Healthy Tips and Prevention

The idea of boosting your immunity is enticing, and quiet a number of researchers are exploring the effects of diet, exercises,age,psychological stress,herbal supplements, and other factors on the immune response, both in animals and nin humans. Although interesting results are emerging, thus far they can only be considered preliminary.

What can you do?

• Adopt healthy living strategies
• Be skeptical
• Age and immunity
• What about diet?
• Herbs and other supplements
• The stress connection
• Exercise: Good or bad for immunity?

Adopt healthy living strategies

Your first line of the defense is to choose a healthy life style. Following general good-health guidelines is the single best step you can toward keeping your immune system strong and healthy. Every part of your body, including your immune system, functions better when protected from enviroinment assults and bolstered by healthy living strategies such as these:

• Don' t smoke.
• Eat a diet high fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and low in saturated fat.
• Exercise regularly.
• Maintain a healthy weight.
• Control your blood pressure.
• If you drink Alcohol, drink only in moderation.
• Get adequate sleep.
• Take steps to avoid infection, such as washing your hands frequently and cooking meats thoroughly.
• Get regular medical screening tests for people in your age group and risk category.