Healing Power Within- Strengthen your Immune system

August 17, 2021

2020 is a crazy year, Covid 19 outbreak is a human tragedy. It is a major threat to life and livelihood. With developing Corona Crisis, health is at the top of everyone’s minds, particularly immune health. Boosting immunity seems to be the only viable long-term solution against crisis.

So let’s understand, what is Immune system and how it can save us from deadly virus and bacteria.  The immune system is body’s defense mechanism. It is designed to detect and destroy foreign invaders i.e. virus and bacteria. It does remarkable job of defending our body. Hence, keeping it boosted and stronger must be of utmost importance to defeat multiple health risk. In India, as per a recent news report in Economic Times, close to 21% of the total population have low immunity. Given the population, pollution, lifestyle and poor health infrastructure, building strong immunity is the need of hour.

Love and compassion is needed to strengthen the inbuilt defense mechanism. It is our responsibility to nourish and boost immune health. Unfortunately, with technological advancement and human greed, most of us missed basic intelligence. We follow reactive approach.  We take measures for health care after we fall sick. During sickness we invest time, money and peace of mind which could have been avoided by taking simple preventive measures. Trust me, we have God gifted Doctor within, but we don’t allow our internal healing system to work properly for the following reasons,

Daily Stress,

Inadequate sleep and improper daily routine.

Excessive use of synthetic modern medicines

Polluted Environment, Excessive use of Pesticides in Crops

Poor eating habits, Sedentary Lifestyle, Excessive use of mobile

We need to have paradigm shift and adopt proactive approach towards health. Body is our most valuable asset and best friend; it is in our service 24*7. It is our responsibility to develop immunity for healthy living. We need to have attitude of gratitude for such a miraculous system. I do believe that if we eat well, sleep well, live well and add required dosage of nutritional supplement, we can definitely strengthen our immune system and increase healing power within. We are, what we eat, what we think, what we inhale:

 Healthy diet : Adequate diet give our body, the requisite blood sugar, amino acids, the needed fatty acids, the different types of vitamins, mineral salts and enzymes, trace elements, water and the roughage required for keeping the body chemistry in order. Eat vegetable and fruits with different colors.

Avoid high sugar diet and Junk Food.

 It is tax on our digestive system and affects immune system. Nutritional supplements, antioxidants, herbs along with healthy diet, can protect our body at a cellular level. Antioxidants help us fight damage caused by free radicals. Antioxidants include vitamins C, E, and A.

We must consume antioxidants rich food, Berries like Acai Berry, Raspberry, Elderberry, Straw berry, Blueberry Triphala, Leafy Green Vegetable, Certain Beans, Carrot, Beetroot. Along with Vitamin C, E and A, Vitamin D enhance protective immunity. Protein is fuel for the immune system.

A variety of foods and supplements can play important roles in supporting immunity. In short we have a pharmacy in our kitchen.

Yoga and exercise:  Daily investing 20-30 minutes for physical exercise can elevate our mood, energy, metabolism. Poor eating habits, sedentary life style, excessive use of mobile, drains our energy through out the day. By improving our daily routine, we can optimize our immune health. Sleeping early and getting up early can add tremendous value to our life and productivity.

Meditation: Meditation is awareness of oneself.  It keeps our inner being healthy. Our body, mind and soul is a complete unit. By taking care of the body alone we take care of partial health. Meditation keeps us positive. It helps us connect with universal existence. Meditation plays a great role in establish peace with in. It makes us powerful, strong and positive.

So, be mindful of eating habits, Lifestyle and thoughts. Believe me staying healthy is easy by adopting proactive outlook towards health. Celebrate Life!!!

Indu Aggarwal: Emotional Wellness Coach