Ask HN: How can I improve my immune system? I want information about how improve my immune system from the HN community. Do you take any supplements? Do you think about it ? Any special/secret small tip that you think is important for your . For me, I realized that drinking a lot of water make the difference for my general health including my immune system. Thanks in Advance |
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 exercise. Preferably something that targets your larger muscles (your legs/glutes) and your core. Doesn't matter what it is. Some people swear by Rippetoe's Starting Strength, but you choose what you like.
"Immune system" is a holistic term. Making sure your heart is healthy and strong, your bones are healthy, your gut is healthy, and so on, all contributes to your immune system.
Supplements are supplements. They're nice to have but they can't replace a diet that you can depend on every day. And they can't replace breaking a sweat during exercise either.
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 numerous benefits that is extremely powerful for many purposes.
Be Careful with Supplements. in the US they are COMPLETELY unregulated. They could put whatever they wanted in there, even if it contradicts what's on the label. You don't need supplements in the first place. Just eat food. Nature's food already has everything the body could ever want. humans spent millions of years adapting to Nature's food, there's nothing better out there than that.
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.
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.
That sounds like a great start!
Once in a while, i like to take a hike in the forest and look around and marvel at all the nature. It's really impressive. And to think, that everything you see before your eyes was the only thing humans had to eat: mostly edible weeds, various types of leafy green veggies, and whenever they were lucky enough to find it, they'd gorge themselves on a fruit tree/bush. One of the things you'll notice very quickly is how much abundance of choice we have in the supermarket (compared to how little in the forests and plains) with so much access to so many delicious fruits and veggies - it really makes you greatful for all the abundance we now have.
I've learned the hard way the importance of mental health as someone who had unfortunate pleasure of getting shingles in late 30s.
The first thing my doc asked me when I suspected shingles; "are you under a lot of stress?"
I nearly broke down and cried. I realized killed myself over work for nothing. For what? Never again. My outlook changed since then.
And some days of the week I avoid to be with a lot of people for a long time. I don't know, but for me after a meeting or group work I fell drained.
If you are worried about coronavirus, flu, etc. the best protection is washing with soap and water frequently.
The Wahl's Protocol is designed for cell and brain health, so it may be exactly what you're looking for.
See Dr. Terry Wahl's Ted Talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLjgBLwH3Wc
D vitamin may help: you best get it by exposing your naked skin to sunlight.
I will try to expose more to sunlight , arms and legs. I spend all my day indoor.