The most common cause of poor immune system function is nutrient deficiencies. This has been shown in poor countries, where people don’t have access to enough nutritious food, as well as in the United States, where people often have plenty to eat, but make poor food choices. Processed foods and junk foods do not contain the nutrients needed for optimal immune functioning.
There are many things you can do to encourage healthy immune functioning. Selecting the right foods and a variety of nutritional food choices is essential, since the cause of low immunity is lack of nutrition. Foods to include in your diet are fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds and other plant based foods. Be sure to include healthy protein sources, but not too much protein and take vitamin and mineral supplements.
In addition to choosing the right foods, it’s important to reduce your intake of the wrong foods. Limit your consumption of sugar, saturated fat and cholesterol. These substances suppress the immune system and eliminating them can help restore healthy immune functioning.
Diet isn’t the only factor that contributes to low immunity. Identifying these factors and making changes helps to improve immune system function. There are other lifestyle factors that harm the ability of your immune system to function properly, including:
• Extreme and persistent stress
• Alcohol consumption
• Smoking
• Lack of exercise
• Heavy metal toxicity
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