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Tips for a Healthy Winter
By Anisa Abeytia
Integrative Health Specialist- Dubai
Winter is upon us and it is officially flu season. So, how do you plan to stay healthy this winter? Most of us do not think about flues and colds until we already have one. Thinking about your strategy now will help you and your family stay well all winter. So how are you going to start and what are you going to do?
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
It is true, it is easier to prevent than cure. Different cultures developed different way to do that. Some how though, modern Western and Westernized cultures have abandoned that and just reach for the aspirin bottle (although some doctors advocate that to prevent heart disease).
Think of preventative measures as your savings account and come winter time, you will have enough to withdrawal when you have nothing left in your checking. A strong immune system is that savings account.
Tune Up Your Immunity
There are some people who just never seem to get sick, that is because they have a very good immune system. Naturopathic doctor Michael Murray suggests periodically tuning up your immune system. Not only will this help you avoid flues and colds, it will help prevent cancer and auto-immune disease. So how do you know if your immune system is running low?
If immune health is a concern for you, here are a few tips to help boost your immunity:
Sleep Your Way to Health
Strengthening your immune system can be as easy as sleep-literally. As we sleep our bodies carry out various repair functions that help keep us healthy. When we don’t sleep, the work does not get done and it just keeps piling up. Deep sleep also brings immune supporting substances-so try to have at least seven hours of sleep a night.
Relax
I know this is a big request, but if you never let your body rest (parasympathetic mode) you will continually with drawl from your savings account and never make a deposit- the result will be, bankruptcy-illness. The trick to stress reduction is finding the relaxation technique that works for you.
Everyone likes to laugh-right? Well laughter is one of the biggest stress busting techniques. You can try diffusing stressful situations by looking for the humor in the situation.
Even if you can not find something funny, you at least stopped and stepped back from the situation. This is not such an odd thing to do when we take into account the comedic equation; tragedy +time=comedy. Next time you feel the adrenaline start to pump, give it a try.
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