{"id":10239,"date":"2020-05-07T17:16:48","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T17:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prd-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/?p=10239"},"modified":"2021-06-17T17:17:07","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T17:17:07","slug":"how-to-boost-your-immune-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/how-to-boost-your-immune-system\/","title":{"rendered":"How to boost your immune system","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic, we have all become more aware of and concerned about the health of our immune system. Scroll through social media and news apps and you\u2019ll find a number of articles touting ways to \u201cboost your immune system.\u201d But be cautious about jumping on these \u201cquick fixes.\u201d It is important to do your research and understand how the immune system works and what actions you can take to make improvements that will last.<\/p>\n

Reading the article\u00a0“How to boost your immune system”\u00a0<\/a>by Harvard Medical School is a great place to start. As the article says, \u201cOn the whole, your immunie system does a remarkable job of defending you against disease-causing microorganisms. But sometimes it fails: A germ invades successfully and makes you sick. Is it possible to intervene in this process and boost your immune system?\u201d<\/p>\n

So what can you do to boost your immune system? Generally speaking, the idea is to make positive lifestyle choices a priority to become as healthy as possible\u2014and stay there.<\/p>\n

The following recommendations will lay a great foundation:<\/p>\n