here are several things that have a good influence on your immune system:
enough sleep
little stress
enough movement
healthy and varied diet
Correct; A healthy and varied diet with sufficient vitamins and minerals has a positive effect on your immune system. There are even a number of specific vitamins and minerals that contribute to a good resistance. They do this in different ways.
Skin and mucous membranes
Your first line of defense against infections your skin and mucous membranes. Vitamin A keeps your skin healthy and strong and helps you maintain normal mucous membranes.
Production of immune cells
The different white blood cells in your blood are very important in your immune system. You can think of them as different soldiers that together form a defense line. They keep the pathogens at bay. Several vitamins and minerals you get play a role in the production and functioning of your white blood cells:
vitamin A ensures the production of so-called “T lymphocytes”, these T cells are immune cells that you need in your immune system
Vitamin C ensures that your white blood cells work properly
selenium ensures the production of specific defense cells
copper ensures the production of immune cells and can protect these cells
A deficiency of vitamins and minerals therefore has a negative effect on your resistance:
a deficiency of vitamin B6 causes your body to produce fewer white blood cells
Iron deficiency also causes your body to produce fewer white blood cells
a zinc deficiency ensures that your body produces fewer immune cells and the immune cells you have react less well
a deficiency of copper reduces the functioning of certain white blood cells
The whole year through
You need your resistance all year round, not just in the dark months of the year when flu and colds are more common. It is therefore important to take care of your resistance all year round and therefore to get the right vitamins and minerals.
If you eat healthy, varied and enough every day according to the Wheel of Five, you will get all the vitamins and minerals you need. If you can’t do this every day, you can consider a nutritional supplement. It is wise to take it all year round!
