The best “booster” for your immune system is simply a healthy lifestyle. If it’s good for your body in general, it’s good for your immune system. Regular exercise, good sleep, and a healthy diet are boosters

1. Common Sense Tips for Boosting Your
Immune System

2. The cold and flu season always revs up a lot of attention and advertising
around the latest ways to “boost” your immune system.
As exciting as that may sound, researchers still have a lot to learn about
this complex component of our health and well-being.

3. Our immune response is truly a system in every sense. It’s made up of a
lot of moving parts and intricate interactions, some of which remain a
bit mysterious.
But like any system, it’s safe to say that our immune system functions
best when all of its components are balanced and functioning as they
should.

4. The best “booster” for your immune system is simply a healthy lifestyle.
If it’s good for your body in general, it’s good for your immune system.
Regular exercise, good sleep, and a healthy diet are boosters; smoking
is not.
As complicated as our immune systems may be, helping them to run at
peak performance only takes a little common sense.

5. Boost your immune systems with these recommendations from the
Harvard Medical School:
• Don’t smoke
• Eat a diet high in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and low in
saturated fat.
• Exercise regularly.
• Maintain a healthy weight.
• Control your blood pressure.
• If you drink alcohol, drink only in moderation.
• Get adequate sleep.
• Take steps to avoid infection, such as washing your hands frequently
and cooking meats thoroughly.
• Get regular medical screening tests for people in your age group and
risk category.

6. Companion Care
Trained, insured and bonded BrightStar caregivers will plan activities
that will be both stimulating and enjoyable. We can provide any level of
companionship you desire to achieve a quality of life you need.
Our Companionship services include:
• Adult and elderly home companion visits
• Assist with writing letters and correspondence
• Help to connect with loved ones through e-mail and social media
• Expectant and new mother support
• Engage in stimulating activities such as art projects and reading
• Schedule assistance
• Respite and family relief
• Sitter services

7. Home Support
BrightStar’s home companion services can provide travel
companionship, minor housework, bathing, grooming, and much more.
We are there for you. It’s just one more way we’re making more
possible in the lives of those we care for.
Our Home Support services:
• Light housekeeping
• Laundry
• Create customized grocery lists in accordance with dietary needs and
preferences
• Meal preparation and cooking
• Home organization
• Feed and care for pets

8. Outside Support
It doesn’t matter if it’s senior transportation around town, or disability
assistance on a business trip or vacation, we can offer a full range of
adult and senior services to assist you. Call us and our dedicated
caregivers can be there to get you where you need to go. At the drop of
a dime.
Outside Support includes:
• Facilitate visits with friends and neighbors
• Plan visits, outings and trips
• Schedule assistance
• Senior transportation services
• Transportation to and from doctor appointments, social events, etc.
• Travel companionship
• Shopping and errands

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