Spend more time with Nature (easier said than done)
Ask HN: How do you boost/improve your immune system?
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Re: Ask HN: How do you boost/improve your immune system?
#22- Eat a well-balanced diet
- Get 8.5 hours of sleep on a consistent sleep schedule
- Exercise regularly
- Get vaccinations
Re: Ask HN: How do you boost/improve your immune system?
#23They say Ashwagandha and many other natural remedies help boost immune system.
Ashwagandha is great, also known as indian ginseng. Has been very helpful, but would recommend making sure it will help balance your doshas rather than aggravate them.
Re: Ask HN: How do you boost/improve your immune system?
#24Note: most of this is purely anecdotal / may or may not be backed up by rigorous scientific research, but a lot of it comes down through ancient wisdom teachings / tips from eastern medicine (Indian / Chinese) so please don't put me on the cross if there is no medical study to back up what I am listing here :)
* Enough Sleep (at least 6 hours)
* Staying in a single location / time zone (hard for me, as I'm travelling every week)
* Eating healthy / balanced diet
* Eating at normal times (avoid late night eating)
* Celibacy
* Avoiding cold water (sticking to room temperature, and if sick only sipping hot water / teas)
* Reducing caffeine intake (coffee)
* Light yoga practice
* Staying warm in cold environments
* Get a blood check up and see if any deficiencies (look out for Vit D, Vit B, Zinc, high cholesterol, BP, fatty liver, Thyroid activity, etc.. Vit C supplementation also helps)
* Reduce / eliminate mental / emotional stress
* Eat organic / local
* Reduce meat consumption
Re: Ask HN: How do you boost/improve your immune system?
#25Haven't been sick for 6 years - cold/flu/any sickness. I put it down to intermittent fasting which I started at the same time. I eat about once a day in the evenings (I eat a lot then) although I often snack before exercise early to mid afternoon.
There's been a couple of times where I've felt I'm coming down with a cold, and then it goes away like nothing happened. Writing this, I actually went out last night, had food and beers and woke in the night with that tell tale scratchy one side of my throat, then woke up this morning and nothing.
I've found that if I feel something coming on, I eat nothing then it goes away. Water is obviously ok. You know how when you get really sick you lose your appetite, I think it might have something to do with that. I reckon eating is quite an energy hog, so if you don't eat then you can leave your body the resources it needs to fight a cold. All this is just anecdotal, but I'm sticking to it because having a cold is such a waste of time/so annoying.
Re: Ask HN: How do you boost/improve your immune system?
#26Try Spirulina. It seems to increase white blood cell count: https://examine.com/supplements/spirulina/