Boost Immunity – the key to save yourself from Corona. Cutting down on stress and performing Yogasana and practice of meditation also helps to increase immunity.

Corona Virus(Covid 19) has created panic all across the world and India is no exception. Everywhere there are instructions about how to avoid getting infected – social isolation, sanitization, hand washing, avoiding hand shakes and so on. People are worried about themselves getting infected and the chances of Death.

The Chances of Death is on an average 2.3% but a healthy individual below the age of 40 years has less than 1% chance. The chances increase if the individual has Heart disease, Diabetes, High BP, Asthma, or if you are aged above 70 years. But what we can do otherwise – to save our life? It is immunity. Young healthy has strong immunity, so they are saved. But How to boost immunity ?

Following are the ways  to increase our immunity so that we can save ourselves from Covid 19. Cutting down on stress and performing Yogasana and practice of meditation also helps to increase immunity. But the most important are foods we eat. Ten major foods to boost our immunity are as follows:

1.Eat citrus foods like Orange, Lemon, Amla, Kiwi

2.Broccoli, Spinach, red Pepper(Shimla Mirch), and other green leafy vegetables increase our immunity.

3. A combination of Apple cider Vinegar, garlic, ginger, honey and lemon is also very good way to increase immunity

4.Probiotics like Curd or Yogurt helps to increase immunity

5.Any fruit/ vegetables – specially red ones like Papaya, Carrot, beet also gives Vitamin A to boost immunity

6.Green tea, Tulsi, Cinnamon drinks also very healthy so far as immunity is concerned.

7.Turmeric or Haldi extract has ability to boost immunity

8.Black grapes has very high anti oxidants and thus good for immunity

9.Cutting down on Meat, alcohol, tobacco/smoking helps to strengthen immunity

10.Mushrooms also have virus protection capacity.

In case one is not able to get all these foods multi vitamins can be taken.  Calcium, micro nutrients like Zinc, copper, manganese and Vitamin D3 can be taken extra for increasing one’s immunity.