Clearly if you are reading this you are already aware that exercise is amazing for your body, so I thought I’d mention a few other tips to help boost immunity, create health (and therefore get you lean), this winter which you may not have already heard of.

Tip 1, Immunity testing:

Get some vitamin d, even in the supplement form. Us BioSignature practitioners (about BioSignature) recommend high dosing of this twice per week, rather than small amounts spread over 7 days. Is does much more than just boost immunity, it aids weight loss and boosts recovery amongst many things. Read more about Vitamin D here: http://www.poliquingroup.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/Article/230/Vitamin_D3_BestSupplementEver.aspx

Zinc levels within the body are also closely linked to immunity, more on immunity in the recipe link below, or on the website referenced above. If requesting a blood test, for example in Australia, the standard blood test is not a great marker. Ask instead for ‘red blood cell’ if having the levels of Zinc tested within the body. If you are getting blood tests, most countries blood test ‘norm levels’ are the average of the population. So do you really want to be compared to ‘the norm’ ? – Just saying 😉

Tip 2, Mindset:

Make sure you socialise even if you don’t feel like it. Being by yourself is fine for some of the time, especially if this is how you recharge. However spending every day and night by yourself and not talking to others has been shown to only lead to more feelings of isolation.

In fact the cultures that have been studied in the book ‘The Blue Zones’ http://www.bluezones.com/ and shown to live the longest and healthiest (disease free) lives have been found to have socialising as the one common trait which seems to be a major difference when we analyse the way we live in the westernised world.

Tip 3, Nutrition:

A tip to boost immunity with cooking is to use the slow cooker and make your own organic bone broth. This draws out the minerals from the bones and completely nourishes your body. Simply keep the juices once you’ve finished cooking a whole leg or meat or any type of meat with the bone included.
Freeze these juices in small containers and add to all your cooking for extra flavour and nutrients, especially during winter.

For more details on why slow cooked broth is amazing for your health and a chicken stock recipe, click the link below and if you scroll further down on that page you will see the recipe.

http://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/broth-is-beautiful/

A great book, which I use as a reference all the time and for more recipe ideas, is ‘Nourishing Traditions’ by Sally Fallon:

http://www.westonaprice.org/book-reviews/nourishing-traditions-by-sally-fallon-and-mary-enig/

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