Are you looking to increase your immunity?
Don’t want to see the face of hospital again?
Need some ways to boost immunity which you can implement right away?
Then you are at the correct place, I am going to give you 5 practical ways to boost your immunity. These steps when applied correctly will open your doors to a radiant health and make your lifeway more enjoyable So, without wasting more time let’s get started-
Suksham Vyayam (Stretches to massage immune system organs)
When you wake up in the morning the functioning of your muscles and internal organs are slow. So, it is crucial to practice Suksham Vyayam every morning to massage them and bring warmth in the body. It will help you ease problems like stuffy nose, stiff and heavy body etc.
Suksham Vyayam is a full body workout consisting of many light exercises, it will gently and eventually increase blood circulation and help you kick start the day
Procedure:
Refer the following video
It includes the following:
- Head and Neck Movement
- Shoulder Movement
- Spinal Movement
- Arms and Wrist
- Legs rotation
Disclaimer-If you have any major injury, slip disc, any orthopedics problem. Kindly consult your doctor before practicing any of the above steps.
Benefits-
- Massaging immune system organs will encourage more production of cells required to kill any kind of infection.
- body’s defense mechanism strengthens and it is ready to fight infections at any time.
- Toxins and waste are easily removed from the body.
2) Importance of sleep and ways to get good sleep
The importance of sleep is very well known to all of us and need not to be explained in great details, Sleep allows our body to rest and repair itself.
But the problem is
How to get sound sleep easily?
Due to our lifestyle most of us are not able to sleep immediately after we go to bed and get a deep sleep. This has very negative impact on immune system as getting deep sleep is very essential for proper functioning of the body.
Here is the solution-
There is a technique in yoga known as Yogendra Pranayama IV which has a soothing effect and puts you to sleep very easily-
Steps:
1. Lie on your back, knees bent and feet close to your hips.
2. The knees and feet should be close to each other.
3. Place one hand lightly on your navel, the other hand by your side.
4. Inhale slowly, gradually and fully so that your diaphragm pushes your abdomen out.
5. Exhaling, let the abdomen fall down.
6. practice continuously for about 5-10 rounds.
Benefits:
- It improves digestive capacity.
- There is a sedative effect on your nervous system. Its practice relaxes your entire body.
- It improves the vital and tidal capacity of the lungs.
- It leads to quietude and inner harmony.
A simple technique like this will have a positive and long- lasting effect on your body.
3) Food and eating habits
Food is the building block of our body, eating good food is important and most of us are
aware of that but there is another component in it, that is the way of eating food
Here are certain eating habits (these habits are all verified by different researches conducted around the world)-
- Chew your food until it becomes a paste in the mouth (chew it at least 32 times)
2. Do not overeat: fill your stomach half with solid food, 1/4th with liquid and leave remaining 1/4th empty for gases to pass through.
3. Eat light dinner and sleep a minimum 2 hours after dinner
All 3 of these habits have marvelous benefits on your health I myself follow all of them and am feeling their benefits. I will explain their benefits in another post, but I want you to try them for at least a period of 3 months
4) Nature and sunlight on immune system
As we all know, the only natural source of Vitamin D is exposing our skin to sunlight. Vitamin D gives boost to the immune cells thus increasing their efficiency and it also regulates the immune system.
Spend at least 5-10 minutes of your time in the sun. if possible, do some activity like reading or listening to music while you are sitting in the sun.
Nature is our mother and it heals our body and mind, and thus uplift our mood
To gain positivity, you can definitely connect with nature. Stand at the window and just stare blank at a tree or up in the sky. At the same time, you can listen to the birds chirping and try to live in the moment.
At night simply enjoy the silence of nature, admire the moon and, if you are lucky, you can see the infinity of stars.
Benefits:
These small steps will slowly calm your mind and your body will be relaxed. Relaxed body means absence of stress and hence you will have the most responsive immune system.
Significance of Meditation
Meditation is the best known technique that can deeply impact your body, mind and soul. The immune system tends to get positively charged by meditation.
- In a room which is full of natural light and ventilations, sit cross legged and gently close your eyes.
- In the beginning start reverse counting from 100 to 1. If you make a mistake then restart again. Your agitated mind will immediately calm down.
- Once you have achieved a clam state of mind you can start moving inwards. Gently focus on your breath. Inhale and exhale gently.
- Continue to maintain this for 5 min.
- Gently shift your focus to the friction of air touching the nostril. The subtle air will make you feel calmer and calmer.
Benefits-
- Parasympathetic nervous system in activated which helps to think with calm mind.
- Anxiety and depression will stay at bay.
- There will be no obstacle in the effortless working of the immune system.
- You will always remain in a happy mood because meditation release happy hormones.
- You will feel rejuvenated and refreshed throughout the day. And no negative thoughts will cross your mind.
Conclusion
I hope you got some practical tips on how you can boost your immunity, If you apply these on regular basis (continuously for 3 months), I guarantee that you will see change in body and will be able to enjoy the benefits.
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