Immune Food Solutions

Introduction

All of us are aware of how important it is to eat a healthy diet when it comes to maintaining and supporting your overall health and well-being. However, it’s all too easy to overlook the role that food can play in boosting our immune systems and helping us to withstand diseases and illnesses.

We all know that if we eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, as well as foods with a high content of vitamins and minerals, we can ensure a better quality of life, with less risk of becoming unwell due to malnutrition or obesity. Yet, all too often, we don’t realize that we need to eat the right kinds of food to keep our immunity levels high.

Without an adequate, healthy diet, we can begin to become unwell and suffer from a host of medical issues. In this book, therefore, we look at which foods we should be eating for optimal immunity, and how those foods can help our bodies to combat disease. We also look at ways of combining those foods to create the ultimate immunity-boosting diet for a longer and healthier life.

Read on to discover more about what you should be adding to your daily diet and the different benefits that those foods could be bringing to your health and well-being. With the advice contained in this book, you should find that it’s easier than you imagined to create the best possible diet to boost your immunity and give you the optimal resilience to disease and sickness.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction 5

Chapter 1: The Immunity Problem – An Overview 7

How Does the Immune System Work? 10

What Affects the Immune System? 10

Ways of Boosting Your Immunity 12

Immunity and Your Age 13

Chapter 2: Nutrition for Your Immune System 15

Malnourishment and its Role in low Immunity 17

Micronutrient Deficiencies 19

An Overview of Superfoods 20

Chapter 3: Phytochemicals and Immunity 23

What are Phytochemicals? 25

The Most Beneficial Phytochemicals 25

Chapter 4: Antioxidants and Immune Health 28

What are Antioxidants? 29

Which Foods Contain Antioxidants? 32

Chapter 5: Polysaccharides – Improving Your Wellbeing 35

What Are Polysaccharides? 36

The Most Common Polysaccharides 37

How can I add Polysaccharides into my Diet? 38

Chapter 6: Plant Foods and Their Cancer Fighting Properties 41

Cancer and the Immune System 42

Plant Foods and Their Role in Combating Cancer 43

Which Plant Foods Should I Include in my Diet? 44

Chapter 7: Omega-3 Helps to Fight Disease 47

What is Omega-3? 48

Neutralizing Inflammation 49

Good Dietary Sources of Omega-3 50

Chapter 8: Prebiotics and Your Immunity 52

The Role of the gut in Immunity 53

What are Prebiotics and how can They Help? 56

How can Prebiotics be Added to the Diet? 57

Chapter 9: Probiotics and the Gut 64

What Are Probiotics? 66

How can Probiotics Improve Immunity? 68

How can I Include More Probiotics in my Diet? 68

Chapter 10: Top 10 Immunity Boosting Foods to add to Your Diet 73

Conclusion 81