10 Natural Ways To Optimise Your Immune System Support

It's crucial to lay a strong foundation for your immune system support before the holidays. Now more than ever, regardless of the season, it's vital to make wise lifestyle choices that will keep your immune system robust. 

Essential for fighting illness, reducing inflammation, and maintaining overall health, a robust immune system can be effectively supported by incorporating nutrient-rich foods into your diet. 

There are many variables in how your body deals with viral load and viruses: age, lifestyle, stress, sleep habits, environment (where you live), toxic load regarding sugar and alcohol, gut health, and the list goes on.

10 Proven Ways to Boost Your Immune System Naturally

If you feel a cold or flu coming on, what can you do to shift this quickly and support your immune system? Here are my Top 10 health hacks I Always Have at Home to Support my Immune System.

At the first sign of a sore throat, cold, or flu, it's crucial to act swiftly. Having these items in your home at all times can help you respond effectively;

1. Drink 30ml colloidal silver and 3 drops of oregano oil
2. Gargle and do a nasal flush with a sea walk and warm filtered water. Also, gargle with iodine, which you can buy from any pharmacy. It's best to gargle three times a day if you have a sore throat or see advice from your doctor.
3. Hydration is critical to supporting your immune system. Drinking 2-3L of water per day using the Rejuv Wellness Water Recipe and adding Celtic sea salt will prioritise your health and well-being. You can also indulge in warm water with lemon, ginger, and manuka honey, a soothing remedy for a sore throat.
4. Plant-based whole foods containing vitamin C, such as lemons, limes, berries, and grapefruits, are brilliant sources of vitamin C.  You can supplement with plant-based vitamin C, like in our Immune Support Capsules or opt for a broader spectrum with our  Immune Restore Capsules.
5. Add antiviral foods such as garlic, onions, ginger and turmeric to boost the immune system by enhancing the activity of white blood cells and improving resistance to infection. If you find turmeric hard to take, you can take a supplement version of Organic Turmeric with active curcumin and piperine from black pepper. 
6. Make a bone broth or organic chicken soup with lots of vegetables and boil for at least 6 hours – drink this soup at least once daily. Add raw garlic, grated raw ginger, sauerkraut, cayenne pepper and green pumpkin seeds to this soup as a garnish.
7. Have  500ml veggie juice once per day with celery, cucumber, broccoli, romaine lettuce, lemon, lime or fast track with a super greens powder such as Rejuv Super Greens Powder. You can add an extra shot or two of wheatgrass will give this an extra healing kick too.
8. Take an Epsom salt bath or a foot bath each day and soak for at least 30 minutes. For extra healing properties, add the Therasage Ozone Bubbler to this bath.
9. Reduce inflammation and stay off sugar, dairy, gluten, and alcohol. Increase all warm foods, liquids, and soups and add rye, spelt, quinoa, or gluten-free bread if you really feel like you need the comfort of carbohydrates. Always choose organic butter or olive oil; never margarine. Life is about balance, so choose healthy foods during the week and keep alcohol, sugar, and other inflammatory-rich foods for the weekend.
10. Add medicinal mushrooms such as Rejuv's Mushroom Complex and boost your antioxidants with a whole-food supplement like the Acai Antioxidant Complex.

BONUS TIP: Oxygenate Your Space: An excellent lifestyle hack is to oxygenate your living space by adding live plants to your home and work areas. You can also watch funny movies or listen to dad jokes to laugh and oxygenate your system at a cellular level.

If you are not sure which immune pack you need, then we suggest:

• If you feel your immune system is okay and want to shift into prevention mode, take our Immune Boost Pack during winter.
• If you feel your immune system struggles and you usually get a cold or flu over the holidays, then it is wise to take our Immune Restore Pack.

 

The Foundation of A Strong Immune System - Your Seven Pillars of Wellness

For long-term wellness all year round, we look at your health through our Seven Pillars of Wellness.

1. Make sure you get 8 hours of sleep.
2. Move your body most days, and if it is too cold to go out, then download an app to do a barre, yoga or exercise class indoors.
3. Eat clean and stay pesca vegan, but stick to mainly warm meals over these months and keep treats for 1-2 times a week. Sugar and junk foods suppress your immune system.
4. Limit your toxins like alcohol once a week &  coffee once a day to give your body a chance to recover
5. Drink 2L of water daily and add more herbal teas to make up this quota.
6. Be mindful, stay in gratitude, pray, meditate, and connect with yourself. Decide who you want to be and what no longer serves you so you can let that go. Laugh and spend time with friends (Zoom parties can be fun; book those once a week so you stay connected with friends).
7. Use whole-food supplements and draw on ancient wisdom, like in our Rejuv Wellness range, which is for Chinese, Herbal, and Ayurvedic medicine, which is tried and tested. It will help you restore and boost your immune system so you can 

Complete your Free Wellness Quiz to build your Wellness Profile and pinpoint the top 3 wellness pillars you need to focus on to scale up your health.