Boost Immune System and Get More Stress Relief

It is simple to boost your immune system and avoid getting sick as often. Getting sick might make you miss work or make you stay home with a sick child, which gets you behind at work and causes more stress.


Not being sick, is a great way to reduce stress. Building your immune system also means you can recover quicker when you do have an illness.

The recommendations on this page are not meant to serve as, or replace, the advice of your physician. They are best suited for people without any serious health conditions, since those situations demand a specific treatment that may or may not include these health tips for stress management.

Here are the key steps to making your immune system stronger so that your white blood cells are better able to destroy bacteria and viruses:

• breath fresh, living air,
• enjoy the benefits of water,
• consume some superfoods,
• avoid sleep deprivation,
• exfoliate your skin by dry brushing,
• maintain healthy skin oils
• expose your bare skin to more contact with the elements,
• take showers alternating hot and cold water,
• walk barefoot,
• get a regular foot massage,
• do a foot detox

My secret weapon: organic, virgin coconut oil

Whenever anyone in my family acts like they might be getting sick (sneezing, coughing, fever), I give them a small glass of warm orange juice with a tablespoon of coconut stirred in until it's melted and smoothe.

They drink one of these 3 times a day and usually by the next day the symptoms are gone. If this remedy is started later into an illness it may take 3 days of symptoms reducing slowly until the person is good as new. Either way, it's better than having a cold, or the flu, get worse and stick around for a week.

Why does this work so well? Because coconut oil is an antiviral! It helps the body kill viruses. And it's all natural and tastes good!

Oregano oil in capsules (strong formula "P73") are also an anti-viral, but they may leave an after taste that's unpleasantly strong for sensitive people. But if someone doesn't, or can't, drink a warm juice with heavy coconut oil, these little capsules are a great alternative.

There are almost no more sickness events in our house, which is quite an accomplishment with 3 school-aged children who spend all day with sick children. When someone at home does come down with something- a few anti-viral doses and a day of sleeping and the person is good to go. I love knowing I have this miracle cure.

When a familiy member is sick and taking the coconut oil, the healthy people in our house take a preventative supplement called Immucore, which is simply a large, dry tablet made up of several types of powdered mushrooms. These "horse pills" can also help a sick person quickly recover from a bug, but more importantly, they keep the healthy people healthy after exposure to someone with an illness.

Your FREE Stress Relief Tip:


My secret recipe for a repairing the damages from stress:

• 5-15 minutes of sitting down, WITHOUT following any of your thoughts (let them move right out of your head to float away).
• take vitamin B complex every day
• eat something with potassium (not just bananas- try dried apricots, salmon, baked beans, spinach, potatoes...)
• drink lots of spring water
• get more sleep (up to 9 hours, if you feel super-stressed)

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