12 Ways to Boost Your Immunity This Winter

Dipping temperatures tend to coincide with a surge in seasonal illness, which is the last thing you want during holiday season. How can you use recipes and ingredients to bolster your immune system? Here are a dozen useful suggestions.

12 Ways to Boost Your Immunity This Winter

Dipping temperatures tend to coincide with a surge in seasonal illness, which is the last thing you want during holiday season. How can you use recipes and ingredients to bolster your immune system? Here are a dozen useful suggestions.

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Potlikker Fire Cider

This spicy vinegar is full of anti-inflammatory and anti-viral ingredients that support the immune system.

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|40 Mins

Cream of Miso Mushroom Stew

The antioxidants in mushrooms plus the probiotic-rich miso in this hearty stew are just what your body needs.

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|67 Mins

Dal Tadka

This aromatic Indian lentil dish is comfort in a bowl, packed with flavor and healing spices.

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Bok Choy Kimchi

Prebiotics and probiotics? It’s all right here in this classic Korean dish of fermented vegetables. 

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|16 Mins

Preserved Lemons

Preserved lemons are an easy way to inject extra flavor — and cold-fighting vitamin C — into everything you cook.

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|50 Mins

Creamy Coconut Red Lentil Soup

Here’s a healthy, hearty vegan soup packed with inflammation-fighting greens.

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Eat More Garlic

Garlic wards off vampires — and germs, too! This powerful ingredient is a potent immunity-booster.

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A Pineapple A Day…

A delicious treat and a gift to your gut, this tropical fruit is packed with antioxidants, vitamin C, and enzymes.

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Rhizomes to the Rescue!

Ginger's roots (actually rhizomes) help fight bacterial infections, and its anti-inflammatory properties make it a natural stomach soother.

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Roselle: The Backyard Superfood

A cup of roselle tea is potent protection against the winter chill.

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The Rebel’s Apothecary

Which unexpected plants and extracts can help boost immunity? Author Jenny Sansouci gives you the lowdown on a few of nature's gifts.

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Why Mango Ginger is Revered

Mango ginger is rich in curcuminoids, which have antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory properties.