How can we improve our immunity

Exercise Regularly

exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness. It is performed for various reasons including strengthening of muscles and the cardiovascular system, honing athletic skills, weight loss or maintenance as well as for the purpose of enjoyment. Regular exercise boosts the immune system and helps prevent diseases of affluence such as heart disease type2 diabetes and obesity. It also improves mental health helps prevent depression and helps to promote or maintain positive self-esteem and body image.  Just a few hundred years ago, people used to use their bodies to go to and do most of their work. However, today’s generation goes to and from work in cars and spends hours working while sitting and do more sitting when they get home. Where is the physical labour? The long hours of inactivity directly contribute to the poor state of health in many people. The healthy person in the modern setting should take up activities such as walking, swimming, running, hitting the gym, yoga or another exercise to keep their body physically active.

(1) Exercise controls weight:-Exercise can help prevent excess weight gain or help maintain weight loss. When you engage in physical activity,  you burn calories. The more intense the activity the more calorie you burn.

(2) Exercise combats health conditions and diseases:-Worried about heart disease, high bp, and triglycerides so through regular physical activity one can combat all the degenerative diseases.

(3)Exercise improves mood: take dancing lessons, take a walk with your spouse , if possible go to the office walking or early walk from the bus /train stand.

(4)Exercise boosts energy: take stairs instead of escalators, Play outdoor games

(5)Exercise promotes better sleep

(6)Exercise puts the spark back into your sex life

(7)Exercise can be fun

Exercise and physical activity are great ways to feel better, gain health and have fun..It takes very little time and can dramatically reduce your risk of chronic disease. Exercise benefits cardiovascular health and burns calories throughout the day .Of course, an organised , fad-free program of regular exercise is best --whether you pursue it at a health club, gym, or at home --but if you do nothing else the exercise of daily living to your life. In short, the benefits of daily exercise in attaining optimal health are proven and profound 

 

Get Enough Sleep

Many tend to ignore their body when it tells them it is time to sleep. Ayurvedic doctors say the healthiest practices are sleeping during the night and being active during the day; a thing that yoga experts also support. Students and most workaholics take coffee and other stimulants to help them stay awake and study or work late into the night. Others opt to sleep during the day and lead an active nightlife. All these habits tend to have a negative impact on health. Doctors in the field of alternative health say that such an unnatural living style is one of the reasons for the rise of cancer and other diseases.

Positive mental attitude

Have an optimistic attitude towards Life. It will bring happiness and optimal health. There is a saying"You are not what you think, but what you think you are".Making a choice to change is where the story begins. The road to self-improvement in all factors of life opens from within.

Nutrition

To fill the nutritional gap in our food due to our unhealthy lifestyle it is necessary to go for organic food and organic supplements. It will help you to fulfil the proverb that "Health is Wealth".Proper nutrition will bring significant change overall to have a positive outlook towards life to contribute and grow towards a greater and richer life.

Eat When Hungry

Our body will send messages when it is hungry, yet we often ignore the message. Hence, our eating habits tend to differ from what our bodies really need. People will eat due to social pressure or during odd hours of the day while they are not even hungry, and this affects their digestion. Sooner than later, they start having issues such as indigestion and acidity that likely lead to other complicated health ailments. Having a good appetite is an indication of good health, but you should always eat when hungry. Often times, a lack of appetite is a sign that you are not hungry. However, if you go for long hours with no appetite, something  may be wrong and you should consult a doctor.

Take a Break from Eating

Taking a break from eating may sound bonkers, but it is a good way to stay healthy. Consider this – you would not work round the clock, every day, 365 days of the year. You need to take a break and rest to avoid breaking down due to fatigue. In the same way, some of your body functions need a bit of rest. Ever thought of how much work your digestive organs do? Do you even note when the digestive system starts telling you that it cannot work round the clock?

Ignoring the signals and pushing the organs to keep working lowers their functionality and eventually causing them to break down. Hence, fasting is the healthy option to consider. Just do this periodically. Go a day without eating and will have done some “healthy justice” to your digestive organs. Fasting will offer other benefits and encourages a person to engage in intellectual and spiritual pursuits. Fasting is not just for the religious persons but a good health practice.

Protect Your Skin

Your skin is the protective barrier that covers (and protects) your entire body. Make sure to take care of your skin and protect it from the harsh elements of the sun, wind, and cold. If you are into fashion, you may want to use a cute sun umbrella. Regardless, take the necessary care of your skin by using UV protective clothing in the summer and long sleeves, hats, and gloves in the wind and cold.