Is Your Immune System Strong & Holiday-Ready?
The holiday season is a time for joy, cheer, and, unfortunately, germs. As we gather with loved ones and indulge in festive treats, it’s essential to keep our immune system strong and holiday ready. Here are some natural remedies and lifestyle tweaks to help you avoid winter colds and flu.
For a Strong Immune System
Nourish Your Body
When it comes to eating, make sure you nourish your body with healthy foods that support a strong immune system. Eat a variety of foods that you love, but don’t overindulge. Especially, stay away from sugar and limit your alcohol intake. Sugar not only can spike insulin, but it creates inflammation in your system.
You can always enjoy traditional desserts. Just replace sugar with Besti Monk Fruit with Allulose. You won’t notice the difference. Read “Can You Enjoy Treats without Sugar” for more ideas
Eat a Rainbow
Incorporate colorful fruits and vegetables into your diet. Don’t be concerned about the natural sugar that comes from fruits and vegetables because they are packaged by nature to have fiber that is an antidote to the sugar. Plus, they are packed with essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that makes your immunity strong.
Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate
People think of summer that they need to keep hydrated. You always need to drink water throughout the day to keep your body hydrated and function optimally. You will find if you drink a lot water it will fill you up and you won’t eat as much. Plus, it is a great way to make you more regular too.
Mindful Eating
When it comes to the holidays, people always ask me what they should do. I say eat in moderation. Be mindful to what you put in your mouth. Don’t pile up food on your plate. Slow down and consider what you really want to eat. Also, your body will give you cues when you’re full. When you eat slowly, chew more you are more aware of the cues. So, enjoy and savor every bite. Pause and see if you really want more. You don’t want to overstrain your digestive system.
Prioritize Sleep
With the hustle and bustle of holidays, running here and there, sometimes it takes time to slow down our brain and thoughts. Take time to tune out from the day. Read a good book, meditate to calming music or relax in a warm bath. All these activities will ease you to sleep.
Quality Over Quantity
Don’t overload your days where you will not have time to sleep. Your sleep is the time for your body to repair and recoup itself. Truly the quality of time not the quantity is important. When it comes to how much sleep you need, adults need at least 7 hours of sleep and children need more.
It is best not to think of all the things you need to do. Simply write them down and know you will get to them. Journal your day to let go of problems that you have. Make sure your bedroom is quiet and cool so you will ease into sleep.
If you need assistance, I have Beyond Sleep Gummies that will help you with your sleep cycles for a good quality sleep.
Manage Stress
There are many ways to manage stress. I personally love exercise. Yes, I run but walking or Zumba is just as good. The whole point of moving your body is to get your blood and lymph circulating and over time your mood will be uplifted. It does release endorphins.
Connecting with Nature and Your Surrounding
Being outside in the wintertime is magical. It is more serene and calming. The air is fresh and crisp. Spend time outdoors to see the natural splendor and festive lighting of holiday lights in our neighborhood. Because I live near the beach, there are festive boat parades that are a lot of fun to watch too.
Practice Mindfulness
I already mentioned mediation. It is a great way to pay attention to what is happening to your body. You pay attention to breathing, making slow and deep and helps you to reduce stress and anxiety. meditation helps your body in so many ways.
Boost Your Immunity Naturally
Everyone thinks they can get everything from their food. That is not totally true. You would have to eat a lot to get vitamins, antioxidants and minerals you need. As I mentioned, our fruits and vegetables are 70 -80% deficient due to lack of minerals in our soils and GMO crops.
High Quality Supplementation is Crucial
As a base, utilize a form of 90 for Life that is 90 Essential Nutrients 16 vitamins, 12 amino acids, and 3 essential fatty acids. There are so many to choose from you can contact me to find one that suits you the best. My favorites are Healthy Body Pak 2.0 and 3.0 Rise & Restore. This base supports a strong immune system. Sometimes, you need more. Here are some ideas.
Immune Support
RYL Beta 500 is supports immune health. The is the first product I take when I feel something starting, You could incorporated RVB 300(Beta 1, 3-D Glucan Resveratrol Mix) as a daily regimen.. It aids your T-cells to battle what is going on. You can check out the “Immune Response” videos to see how it is done.
Seasonal Immune Pak has a chewable Vitamin C, Zinc FX, Immun 911, Killer Biotic FX and C-FX.
Zinc + Immune Support contains Zinc and Vitamin D. Plus a blend of herbals including elderberry.
Essential Oils
Essential oils are great to have on hand as to get you over ailments. You do need to be aware of using essential oils safely. As a Certified Wholistic Health Coach, I can guide you with safety in mind. Be sure to contact me. Taking essential oils internally is not recommended. It can be harmful to your gut microbiota and is harsh om your digestive system. Here are my favorites.
Tea Tree Essential Oil is known as a “medicine chest in a bottle”, Tea Tree Oil is the ultimate immune system booster.
Y23 Immune Essential Oil Blend supports the immune system for overall health It supports our skin, which protects us from outside invaders, the respiratory systems, that filters our air and the lymphatic system which kills unwanted intruders.
1st Defense Essential Oil Blend as the name indicates, it is a “first line of defense” against harmful organisms. It is safe (non-toxic) and gentle, yet effective and may help support the immune system. Intended for adults and children over age ten.
To Be Well Essential Oil Blend is designed to support the immune system. It fights off bacteria and viruses. It is one of the best blends to use on children aiding with spasmodic cough, congestion, sore throat, fever and fatigue.
Eucalyptus Radiata Essential Oil, a gentler alternative to other Eucalyptus essential oils, Eucalyptus Radiata serves as a great expectorant, analgesic, and more. It has been used to help with congestion, infections, fatigue, and fevers. It’s safe for children.
Herbal Remedies
Consider incorporating immune-boosting herbs like elderberry, ginger, and turmeric into your diet or as supplements that have adaptogens and botanicals. I am only scratching the surface here with these herbal products. I do have a large selection of products that contain herbals in them as well as herbal tincture.
Products with Elderberry
Beyond Immune FX brings together a powerhouse collection of immune-supporting vitamins, minerals, and beneficial ingredients like olive leaf extract, European elderberry extract, maitake mushroom extract, and our proprietary i26 Hyperimmune Egg Powder—all of which are known to support a healthy immune system
FucoidZ -Zradical – Fucoidan Extract Capsules has proprietary blend of pure fucoidan, vitamins, and beneficial botanicals, including elderberry, olive leaf and fucoidan that is extracted from brown seaweed found in the most pristine ocean waters.4 This powerful blend is designed to support the immune system, as well as overall health.
18 Daily™ Super Fruit Blend & 20 Daily™ Super Veggie Blend provides you with the nutrients of 18 fruits and 20 vegetables including vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. It does have elderberry it in.
Body Balance – Do you want something a little different? Body Balance contains a unique blend of beneficial botanicals, sea nutrients, minerals, and whole foods that contain elderberry
Products with Ginger & Turmeric
Good Herbs Antioxidant Response is a herbal tincture that contains a blend of Ginger Root, Turmeric Root and other herbs that supports an antioxidant response to fight free radicals and aid with your immune system for a healthy body, circulation, joints and muscles.
Cell Shield RTQ™ delivers a highly bioavailable, proprietary blend of three powerful antioxidants – turmeric, quercetin, and Japanese knotweed extract – for protection against these aging processes, helping us to feel our best and live younger, longer.
Purmeric™, a powerful herbal supplement providing you with 95% curcuminoids (from certified organic turmeric root), delivering superior antioxidant support. It also provides organic botanicals, which typically contain more phytonutrients than non-organic botanicals, to help promote overall health.
Products with Adaptogens & Botanicals
Killer Biotic FX is a product I always have on hand when I begin to feel something is starting. It is part of the Seasonal Immune Pak. It’s a proprietary complex that blends nature’s most potent immune-supporting compounds to help you bolster your health all year round. It provides colostrum, propolis, adaptogens, and botanicals in each convenient capsule, giving you the versatile benefits of hundreds of beneficial, time-tested nutrients.
3.0 Rise & Restore is loaded with nootropics, adaptogens and botanicals.
Probiotics
To have a healthy immunity it’s important to have a healthy gut. 70% of your immunity is in our gut. You can consume foods like yogurt and fermented vegetables. If you don’t like these foods, I recommend the following:
Root Beer Belly gives you five of the most advantageous probiotic strains on the market, perfect for bolstering your digestive and immune systems.
BeneYOU Pre+Probiotics Pixies is a blend of five probiotic bacteria strains (good bacteria) promotes a healthy microbiome (gut ecosystem). It’s also supported by two prebiotic fibers that feed the good bacteria our probiotic strains produce. Working together, this symbiotic combination helps the gastrointestinal tract work more efficiently.
Ultimate Microbiome provides prebiotic, probiotic, and postbiotic support. With a blend of time-tested prebiotics, probiotics, digestive enzymes, adaptogens, and more, this dietary supplement gives your gut everything it needs to thrive. Plus, our proprietary i26® Hyperimmune Egg Powder is packed with vital nutrients, making it easy for you to support better immunity, a healthy digestive system, enhanced cardiovascular function, flexible joints, and so much more.
Need Guidance?
You don’t need all these things, contact me to fine tune it down to what you want to utilize. You can significantly reduce your risk of getting sick this holiday season. Remember, a strong immune system is your best defense against illness.
As a Certified Wholistic Health Coach, my approach extends beyond physical health to encompass the transformation of your mindset as well. I can coach you for better well-being with customized wholistic strategies, focusing on a clean, toxin-free diet and environment. For support in reducing sugar and improving your health, contact me for coaching via email or schedule a complimentary consultation appointment today. For recipes subscribe to my newsletter.