As summer draws to a close and the temperatures drop, we're not looking forward to the cold snap of autumn. Like you, we only want to avoid the infamous and much-dreaded cold and other winter viruses. To do this, let's trust our immune system and above all let's help it as best we can to be effective.
Kusmi gives you 3 tips to optimize your immune defenses in a natural way.
** Far be it from us to give you health advice, we are simply gathering known information: in short the essentials to enhance your immune system in a NATURAL way. **
Good habits to enhance your immune system
Boost your immunity with vitamins and nutrients
All vitamins are good for your health. Vitamin C is an essential nutrient for our well-being and contributes to the proper functioning of the immune system. It stimulates lymphocytes and antibody production. It acts on the body's natural defences and is therefore highly recommended in winter.
To enhance your immune system, opt for vitamin C and make sure you provide your body with sufficient quantities of it.
To do this, make sure your plate is filled with fresh, seasonal and colourful produce (yes, vegetables!).
In addition to your diet and as autumn approaches, warm yourself with our green teas. Being rich in antioxidants, green tea is the perfect ally to enhance your immunity and strengthen your natural defences. Did you know that green tea contains the most? It is thanks to these antioxidants (catechins) that green tea helps to fight against free radicals and the premature ageing of the body. It even acts against the development of certain diseases.
Because taking care of yourself is first and foremost a pleasure, Kusmi Tea has created the Immune Defence Ritual, an organic green tea full of inventiveness. How does this vitamin cure work? For 28 days, you drink a bag of Sencha green tea each day, which is naturally enriched with vitamin C (acerola) and flavoured with orange. This is the perfect way to maintain your immunity, enhance your cells and keep your energy and vitality!
Immunity is also about sport
But what sport? It doesn't matter, get moving as much as possible and replace inactivity with physical activity. A 30-minute walk, a yoga session, a bike ride, a Sissy Mua HIIT session... the choice is yours. The WHO advises at least 150 to 300 minutes per week of moderate-intensity endurance activity.
Sport for health is no longer a myth as it helps to strengthen the immune system. Again, according to the WHO, physical activity contributes to "the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases, reduces symptoms of depression and anxiety, and improves general well-being." Sport also significantly reduces stress.
You have no excuse, in the age of digital technology, sport is accessible everywhere, for everyone and for all kinds of budgets.
Sleep to maintain a healthy immune system
You can't have one without the other. In addition to regular sports activity, make sure you get enough sleep. Sleep deprivation and irritability and stress in the body are factors that weaken the immune system. According to a study by the University of Pittsburgh, antibodies and white blood cells are less effective when people don't sleep much. Sleep deprivation could diminish the immune system's ability to remember infectious attacks! To prevent this from happening, it is recommended to get at least 7 hours of sleep per night.
So learn to welcome Morpheus in the right conditions: relax before going to bed with an organic tisane, switch off your screens and put yourself in aeroplane mode. Some people even make a habit of turning off the wifi at night. Why don't you try it out?
And for a good immune system, choose your tea carefully!
To get the most out of your tea or infusion, we recommend that you choose organic products. The organic label guarantees numerous quality controls during the development and production of the drink. Discover our organic and Made in Normandy range!
The body is so well designed that if your immune system is too weak and lacks the right vitamins, it will send you fatigue signals. For example, insufficient vitamin C intake can lead to general exhaustion. Therefore, the National Food Safety Agency recommends an intake of 110 mg / day of vitamin C for an adult.