Boost Your Immune System

Sapphiregal · ‎04-08-2019

While cooking most meals at home now, load up on these items that are great for giving your immune system a boost. Mushrooms (including stems), broccoli, and tomatoes. Tomatoes are good, whether fresh or canned. I like to saute the little cherry tomatoes in a little olive oil with salt, pepper and some basil flakes for just a couple minutes. It just intensifies the flavor.

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hopi · ‎03-09-2010

Garlic, onions, tumeric......

jpie · ‎06-21-2010

@hopi wrote:
Garlic, onions, tumeric......

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Oh yes, I need to make a mugful of golden milk using turmeric. Thank you for the post!

BlueFinch · ‎08-31-2019

Oh, @Sapphiregal , if only I could. Diet is everything. I do a 3/4 diet of plant based foods and I'm really missing having an abundance of fresh produce. I'd settle for frozen veggies, but they aren't available either. My stores are still bare.

I've had to get creative. I had a little chunk of mozzarella cheese and my garden is bursting with basil, but I had no tomatoes. You're right, I had a can of fire roasted tomatoes in my pantry and substituted, with a dash of balsamic. It was a terrific tomato, basil salad.

One thing I'm learning from this nasty experience, is to add to my garden. It's a little late to start now, in my location, but it's going into the planning stage.

SeaMaiden · ‎03-10-2010

Always good to eat tomatoes with healthy fats to better absorb the lycopene, a carotenoid hydrocarbon found in Tomatoes

Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant with many health benefits, including sun protection, improved heart health and a lower risk of certain types of cancer

jellyBEAN · ‎04-03-2010

Raw real food. Mostly fresh ripe fruits. Freshly made salads. Very low or no fat. Drink water w/a squeeze of lemon or lime.

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Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

Tomatoes! I always have at least 15 cans of them--all organic--at any time. I love them and use them in everything and sometimes just eat them out of the can or with cottage cheese or macaroni! Bell peppers--a must!

Also frozen fruit and veggies, onions, garlic, canned greens and frozen (better than none!), chicken breasts, extra virgin olive oil, organic almonds and walnut pieces, BEANS (dried and canned!), large quantities of black, green and herbal teas.

Avocados when I can get them. USA canned tuna, sardines from Mediterranean area, and salmon wild caught and processed in Alaska.

Isobel Archer · ‎04-04-2015

Agree! I am also glad I made - and am keeping - a New Yearr's resolution to exercise 5 to 6 days a week. I really think that helps as well.

Stay as healthy as you can folks!!!

Jersey Born · ‎03-10-2010

Exactly, @Sapphiregal This is precisely what we all must do to strenghten ourselves. Last night, I made kasha (aka buckwheat) with chopped onions, chopped mushrooms, and chopped garlic. I enjoyed every bite of it.