How to boost the immune system naturally?

The body's primary defense mechanism is the immune system; a weak immune system exposes the body to chronic disease and cancer—the main difficulty in applying the principles of healthy living in a modern world without free time.

Immune system rehabilitation must integrate the body, mind, and spirit. 

• We usually tend to run to the medicine cabinet as soon as we have a fever or symptoms of inflammation. Usually, no medication is needed to recover. Grandmother's remedies, such as tea, soup, and a balanced diet with rest, are effective without side effects. 

Mental, Behavioral & Spiritual: (Often underestimated) 

Link: Mental & Spiritual empowerment is critical to recovery!

• Lifestyle changes, with more relaxation and sleep.
• Mental & spiritual enhancement to restore Qi life-force energy.
• Strengthening positive emotions and faith.
• Releasing Non-resolved stressful events from the past. (Using licensed hypnotherapist or other techniques such as meditation or Tai Chi.)

Physical: 

• Start your morning by drinking one cup of squeezed lemon juice mixed with lukewarm water. (It is even better if you add one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar + one tablespoon of olive oil.)
• Eating & drinking a large balanced variety of unprocessed foods & beverages helps initiate the body's natural regeneration process.
  • "The balanced, varied diet" is the best diet for maintaining good health and optimal weight.
• Mechanical detoxification. (By unblocking and cleansing the liver & kidneys.)
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• Exercise and massage to improve blood & lymphatic circulation.
  • Lifestyle & Diet, Supplements, Herbal medicine & Additional anti-inflammatory therapies.
• Controlled sun-baths. (Essential for proper physiology.)
• Acupuncture can restore the life-force energy flow and relieve pain.   
• Avoiding long-term use of pharmaceutical drugs. Preferably herbal supplements and antioxidants (as little as possible) to restore the body's balance and deficiencies.
  • Reducing drug use is often the first challenge before starting treatment with the self-healing method.

Lifestyle & Environmental. (Often, it is not possible to change the environment in the short term)

• Comfortable living in a non-humid or polluted environment. The quality of housing and a comfortable environment has both a moral and psychological impact.
• Avoiding sharp temperature changes usually requires heating in cold places. (Sharp fluctuations in temperature affect the immune system)

Continue reading the entire article: Self-Healing Functional Medicine – Main principles and guidelines.