
I will add on to this that you can get enough vitamin D via diet, whereas exposure to sunlight is one of the primary contributors to aging.
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#26Eat lots of fruits and veggies. try to make 50% of your diet fruits and veggies. the other 50% should be Whole grain, beans, nuts/seeds. if fruits and veggies don't sound appealing, it's usually because someone's taste buds have been blasted to death with artificial ingredients. but, if you get off all that stuff for a few months, your normal taste buds should re-emerge. Fasting has been shown to have countless numer…
Do you have some articles on why fasting is good ?
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#27Get sleep. Manage stress. If you are worried about coronavirus, flu, etc. the best protection is washing with soap and water frequently.
Washing hands and not touching your face are still the best recommendations.
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#28Get sleep. Manage stress. If you are worried about coronavirus, flu, etc. the best protection is washing with soap and water frequently.
Washing hands and not touching your face are still the best recommendations.
It drives me nuts that so much crackpot advice has been voted over this. It's how doctors and nurses manage to see many sick people a day and not be sick all the time.
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#29Eat less times a day, eat more meat and less vegetables. Look for Carnivore Diet.
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#30Eat lots of fruits and veggies. try to make 50% of your diet fruits and veggies. the other 50% should be Whole grain, beans, nuts/seeds. if fruits and veggies don't sound appealing, it's usually because someone's taste buds have been blasted to death with artificial ingredients. but, if you get off all that stuff for a few months, your normal taste buds should re-emerge. Fasting has been shown to have countless numer…
Thanks. I believe I can improve my diet with more veggies, fruits and grains. My diet has a lot of animal protein . Yeah supplement market in US is crazy. I am another country where I buy from a great source when I need to complete my diet.
> Thanks. I believe I can improve my diet with more veggies, fruits and grains. My diet has a lot of animal protein .
I believe that if you do that, your problems are going to get worse. Ketogenic diet (with animal protein) has been credited to cure lots of autoimmune diseases, diabetes and to lose useless weight.