Foods and Diet to Boost Your Immune System

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 04:42:46 +0000

It’s always important to boost your immune system whether it’s in the Covid 19 era or not. Here is a great list from those at the “Blue Zones”.

1. Beans —all kinds: black beans, pinto beans, garbanzo beans, blackeyed peas, lentils

2. Greens —spinach, kale, chards, beet tops, fennel tops

3. Sweet potatoes —don’t confuse with yams.

4. Nuts —all kinds: almonds, peanuts, walnuts, sunflower seeds, Brazil nuts, cashews

5. Olive oil —green, extra-virgin is usually the best. Note that olive oil decomposes quickly, so buy no more than a month’s supply at a time.

6. Oats —slow-cook or Irish steel-cut are best.

7. Barley —either in soups, as a hot cereal, or ground in bread

8. Fruits —all kinds

9. Green or herbal teas

10. Turmeric —as a spice or a tea

11. Garlic —sometimes eaten pickled on Okinawa, garlic is one of nature’s most powerful natural medicines

12. Shiitake mushrooms —in soups, sauces, or stir fries, they contain more than 100 different compounds with immune-protecting properties

13. Goat’s milk —consumed by Sardinian shepherds, used sparingly in pastas, soups, and grated over vegetables, it is rich in zinc and selenium, which are essential for optimal immune system activity

You can include this list from William W. Li, MD, The Angiogenesis Foundation he gave an excellent presentation on the cardiovascular side effects of Covid 19 and recommended a Whole Food Plant-based diet plus the addition of some of these foods if desired.

I highly recommend his book “ Eat to Beat Disease ”

Blueberries
Broccoli sprouts stalk and floret
Cranberries, blueberries
Fiber rich foods (plants – optimize your microbiome, which enhances immune function.
Green tea
Kombu
Mushrooms (white button, Summer Golden, Chanterelle)
Pecans

Then include the 40-50 years of research from T. Colin Campbell, PhD from the China Project and his work in the Philippines which showed increased cancer risk with increasing protein in general especially animal protein, while plant protein didn’t increase cancer risk (Philippines). And in  rural China (China Project) there was greater antibody production and protection against viruses (hepatitis B) the more plant food the population ate.  His online course from Cornell

Dr. Campbell’s Six Inflammation Fighting Foods

1. Spices
2. Dark green leafy vegetables
3. Fruits, berries
4. Tomatoes
5. Beans
6. Nuts

Be well Kirk

Kirk Hamilton PA-C
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Health Associates Medical Group
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