Vitamins B6, C, E, magnesium and zinc are five key micronutrients that can help to keep your immune system healthy. Unfortunately, many of the supplements sold as “immune boosters” have doses too high for daily consumption. Rather than relying on these health pills with questionable potency and effects – why not try a wholesome diet? There’s no denying how beneficial it is when you get all your essential vitamins from natural sources!
If you’re looking to add micronutrients into your diet, here is a comprehensive list of some of the best food sources for each vitamin and mineral. Vitamin B6 can be found in chicken, cereals, bananas, pork loin and potatoes with skin. Vitamin C is present in tomatoes, citrus fruits sweet peppers broccoli and kiwi fruit. Vitamin E-rich foods include sunflower seeds an oil almonds safflower oil and peanut butter while magnesium can be sourced from whole wheat legumes nuts an seeds. And finally zinc which can be gained through oysters beef shank Alaskan king crab or turkey (dark meat).
Ready for a healthier you? Incorporate some of these immunity-boosting foods into your diet! With options ranging from chicken and cereals to oysters, beef shank, fruits and nuts to turkey (dark meat) – the possibilities are truly limitless. Get cooking with different food sources that matter, and watch as your body gets healthier by the day!