Stressed About Coronavirus? Here’s some of my tips for optimizung your immune system

Tips For Optimizing Your Immune System

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1. Gargle warm salt water and use a neti pot. These ancient Ayurvedic strategies—dissolving about ½ tsp. Himalayan or sea salt in 8 oz. of warm water—is “non-negotiable” if you are trying to prevent sickness. Germs and bacteria hang out in your nose and throat 24 hours before digging into your bloodstream and affecting your immunity, and salt clears them out. You can use these saltwater rinses as preventative measures or when you start to feel sick.

2. Sleep it off. “A balanced circadian clock (or your internal time-keeping for cycles of sleep and alertness) is directly linked to a strong immune system, according to Ayurveda. 

3. Drink.  A lot of water always, but now especially with a lung infection. One of the most revered Ayurvedic herbs, tulsi is known as stress, fever, and headache reducer and lung clearer. Add ginger (a lot of it all day). Lemon with ginger in the morning with warm water directly when you wake up. Drinking warm lemon water first thing in the morning supports the natural movement of the bowels, instead of depending on coffee to do the work. It also rehydrates you after sleeping and helps flush excess mucus and toxins out of the digestive tract, which is good for immunity boosting.

 Lime juice and orange juice also the white part of them are very healthy.

@primavera.yoga sunlight is so important to us

I discover only now about-  Shungite, Shungite is a black, lustrous, non-crystalline mineraloid consisting of more than 98 weight percent of carbon. It cleans water and protects from radiation.

4. Supplement. If tulsi isn’t your cup of tea, you can boost immunity and fight immune-compromising fatigue and anxiety with turmeric as a natural anti-microbial.

@primavera.yoga Deep breathe <3

5. Breathe deep. Your lungs are your biggest lymph pumps, clearing out clutter and toxins. I suggest daily practice of breathing like Nauli and Kapalabhati to clean your body and then relax practice Pranayama breathe. 

how to practice Kapalabhati

how to practice Nauli

my post about Ujjayi Pranayama?

6. Massage it out. daily abhyanga, or self-massage, with organic oils—such as sesame, though olive and coconut work too—to nourish and hydrate the skin and settle frazzled nerves. 

7. Take Vata-balancing breaks during the day.  make sure to take a few minutes, ideally up to 20, for mindfulness practices, walks, quiet sitting, or slow flow or Restorative Yoga, especially toward the end of the day when you’ve put in hours of work and maybe pushing your limits. Don’t skimp on Savasana, allowing your nervous system to reset. 

8. Essential oils. Use diffusers, you can use a basic one in your house but if you are having trouble with your lungs then do get a nebulizer. Lemon, eucalyptus, rosemary, thyme!!, oregano.

9. Exercise and yoga. especially detoxifying postures. Sweating is good for eliminating toxins.

10. Clean food, not junk food. Raw food. Greens: Kale, spinach, arugula, celery, coriander. Fennel. It is always the best thing to eat seasonal food. Ayurveda recognizes that the earth gives us the antidote to each season in the different seasonal harvests. Ayurveda's goal is to live in harmony with the seasons, prevent the doshas from going out of balance, prevent disease, and maintain health. If that's not reason enough, it's also more affordable to eat what's in season—it's what is usually on sale. Plus, eating local is eco-friendly!

Go to walk in nature, barefoot. It is so important

Try not to watch the news. Enjoy time at home, learn something new, you can use Duolingo, Coursera. 

read books (I have many recommendations here https://mynameisaviv.blogspot.com/2019/12/book-club.html), 

try to meditate every morning, you can use the app. Insight Timer (I love it and the sound options you can choose while meditating). Raise your energy, it is good for all humanity.

Journaling everything you feel, what missing in your life, what do you like about yourself.

Learn new recipes, healthy ones ;).

And try to help people who can't leave their homes. Maybe bring them food or medicine from the pharmacy. Especially if you have old people in your building and it is better that they will not go out.

BE WELL. STAY HEALTHY. THRIVE <3

Namaste,


Aviv

My favorites:

Sport Fruit Infuser Water Bottle

Sugarmat- my favorite travel mat

Crystal Water Bottle - Rose Quartz

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