8 Eating Habits that Severely Affect Our Immune System
We need to make sure that we have foods that boost our immunity, and
at the same time, avoid certain habits that several affect our immune system.
In this article, we will be looking at certain eating habits
that we have to avoid, to safeguard our immune system:
1) Drinking Too Much Alcohol
Occasionally consuming wine or
any other alcoholic beverage might be fun, and wine especially may do some good
to your health. However, regular consumption of alcohol does a lot of harm to a
person’s health and might result in serious issues such as acute respiratory
stress syndromes (ARDS) and a greater likelihood of being susceptible to
pneumonia.
2) Lots of Salt Intake
Any food tastes better with the
right amount of salt. However, overconsumption of salt might turn out to be
highly dangerous. Most commonly, overconsumption of salt is associated with
high levels of blood pressure, but recent studies have also found out that overconsumption of salt results in immune deficiencies as well. Hence, it is always
better to cut back on salt, rather than put your health at risk.
3) Low Consumption of Fibre
Fibre is very good for the
digestive system, and also promotes our immunity and mood as well. It is always
important to include fibre rich foods such as vegetables, fruit, whole grains,
pulses (beans, lentils, peas, chickpeas) nuts, and seeds.
4) Not Eating Enough Green Leafy Vegetables
There are a lot of benefits that
green leafy vegetables offer, one of the most important being boosting our
immunity levels. Apart from boosting our immunity, green leafy vegetables also
contain a good amount of Vitamin C, Vitamin A, and folate, all of which are
very essential for our health.
5) Over Consumption of Fast Foods
Fast foods do not only contain
high amounts of fat, salt, and carbohydrates but also do not contain enough
nutrients to allow proper functioning of our body. Our immune system works very
hard to fight the negative consequences that arise from eating fast food. This
results in the weakening of our immune system in the long run. Hence, it is
always best to reduce our fast-food intake.
6) Lack of Sufficient Sleep
Enough sleep is very essential
for the proper functioning of our body. The lack of sufficient sleep can lead
to a lot of serious problems like risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and
even the weakening of our immune system. Make sure that you always get enough
sleep every day.
7) Dehydration
The consumption of enough water
is very important for us, for a lot of reasons. Dehydration results in a lot of
problems for our body, which also includes affecting our immune system
negatively. Not drinking enough water affects our kidneys, which in turn
affects our immune system very badly.
8) Skipping Breakfast
Breakfast is regarded as the most important meal of the day, as this meal, contains a lot of nutrients and
proteins and skipping breakfast may lead to overconsumption later on in the
day. This leads to a lot of side effects, one of which includes the weakening
of our immune system.