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How To Boost Your Immune System

Expand the description and view the text of the steps for this how-to video. Check out Howcast for other do-it-yourself videos from Seaworthy and more videos in the Coughs & Colds category. You can contribute too! Create your own DIY guide at www.howcast.com or produce your own Howcast spots with the Howcast Filmmakers Program at www.howcast.com Learn how to make your body resistant to germs and disease so you can live a longer, healthier life. To complete this How-To you will need: Daily moderate exercise Something to laugh about Optimism Lots of friends A healthy diet Seven to nine hours of sleep per night A bridge group (optional) Step 1: Get moving Get moving: Just 30 minutes a day of moderate exercise will do. You can even split it into three 10-minute bursts of activity. Step 2: Laugh it off Find something to laugh about every day -- even force it if you have to. Real or fake, laughter strengthens your immune system by increasing good-for-you hormones and reducing stress ones; lowering your blood pressure; and slowing your resting heart rate. Step 3: Look at the bright side Train yourself to look at the bright side. Optimistic people were two and a half times less likely to develop cancer of any kind than their pessimistic peers, according to one study. Step 4: Make time for friends Make time for the friends you have and cultivate new ones. A study found that seniors with a lot of pals were 22 percent less likely than their less social counterparts to die during the ...