The study of keeping a good mood every day found that human immunity is closely related to mood, and happy people are more likely to have good immunity than depressed people. This is because a good mood can make the brain secrete some healthy chemicals, activate human immune function and inhibit the growth of pathogenic microorganisms.
Anxiety and pessimism will affect the immune system and endocrine system, leading to the decline of human immunity, even disorder, prone to colds or other diseases. Therefore, to enhance immunity, remember to keep a good mood every day.
Ensure 7.5 to 8 hours of high-quality sleep at night; Take a nap at noon 15 to 30 minutes. Research by the Center for Sleep and Physiological Rhythm and the Sleep Disorder Clinic in Toronto, Canada, said that after people enter the sleep state, various processes conducive to enhancing immune function begin immediately.
If you sleep less than 8 hours a day, your chances of getting sick may increase. Because long-term lack of sleep will cause damage to the body, including decreased thinking ability, decreased alertness and judgment, and low immune function.
A study by the American Health Association found that yogurt can reduce the level of "bad" cholesterol (low density lipoprotein LDL) and reduce the risk of urinary tract infection by 47%. Probiotics contained in some yoghurts can greatly improve human immunity and disease resistance. Iodine contained in probiotics can also help regulate and balance the immune function of thyroid.
Supplementing protein and protein is the material basis of immune function. If the intake is insufficient, it will affect tissue repair, reduce the local immunity of skin and mucosa, easily lead to the proliferation and spread of pathogenic bacteria, and reduce the anti-infection ability.
Protein is contained in many foods. In addition to common animal foods such as fish, shrimp, meat and eggs, protein is also found in plant foods such as rice, flour and soybeans. Protein in animal food (including protein in soybean and its products) is easier to be fully utilized by human body than plant protein.
Exercise is one of the best ways to improve your immunity. Through exercise, you can improve various functions of the body, especially for improving resistance and promoting blood circulation.
When people do physical exercise, the muscles and bones of the whole body are exercised, the activities of various organs in the body are strengthened, the metabolism is vigorous, the blood circulation is accelerated, the hematopoietic function of bones is strengthened, and the vitality of the immune system is enhanced, so that more immune cells and immune factors are produced in the body, and their activities are enhanced.
Nothing can replace the energy brought by a balanced diet. In addition to providing essential substances for human growth and development, it can also promote the growth and metabolism of the body. Although protein did play a great role in the immune system in the form of antibodies, vitamins, fats, sugars, minerals and so on all contributed. Therefore, a balanced diet is the key to improve human immunity.
Smoking away from secondhand smoke is harmful to health, and being covered by secondhand smoke is also harmful to health. Secondhand smoke can lead to asthma, aggravate allergic symptoms and even induce lung cancer. Therefore, no matter friends, relatives or colleagues, try to avoid talking to them when they smoke and persuade them to quit smoking.