EduNews Magazine EdUnews May/June 2014 | Page 61

No one wants to get sick. In actual fact, you’ll probably try your best to stay healthy. And yet, despite all your efforts – from not sneezing into your hands or touching dodgy items to gargling with salt before bedtime and coating yourself in antibacterial hand cleanser – chances are you’ll catch some bug, somewhere. So what are you doing wrong? Probably nothing, but you can do a few more things, like eating certain foods that have a natural immunity boost. Read on … Garlic has both antibacterial and antiviral properties, and it can help stimulate the production of white blood cells. It also works as an antioxidant. If you don’t like the taste, hide it in food by chopping and dicing the cloves before adding them. The high vitamin C content in grapefruit makes it essential to fight off the common cold and other illnesses. Grapefruit is high in bioflavanoids which are essential to your immune system.