{"id":1212,"date":"2020-04-21T19:30:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T23:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lee-cornell.com\/blog\/?p=1212"},"modified":"2020-04-21T19:30:43","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T23:30:43","slug":"immune-system-tips-10-the-top-fruits-and-vegetables-that-boost-your-immune-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lee-cornell.com\/blog\/immune-system-tips-10-the-top-fruits-and-vegetables-that-boost-your-immune-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Immune System Tips #10 – The Top Fruits and Vegetables That Boost Your Immune System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Everyone knows that it\u2019s important for you to eat fruits and vegetables in order to stay healthy, because they provide you with a lot of nutrients that you need. They can help you lose weight by making you feel more full with less calories. Most importantly, they can help boost your immune system considerably while still being delicious and good for you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the best types of fruits\nfor your immune system hands-down is citrus fruits. The most common citrus\nfruits you\u2019ll find are oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruits. These were\ncommonly eaten aboard ships hundreds of years ago to stave off scurvy, but\nnowadays they give you a great vitamin C boost which greatly improves your\nimmune system. Whether you\u2019re eating them raw or incorporating them into other\nfoods, it\u2019s a great thing to keep on hand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garlic is a very common component\nof many recipes, often used to enhance the flavor of anything from sauces to\nmeats. While eating a lot of it can give you a bit of garlic breath, it\u2019s\nincredibly healthy for you. On one hand, it helps keep your blood pressure low\nand your heart healthy. On the other, many of the chemicals found in it give\nyour immune system a great boost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a similar way to citrus, bell\npeppers are amazing at giving you additional vitamin C. In fact, they\u2019ve been\nfound to contain almost double the amount of the vitamin that citrus has.\nThey\u2019re not spicy, and they can be eaten raw, steamed, or seared in a pan.\nThey\u2019re great as a quick snack or as a side to a main meal, and are fairly\ncheap in most places. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beta-carotene is a very important\nchemical that your body uses to produce the cells in your body that will go on\nto fight diseases, so having enough of it is very important. Carrots and\nspinach are both wonderful sources of it, and you have plenty of ways that you\ncan eat them. Combined into a salad, they\u2019ll both be welcome additions. They\ncan also be cooked up and served on the side of a steak or some chicken, and\nare very healthy for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, beans and seeds are great sources of zinc, an element that your body also uses to create white blood cells. Beans and seeds are fairly shelf stable for a long time, so they can be stocked up and used when needed. Sunflower seeds are a great snack, while beans are a good side for a meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Everyone knows that it\u2019s important for you to eat fruits and vegetables in order to stay healthy, because they provide you with a lot of nutrients that you need. They can help you lose weight by making you feel more full with less calories. Most importantly, they can help boost your immune system considerably while […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1214,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[26,25,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coronavirus","category-health","category-personal"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/lee-cornell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/daddf9b85d43f445a5f5acf6672149bc-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5EOVe-jy","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lee-cornell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lee-cornell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lee-cornell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lee-cornell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lee-cornell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1212"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lee-cornell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1215,"href":"https:\/\/lee-cornell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1212\/revisions\/1215"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lee-cornell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lee-cornell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lee-cornell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lee-cornell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}