STRENGTHEN YOUR IMMUNITY

WITH AUTUMN in the air, there’s an increased risk of catching coughs and colds. That’s because lower temperatures allow some viruses to spread more easily and can dampen your immune response. While ‘boosting’ your immune system is a bit of a misconception, you can keep it balanced, strong and healthy, so it reacts well to infections.

Vital ways to strengthen immunity include getting plenty of sleep, lowering stress, regular exercise, good nutrition, being a healthy weight, not smoking and cutting back on alcohol. Although there’s no one solution to ward off bugs, research has uncovered fascinating facts on how some natural substances may