{"id":5552,"date":"2018-01-18T14:07:03","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T14:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/?p=5552"},"modified":"2018-01-19T11:09:36","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T11:09:36","slug":"immunity-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/immunity-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Keep Colds at Bay and Boost Immunity"},"content":{"rendered":"

There seem to be colds just about everywhere right now, and go into any public place and I seem to be surrounded by sneezing people!! So here are several things you can do to keep colds at bay, and work on your immunity at this time of year.<\/h3>\n

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Yes, there is certainly an element of luck in whether we catch a cold – but I do seem to have been ludicrously lucky, and have swerved the winter colds. I\u2019m putting my rather tip-top immune system down to a few things.<\/p>\n

1. \u00a0My Yoga Practice<\/h5>\n

I practice yoga everyday. I sometimes only practice for 10 minutes a day, when life is really busy, but usually it\u2019s half an hour. And I am really lucky that I’m only taught by the very most senior teachers – those who really have dedicated their lives to their practice and their teachings. For me, yoga has held some kind of alchemy – it really has helped me to keep my spirits up in tough times, to keep motivated, to keep me focused, to help me to sleep, and of course, to stay strong and flexible and resilient to life\u2019s challenges.<\/p>\n

Our wonderful teachers have come up with classes specifically to boost the immune system, for times when you think that you may be at risk of catching a lurgy.<\/p>\n

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Mimi’s Winter Immune Boost – Part 1<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mimi’s Winter Immune Boost – Part 2<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mimi’s Winter Immune Boost – Part 3<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

2. \u00a0 I drink my Greens (and Oranges!!)<\/h5>\n

I know that it seems a little old-hat now but truly, I have a green smoothie every day.<\/p>\n

Why?<\/h5>\n

Because it\u2019s the easiest way of getting the sheer quantity of the green stuff in our system. I\u2019m a vegetarian and eat vegetables at every meal, but the gut does function better when it has tons of greens to process and lots of lovely fibre, and that means that I sleep better. Which (see below!) means that my body gets a chance to replenish properly.<\/p>\n

So every morning I start the day with an organic kale or spinach smoothie.<\/strong> Other ingredients added to this depend on how I\u2019m feeling, or the time of year. At this time of year, I\u2019m making my green smoothie really chunkie. I might add:<\/p>\n