Sick of Getting Sick? Support Your Immune System This Cold Season
As we enter the cold and flu season, you may be wondering what steps you can take to avoid the next round of the common cold. Basic hygiene practices like washing your hands are the frontline defense against illness, but your daily routine can also help protect you from germs and sickness. What you eat, how you sleep and your efforts to remain physically active are just a few lifestyle habits at play when it comes to keeping your immune system strong.
“In addition to diet and exercise, stress management and adequate sleep hygiene are imperative to support your immune system during the fall and winter months,” says Courtney Colbert, RDN. The immune system functions best when it’s supported by health-promoting practices and, fortunately, many are accessible and simple to incorporate into daily practice.
We asked the experts to share their go-to advice for keeping the immune system functioning at its best this cold season.
Excerpted from Eating Well
