4 Effective Natural Treatments To Stop Viral Infections
The immune system of the body is a complex network of organs, cells, and tissues that all function in concert to safeguard the body against disease and infection, including viral infections. The body's first line of protection are the skin and mucous membranes, but if viruses still manage to get inside, the body can react by launching an inflammatory response or sending out special cells called T-cells and B-cells that can destroy the virus. But if the immune system of the body is compromised, doing so might be more challenging.
Fortunately, there are lifestyle changes, such as eating healthy foods that can boost the immune system and make it easier to avoid frequent viral infections like the cold or flu. Below are some of the best foods to strengthen the immunity.
3. Mushrooms
Mushrooms of all kinds can help with viral infections because of their beta-glucan content. Beta-glucans are compounds which activate the immune response and make the body more efficient at dealing with invading viruses. They have also been shown to elevate and maintain levels of white blood cells, which identify and kill off viruses and other pathogens like bacteria. Maitake and shitake mushrooms seem to be particularly good at this.
These foods can be easily incorporated into pretty much any diet. And the health benefits of a strengthened immune system that can more easily fight off viral infections like colds or the flu is worth its weight in gold.
4 Effective Natural Treatments To Stop Viral Infections
1. Coconut Oil
Coconut oil contains lauric acid in high amounts; this acid has been proved to inhibit viruses by melting down the protective fatty barrier around them, making it easier for them to be attacked and destroyed. Lauric acid has shown itself able to work against a number of viruses, including cold sores, the cold and flu to more serious conditions like genital warts. One of the simplest ways to use coconut oil is to practice the Ayurvedic art of oil pulling, swishing coconut oil in the mouth for about 20 minutes, then spitting it out to help cleanse the body. ( 9 Coconut Oil Health Benefits)
2. Spirulina
This blue-green algae has been used as a food source in the East for thousands of years, though it has yet to catch on in a big way in the West. Spirulina has many health benefits and since it is rich in Vitamin B-12, it is able to strengthen the body’s immune system and tamp down on viral activity. Specifically, spirulina has been studied as a means of combating genital herpes through preventing viral penetration into the bodily tissues and has also been effective at reducing the viral load for those with HIV. ( K!ll Any Infections In Your Body With This Powerful Natural Antibiotic)
Coconut oil contains lauric acid in high amounts; this acid has been proved to inhibit viruses by melting down the protective fatty barrier around them, making it easier for them to be attacked and destroyed. Lauric acid has shown itself able to work against a number of viruses, including cold sores, the cold and flu to more serious conditions like genital warts. One of the simplest ways to use coconut oil is to practice the Ayurvedic art of oil pulling, swishing coconut oil in the mouth for about 20 minutes, then spitting it out to help cleanse the body. ( 9 Coconut Oil Health Benefits)
2. Spirulina
This blue-green algae has been used as a food source in the East for thousands of years, though it has yet to catch on in a big way in the West. Spirulina has many health benefits and since it is rich in Vitamin B-12, it is able to strengthen the body’s immune system and tamp down on viral activity. Specifically, spirulina has been studied as a means of combating genital herpes through preventing viral penetration into the bodily tissues and has also been effective at reducing the viral load for those with HIV. ( K!ll Any Infections In Your Body With This Powerful Natural Antibiotic)
3. Mushrooms
Mushrooms of all kinds can help with viral infections because of their beta-glucan content. Beta-glucans are compounds which activate the immune response and make the body more efficient at dealing with invading viruses. They have also been shown to elevate and maintain levels of white blood cells, which identify and kill off viruses and other pathogens like bacteria. Maitake and shitake mushrooms seem to be particularly good at this.
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4. Water
4. Water
This really is a “superdrink”! Hydrating with at least 8 8-ounce glasses of water every day can strengthen the immunity and also make it easier for viruses and other pathogens to be flushed naturally out of the system before they can cause an infection.
These foods can be easily incorporated into pretty much any diet. And the health benefits of a strengthened immune system that can more easily fight off viral infections like colds or the flu is worth its weight in gold.
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