Are you looking for a healthy drink to boost your immunity?

Then you are in the right place.

Mykare Health will walk you through some of the best homemade drinks that can boost your immunity.

Benefits Of Immunity Boosting Drinks

Drinking juices or smoothies is a great way to improve your health.

• Adding and combining fruits and vegetables can help support your immune system when you are sick as well as healthy.

• Carrots, apples and oranges are a great way to protect the body and fight off infections. With improvement in diet and intake of vitamins it is easy to improve immunity.

• Good immunity helps the body to defend you against disease-causing microorganisms. Berries, fish oil, leafy greens and nuts are some good sources to boost immunity.

• The pandemic coronavirus has taught us the importance of immunity. After the pandemic, many people have included a vitamin C-rich diet to increase their immunity.

Home-made Drinks For Immunity Boosting

Some people find it difficult to source foods that can strengthen the immune system while others rely on supplements. Now let us go through some amazing recipes that help to boost immunity faster.

These drinks can be prepared by using basic ingredients present in the kitchen.

• Golden Turmeric milk

• Honey Lemonade

• Evergreen Puree

• Homemade Kadha

• Beetroot carrot and ginger juice

Let's see in detail how these recipes are prepared one by one

1. Golden Turmeric milk

We all have had this drink in our childhood when we used to get sick. To prepare this boil 1 cup of milk and add half teaspoon turmeric powder and a pinch of pepper. Honey or jaggery can be used as sweeteners.

The antioxidant properties in curcumin found in turmeric help to protect cells from damage and fight inflammation can even help with joint issues. This magical drink supplies essential antioxidants to the body for better strength and vigour.

2. Honey Lemonade

To make honey lemonade take 4 cups of water and then add 1 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice. To it add half a cup of honey and mix well. Most homemade lemonades are prepared with white sugar but the honey-sweetened version is the best for health.

It’s refreshingly tart but still has a sweet depth of flavour from the raw honey.

3. Evergreen Smoothie

This drink can help build your immunity, protecting you from seasonal flu and bacterial infections.

This drink is refreshing and a perfect treat for summer. It is prepared by adding one cup baby spinach, a handful of mint leaves, half cup cucumber/bottle gourd, half cup curd, a pinch of rock salt, one-fourth teaspoon cumin powder, half teaspoon lemon juice and a piece of amla.

All these ingredients are blended along with ice cubes till it is smooth. Curd helps to boost the immune system and reduce the incidences of attacks by harmful microorganisms.

4. Saffron Almond Milk

Saffron is well known for its immune-boosting properties. Almonds provide healthy fats and vitamin E. To make perfect almond milk you need 1 cup of milk, a few strands of saffron and about 10 to 12 soaked almonds and honey to taste.

Blend all the ingredients together and strain it. Add honey or jaggery and enjoy the healthy drink.

5. Beetroot carrot and ginger juice

Carrots are rich in antioxidant beta carotene, vitamins A, C, and E and minerals like iron, zinc and copper.

This drink helps to boost the production of white blood cells which play an important role in fighting infections. Beetroot juice is good for cardiovascular and renal systems.

They contain betanin, vitamins A, B and C and minerals like manganese, potassium and Iron.

To prepare this healthy drink all you need is 1 cup of chopped beetroot and carrots and 1 inch of peeled ginger.

Blend all these ingredients in a blender and adjust consistency with water. And to get best results consume it directly and don’t strain.

Healthy Ways to Boost Your Immunity

• Don't smoke.

• Eat a diet high in fruits and vegetables.

• Exercise regularly.

• Maintain a healthy weight.

• If you drink alcohol, drink only in moderation

• Stay up-to-date on recommended vaccines.

• Maintain a healthy diet

• Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate

• Get plenty of sleep

• Minimise stress

Nutritional Aspects You Must Keep In Mind

• Vitamin E, found in nuts and other plant-based food, helps prevent cell damage, while vitamin C, found in fruits and vegetables such as oranges, lemons, and peppers helps fight against bacteria and infections.

• Vitamin D also helps fight infections, and Vitamin A helps to regulate the immune system. Consuming foods rich in vitamin C helps to increase white blood cell production thereby increasing immunity.

• The food sources rich in vitamin C include Vitamin E, found in nuts and other plant-based food, which helps prevent cell damage, while vitamin C, found in fruits and vegetables such as oranges, lemons, and pepper helps fight against bacteria and infections.

• Vitamin D also helps fight infections, and Vitamin A helps to regulate the immune system.

• Smoking, consumption of alcohol and poor nutrition can weaken your immune system. So, try maintaining a healthy lifestyle that includes eating healthy foods, physical activity, reducing stress, and getting enough sleep.

• When your immunity is poor, your body cannot fight off viruses, bacteria, or fungi very well. This may lead to serious infections and can pose a major health risk.

• People with weaker immune systems are at higher risk of getting infections. In such cases people should be taken to boost immunity by increasing the T cells. Usually, antiviral medicines are provided to people with low immunity to treat viral infections.

• Dairy products contain certain strains of probiotic bacteria that can help boost the immune system and support your body in fighting diseases. Drinking bone broth and fermented food also helps to boost immunity.

Drink healthy, drink the right way for your wellbeing.