Bulletproof Your Immune System With These Tips

Chicken Soup:

• The old classic really does kill pathogens that cause upper respiratory infections.
• Make sure you get or make your chicken soup from the bones of pasture-raised chickens.

Ginger:

• This spice fights rhinovirus — that’s the virus responsible for many colds. To benefit from ginger, try making ginger tea, eating raw ginger, or adding ginger to your chicken soup.
• I put a couple spoonfuls of fresh, grated ginger in my bone broth soup. When I finish crying, I feel great!

Garlic:

• Garlic is a strong antiviral, antibacterial, antiparasitic, and antifungal that boosts your immune system.
• If you’re sick, garlic is a great way to boost your immune system. If you’re hardcore, suck on a raw garlic clove for 15-20 minutes to get its benefits (yum). You can also just cook with it — bonus points if you add it to your chicken bone broth ginger soup.

Turmeric:

• This spice is full of antioxidants and curcuminoids, including curcumin. Curcumin regulates your immune system and is a powerful anti-inflammatory.
• Curcumin makes up about three percent of turmeric, so try curcumin extract if you want the full-on immune-boosting effects.
• Curcumin’s bioavailability is low alone, so a supplement that comes with black pepper extract is best. It boosts bioavailability considerably.