Fill up on immunity

Staying healthy is not only important for the longevity of life, but it also affects the quality of your lifestyle. Staying healthy helps prevent inflammation, which can help in reducing the chance of diseases. How we do this is through diet, exercise, sleep and reduce stress. Building your immune system will help your body fight off free radicals and infections, which causes inflammation in your

body. Build your immune system by adding delicious ingredients to your weekly diet.

Most of us know about the vitamin C benefits in citrus fruit to help build your immune system, but there are also many other foods that you can incorporate into your weekly diet to help your body fight off the nasty bugs. Here are just a few goodies you can add to your dinner plate tonight.

Broccoli- packed with vitamin A, C, E and antioxidants, these little trees strengthen your body’s defenses, helping to fight off viruses. Garlic- not only does garlic help fight off infections, the allicin properties in garlic helps keep your body healthy, reducing the stress on your system so if a virous comes your way, more of your body’s energy can put into fighting the virus.

Spinach- rich in vitamin A, C and antioxidants helping to fight infections. Spinach also contains iron which helps support a healthy immune system. Add these three ingredients to your dinner plate and check in soon for more ideas on good health choices for beauty, health and lifestyle.