You are what you eat? Boost your immune system

I know the title is an oldie, but it really is a goodie and is so very true of most of us in this age of fast food takeaway foods giving us all that we should not be eating if we want to maintain good health.

What you need to do is have natural nutrition that will boost your immune system.
Do we eat enough foods that contain antioxidants? or do we really know what antioxidants do for our health?

Antioxidants help protect our systems against the terrible effects that free radical molecules have on our bodies healthy cells, they have been linked to premature aging and a whole range of diseases, including eye problems, cancer and cardiovascular disease they could also be the cause of a number of autoimmune disorders.

You will see that antioxidants are important to our health and lifestyle.

The body actually produces antioxidants as a normal part of the energy from the food we eat every day, however, we are also exposed to the effects of smoking, pollution and chemicals in what we eat and drink, unfortunately this stuff to increase the production of free radicals. What can we do to overcome these effects?
the answer is simple, that is increasing in some way or another, the level of antioxidants produced in the body, to overcome the extra free radicals produced. In other words, we need to boost your immune system.

Without getting technical, the best way to do this is to eat lots of plant foods and ensure that your diet is full of these health giving foods.
There are many antioxidants available in different fruits, nuts, vegetables, legumes, grains and seeds.

You should also look for the color in you plant food intake, red, yellow, orange, green, this will ensure that you have a wide stock of antioxidants needed by your body.

Some antioxidants that are readily available in their natural form are:
Vitamin E, which can be found in avocado, nuts, seeds, whole grains and wheat germ, which can help with cardiovascular problems.

Lycopene is found in red or pink fruits or vegetables like tomatoes, which contributes to preventing cold sores, prostate cancer, and it may even help prevent skin cancer.

Lutein is found in green leafy vegetables, broccoli, head lettuce, they also help, protecting cararacts, macular degeneration and other eye diseases.

Sulfur compounds, are found in garlic and onions, broccoli, cabbage and Brussels sprouts.

I have already mentioned the huge antioxidant benefits that can be obtained from broccoli if eaten properly.

Broccoli itself is a rich source of antioxidants, but if you grow sprouts salad broccoli seeds and eat them in your salad they contain about thirty times more antioxidants than broccoli eaten in the normal way. This will help your body to receive a boost to your immune system.

This is not a complete list of foods that will help you produce the antioxidants, there are thousands more, but it will give you a good idea of where to start if you want to improve your health.

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