Someone may tell you to chow down on some chicken soup when you’re not feeling well. But it actually does help. That, along with some other foods in your diet can lead to a killer immune system. Check out how these foods can boost your immunity:
Yogurt - live active cultures keep the stomach and intestinal tract free of disease-causing germs.
Sweet Potatoes - vitamin A keeps skin healthy.
Tea - tests show the immune system T cells of tea drinkers fight infection at a rate ten times higher than non-tea-drinkers.
Chicken Soup - the salty broth thins mucus like cough syrup, and the soup itself blocks the migration of inflammatory white cells (to which cold symptoms are a response).
Beef - full of zinc, and zinc deficiency increases your risk of infection.
Mushrooms - increase white blood cells, which fight infection.
Fish and shellfish - selenium helps clear the flu virus out of your body.
Garlic - the active ingredient allicin fights infection and bacteria.
Oats and barley- beta-glucan is a type of fiber with antimicrobial and antioxidant capabilities more potent than echinacea. It boosts immunity, speeds wound healing, and may help antibiotics work better.
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