The holiday season is quickly approaching. And so is the time of the year when colds and the flu start to pop up in households around the world. If you want to avoid getting sick while on your next family vacation, it is time to look at how you can boost your immune system.  While you may not have travel plans right now, you will still want to boost your immune system now, so you are ready to go. After all, you don’t want to go through all the work of planning and packing to only spend your entire family trip in bed! Oh, and while I am writing this around the holiday season, these tips are helpful for family travel year-round.

How to Boost Your Immune System for Your Next Family Vacation

Eat More Foods with Vitamin E

Vitamin E helps prevent cell damage. Those cells can protect you from different illnesses. Plus, they will help boost your immune system.

A few foods that are high in Vitamin E include:

• leafy green vegetables
• avocados
• nuts
• eggs
• broccoli
• red peppers
• pumpkin
• carrots

Check out these other tips for staying healthy while on a family vacation. 

Eat More Foods with Vitamin C to Boost Your Immune System

Vitamin C has long been the go-to vitamin to fight colds and even prevent them. However, it is important to stick to foods with vitamin C and skip overdosing on vitamins and supplements.

The foods you will want to focus on when boosting your immune system include:

• kale
• mangoes
• sweet potatoes
• oranges
• strawberries
• tomatoes
• Brussel sprouts

Get More Sleep to Boost Your Immune System

You may think you are doing well with getting five hours a sleep a night. But that is not enough time for your body to recover from an illness.

If you want to boost your immune system for travel, you must try to get a full seven or eight hours a night. This is especially important when you know you are going to be on long haul flights and changing time zones.

Any lack of sleep weakens the immune system and will prevent you from staying healthy.

Check out my tips for getting more sleeping while traveling with your family. 

Manage Your Stress

Being super stressed out increases the cortisol being made in your body. Extra cortisol will help you through the stressful times. But it will also suppress your immune system.

Therefore, it is super important that you manage your stress as well as you can, so you can boost your immune system before, during, and after family travel.

Spend a Little Time in the Sun

Sunshine gives your body the Vitamin D your body needs to fight off infections and prevent them. You can find Vitamin D in some foods, but it is best to get it from fifteen minutes of sun exposure every day.

If you cannot get outside in the sun, you may want to talk to your doctor about taking a Vitamin D supplement. This will ensure you are getting the amount you need to boost your immune system.

Sunshine will also help you adjust your circadian rhythms. This will help you fall asleep when you should and wake up refreshed the next day.

Eat Some Garlic to Boost Your Immune System

Garlic has long been known to be an immune booster, as well as an antimicrobial agent. It is best to add garlic to a dish right before you eat it because heat does make garlic less effective.

Visit one of these garlic festivals to learn more about how to cook with garlic and the foods you can make!

Drink Alcohol in Moderation

Alcohol can wreak havoc on your immune system. Especially if you go overboard. While you do not need to cut out alcohol completely, it is best to stick to a glass every few days for the best results.

There is no right or wrong time to start boosting your immune system. So, you can get started now to be ready for your next family vacation. Once you begin feeling healthier, you may decide to keep boosting your immune system forever. This way you never need to worry about feeling rundown again in the future.

I know it can be difficult to practice these immune boosting measures when you are traveling. But by choosing healthy meals and getting enough sleep at night, you can easily keep yourself from getting sick while on your family vacation. Or as soon as you return home.

Start your Immune boosting journey now and see how much better you feel in a short amount of time. I guarantee you will love the results!

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