8 Habits of Super Healthy People
If you are looking to keep colds and flu bugs at arm's length, I researched habits of healthy women. Here are eight habits
that will help keep you well over the following months.
First, start by upping your vitamin C intake. While the vitamin won't prevent you from catching a cold, it will boost your
immune system. And if you do happen to catch a cold, vitamin C will decrease the duration of runny nose time. Try to eat
foods naturally high in the vitamin, like citrus fruits and red bell peppers.
 | | Manage Your Stress, Try a Massage - Constant tension and chronic worrying deplete your spirit and weaken your | | | immune system. The stress hormones cortisol and epinephrine rise when you are . . . well, stressed, and elevated levels
of these two hormones can weaken your immune system. A massage is a great way to de-stress, and it may boost
your immune system.
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| | Regular Moderate Exercise - Getting your heart rate up regularly keeps you healthy in the long term and during | | | cold and flu season. When you exercise, your immune cells move with increased speed throughout your body,
attacking pesky bacteria and viruses. This effect lasts for a few hours post-workout, but if you're exercising
moderately every day, the phenomenon lasts longer.
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| | Gargling - Many women attest that gargling regularly with antiseptic mouthwash helps them stay well during cold | | | and flu season. This is worth a shot because it's good for your gums as well.
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| | Maintain a Positive Attitude - If you are sitting next to someone on the bus and they sneeze, don't be that person | | | who says, "I know I am going to get sick," because your body just might listen to your brain. It's not all woo-woo; the
brain communicates with the immune system, and vice versa. Fight those germs with your attitude.
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| | Arm Yourself With Good Bacteria - Probiotics have been found to bolster the immune system. These good bacteria | | | — lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidobacterium animalis — help keep fevers and sniffles away.
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| | Queue Up With Quercetin -The antioxidant quercetin is believed to pump up the immune system of people under | | | stress. It can be found in red apples, broccoli, and green tea. So eat and drink up.
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| | Suds Up and Wash Your Hands - Just a friendly reminder to wash your hands frequently. This is your best defense | | | against catching a stray bug. The CDC recommends washing your hands with soap (the temperature doesn't matter)
for 20 seconds. When you can't get to a sink, hand sanitizer kills many types of bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Just
remember, hand sanitizer doesn't kill norovirus, which causes gastroenteritis.
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