Don’t accept defeat this Winter. Fire up your immune system and shoot for a sickness free Winter instead. First step, get your foundations for immune health set. As a Nutritionist I encourage you to begin with:
- Eating the rainbow – especially antioxidant and zinc rich foods
- Plentiful protein – to repair tissues involved in the immune response
- Fermented and prebiotic rich foods to diversify the microbiome and fuel gut microbes
- Hone in Omega 3 fats – known for their anti-inflammatory properties
- Movement balanced with rest, quality sleep and a focus on reducing stress
- Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!
Simple enough, but let’s dial up these foundations a touch:
- Rise, drink 2 glasses of water and get out and move your body in a way you love. The start of your day is a huge opportunity to tick a lot of these foundations and set your immune health up well. Whilst the chilly Winter months can be a little less enticing to get outside, make movement a priority. Exercise can enhance immune function by promoting circulation and helping immune cells move freely through the body. Exercise can also positively influence the gut microbiota which play a critical role in immune regulation.
- Don’t skip breakfast. Consider it the multivitamin in a bowl you need to support immune function. Charge it up with protein rich foods such as eggs, tofu, baked beans, or any other quality protein that you enjoy in the morning and balance it with a variety of colourful fruits and vegetables. These are important principles for all your meals, but breakfast is an opportunity lost to nourish and supercharge immune health if it is missed. Consider 30g of protein at breakfast to kick start your day and crowd your plate with antioxidant rich vegetables and fruit such as spinach, tomato, sweet potato, carrots, berries and oranges. Pop some fermented foods into the mix and you’ve ticked multiple boxes in one meal.
- Look at the gaps in your day where you can boost nutrition to support immune function. Love a coffee morning and afternoon but don’t want to risk getting run down? Have the morning coffee but swap the afternoon for an antioxidant rich snack such as fresh cut orange, with some omega 3 rich walnuts, and grab a Remedy Immune+ Shot to really amp it up. Remedy Immune+ Shots are made on a base of Remedy’s long aged kombucha brew which brews out all the sugar, but leaving us with live cultures and organic acids to enjoy. It’s then combined with functional ingredients including acerola cherries, quinoa sprouts and blakeslea trispora to support immune health. These aren’t your everyday ingredients so allow me to introduce them to you as you grab your shot of Remedy Immune+.
Acerola Cherries:
Acerola cherries, also known as acerola or Barbados cherries, are small, bright red fruits that grow on shrubs or small trees native to the West Indies, southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. Acerola cherries are typically small, with a tart and tangy flavor, and just a hint of sweetness, almost like a hybrid cherry and cranberry. These little fruits are renowned for their exceptionally high vitamin C content, containing significantly more than oranges or lemons, and are often, as a result, used to boost immunity.
Whilst more commonly used as an ingredient in supplements, Acerola Cherries can be found in recipes for popsicles, jams and syrups, juice, jellies and salsa.
Remedy Immune+ includes Acerola Cherries in its unique formulation to deliver antioxidant properties, helping to protect cells from damage caused by free radicals and boost immune function. The tartness of the cherries is the perfect flavour match with the lemon lime kombucha based shot.
Quinoa sprouts:
Quinoa sprouts, like other sprouted grains or seeds, offer a unique nutritional profile that differs from the seed, and cooked quinoa grain as you may know. Sprouting, for those new to it, is achieved by rinsing the quinoa seeds, followed by soaking for 8-12 hours before draining and laying across aerated trays to allow the seeds to sprout or ‘come to life’, as I like to call it. Sprouting seeds such as quinoa, (as well as legumes and grains) improves the availability of some of the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, as sprouting breaks down complex nutrients into forms that are easier for the body to absorb.
Quinoa sprouts are especially rich in Vitamin B6 which plays a critical role in the production of antibodies to fight off viruses, diseases and infections. They’re also a source of Vitamin C, Vitamin K and minerals such as iron, calcium, magnesium and zinc.
Blakeslea Trispora
Blakeslea Trispora is actually derived from a fungus…but don’t freak out about about fungus in your Immune+ shot! Blakeslea trispora naturally produces high levels of beta-carotene under specific growth conditions, and beta carotene is a precursor to Vitamin A. How is that relevant to immune function you ask?
Vitamin A is critical for maintaining a robust immune system by supporting barrier function, immune cell function, inflammatory regulation, and antioxidant defence. A deficiency in vitamin A can impair these processes, leading to increased susceptibility to infections and compromised immune responses. Adequate intake of vitamin A through dietary sources is essential for optimal immune function and overall health. You can achieve this easily by grabbing a Remedy Immune+ Shot and incorporating it into your day.
Key messages of interest:
- Remedy Immune+ Shots contain no sugar, for real
- Remedy Immune+ Shots are the only functional shots with no sugar
- Remedy Immune+ Shots are a convenient way to be proactive about your health. They deliver
credible benefits backed by quantified ingredients with proven functional benefits
- Remedy Immune+ is perfect when you’re feeling rundown or as your daily immune boost
- Remedy Immune+ is a powerful, long-aged kombucha brew, boosted with natural vitamin-rich
ingredients
- Remedy Immune+ provide a good source of Vitamin C (25% RDI) – from Acerola Cherries
- Remedy Immune+ contains quinoa sprouts, which are high in Vitamin B6 to keep your immune
system in check
- Remedy Immune+ contains blakeslea trispora, a beta-carotene super producer. This carotenoid
converts to Vitamin A and helps boost immune function.
- Remedy Shots are FULL of flavour
- Remedy Shots are perfect on-the-go, and can be stored in or out of the fridge
*This is a partnered post with REMEDY DRINKS. All thoughts and opinions expressed are the author’s own*
