Keeping Healthy in The Winter

The beginning of autumn is a good time to start thinking about winter-proofing your family’s health. Soon it will be the season of colds, viral infections, asthma exacerbations and the flu, but there are some practical steps you can take to reduce the risk of getting sick. Start by making sure that you and your children have optimal levels of vitamins and minerals needed for a strong immune system to fight all those winter nasties.

Here are 4 steps you can take to protect yourselves this winter.

1. Eat a healthy diet, especially lots of vegetables and fruit – to get your vitamin C, antioxidants, and other immune-boosting nutrients. Try to eat all the colours of the rainbow every day, or at least most: some red beets, tomatoes or berries; orange kumara, carrots or pumpkin; yellow squash, lemon, corn or peppers; green spinach, kale, peas, beans or avocado; and blueberries, blue corn, eggplant or cabbage…