{"id":3497,"date":"2019-10-30T10:53:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T14:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-900540-3180849.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=1737"},"modified":"2019-10-30T10:53:28","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T14:53:28","slug":"immune-boosting-tips-for-the-whole-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/immune-boosting-tips-for-the-whole-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Immune Boosting Tips for the Whole Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s that time of year again. The sounds of coughing and sneezing can be heard in<br \/>\nevery public place. Airplanes. Libraries. Malls. Grocery Stores. Work places. More and more<br \/>\npeople start calling out sick and our children usually catch the brunt of it. Is there any possible<br \/>\nway to boost our immune systems and avoid some of this season\u2019s sickies? Below are several<br \/>\nstrategies to attain overall wellness for you and your family as the winter approaches.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sleep.<\/strong> This is an area in which we can all probably improve. However, the<br \/>\nbenefits of ample rest are astronomical. While I realize my audience is<br \/>\nmostly moms of youngish children, this could be a comical goal. Trying<br \/>\nyour best to attain 7-9 hours a night can reduce sickness and build your<br \/>\nimmune system.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Washing your hands.<\/strong> This task can also prove to be difficult when trying<br \/>\nto get everyone in the household to become a committed washer-of-the-<br \/>\nhands but this small trick goes a long way. When leaving public places<br \/>\nespecially, wash, wash, wash those hands (and even in between the<br \/>\nfingers!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>A healthy diet<\/strong> containing foods with vitamins and antioxidants.<br \/>\nExamples include: peppers and citrus (Vitamin A). Blueberries<br \/>\n(antioxidants). Green tea (catechin). Mushrooms (vitamin D). Almonds<br \/>\n(Vitamin C). Cruciferous veggies (Vitamin A, C &amp;amp; E).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Probiotic.<\/strong> Repairing your gut is your gateway to health, as nearly 80% of<br \/>\nyour immune system is located in your gut. Multi-strain probiotic<br \/>\ncontaining at least 25 billion units is optimal. This will keep your levels of<br \/>\ngood gut bacteria up to help fight off infections.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wellnessmama.com\/1888\/elderberry-syrup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Elderberry Syrup.<\/strong><\/a> The dried berries of the Sambucus Nigra plant are<br \/>\nnaturally high in immune boosting compounds that are specifically shown<br \/>\nto help beat off winter sicknesses more quickly. Boiling down and making<br \/>\na simple syrup can aide in boosting your immune system. <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-900540-3180849.cloudwaysapps.com\/using-elderberry-immunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(See previous<\/a><br \/>\nblog for recipe)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Garlic.<\/strong> Eating this has been used for hundreds of years as both a food<br \/>\ningredient and a medicine. Some benefits of garlic are reduced heart<br \/>\ndisease, improved mental health and enhanced immune function. Whole<br \/>\ngarlic contains a compound called alliin. This compound has been shown<br \/>\nto boost the disease-fighting response of some type of white blood cells<br \/>\nwhen they encounter viruses, such as the ones of the common cold and<br \/>\nflu.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vitamin D.<\/strong> Getting outside and soaking in the rays can be a bit of a challenge during those colder months. During the winter, the recommendation is to get 1,000 IUs per day. Some can come from food sources (think fish, cheese and fortified foods) but it would be very difficult to get all of it through food. Taking a supplement boosts immunity and wards off sickness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When winter sickness strikes, it can truly take a toll on the entire family. Hopefully these simple tricks will aide in optimal wellness this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s that time of year again. The sounds of coughing and sneezing can be heard in every public place. Airplanes. Libraries. Malls. Grocery Stores. Work places. More and more people start calling out sick and our children usually catch the brunt of it. Is there any possible way to boost our immune systems and avoid&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1738,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"Immune Boosting Tips | The Nurturing Root","_seopress_titles_desc":"Keep your family healthy during cold and flu season with these immune boosting tips for the whole family.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,6],"tags":[165],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":40,"label":"health"},{"value":6,"label":"Nutrition"}],"post_tag":[{"value":165,"label":"immune boosting"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"Carmen Calvo","author_link":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/author\/carmen_admin\/"},"comment_info":"","category_info":[{"term_id":40,"name":"health","slug":"health","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":40,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":19,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":40,"category_count":19,"category_description":"","cat_name":"health","category_nicename":"health","category_parent":0},{"term_id":6,"name":"Nutrition","slug":"nutrition","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":6,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":13,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":6,"category_count":13,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Nutrition","category_nicename":"nutrition","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":165,"name":"immune boosting","slug":"immune-boosting","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":165,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3497"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3497\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenurturingrootsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}