A lot of sneezing certainly makes the rounds during winter months. Typically, an average person is likely to catch a "bug" at least 7 times a year, according to medicine.net. Winter is the time of year when people are most vulnerable to falling sick. A change in climate weakens our immune system and as a result we become more susceptible to the sniffles, colds, flu and coughs. What goes around usually comes around so adequate care will help you support your immune system.

How can you help your body support its immune system and give it the necessary nutrients to help protect yourself this winter? Most health experts will agree with these tips to help you spread peace and good will this holiday season, and not germs!

• Make sure you get extra doses of Vitamin C to help build your immunity. Drink plenty of natural citrus drinks or take a Vitamin C supplement. Adding a Green tea supplement, or Green tea extract to your citrus can increase the antioxidant potency by five times!
• Exercise outdoors. Studies show that during the winter season, we close all the windows, turn up the thermostat or light up the fireplace. This may shut out the winter cold, but it also shuts in a host of germs. It’s a good idea to enjoy winter sports while they last. Go skiing, ice skating, sledding. Exercising not only helps you to keep fit during winter, but also raises body temperature so you feel warm. Exercise also helps to release endorphins—the feel-good chemicals in the body—a good way to beat the winter blues!
• Eat well. Choose more vegetables, especially the green variety and make healthy food choices. Avoid processed or refined foods. Natural balanced nutrition is the best way to keep healthy during all seasons. Including plenty of seasonal fruits in your diet helps to raise immunity. You may even want to try a Green tea extract or a Green tea concentrate to supplement your diet.
• Get sufficient rest. Ever heard that sleep needs vary for every individual? Not true. Doctors recommend that every individual get at least 8 hours of sleep every day. The body needs this time to recoup and build up immunity for the next day. In fact, not getting enough sleep can weaken your immune system and make you susceptible to various ailments.

Boost Your Immunity with Green Tea Extracts!

Another great way to raise your immunity levels is drinking or eating a variety of Green tea concoctions. Green tea exhibits anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties. Green tea has been traditionally used to battle the common cold, specific allergens and all types of flu. Studies indicate Green tea’s powerful Tea polysaccharides (TPS) help stimulate the production of certain white cells. In addition to building immunity, Green tea certainly has some extra health benefits that make it a desirable drink in both summer and winter. Catechins, antioxidants found in Green tea are known to be anti-aging agents that are great for skin health; Green tea is also a thermogenic, helping the body to burn calories much faster. This is useful in any weight management program. Green tea also helps to support heart health and assists the body to regulate health blood sugar levels.

The problem is not many of us like the taste of Green tea. The recommended dose of Green tea that needs to be ingested in order to impart these wonderful health benefits to our system, are not easy to incorporate into our busy schedules. You need to drink at least 5 to 6 cups of freshly brewed Green tea a day in order for it to have any immune-building effect. Incorporating Green tea into your daily diet is not easy for everyone, every day.

Green tea concentrates are a convenient way to help you get the needed dose of Green tea regularly every day. Green tea concentrates contain all the health-benefiting constituents of freshly brewed Green tea. In fact, with a pure Green tea extract you need only a few drops of Green tea concentrate to give you the equivalent antioxidant potency of 6 cups of freshly brewed Green tea. Just a few Green tea drops are all you need every day to arm yourself against the winter seasonal bugs.