What better way to boost your immune system than to pump your body with fresh fruits, vegetables, spices and seeds? These few recipes will jump-start your family into getting the vital nutrients your bodies need to fiend off unwanted colds and flus.

TOMATO GARLIC JUICE 

1 medium finely chopped tomato

1 medium peeled orange

1 medium chopped apple

4 large chopped carrots

4-6 ice cubes

Method:

• Add all the ingredients in a juicer and blend until smooth

• Serve chilled and fresh

Tête-À-Taste

This vibrant-looking juice offers the perfect mix of sweet and tangy flavors. It's indeed the best choice for a refreshing kickstart to a dull morning, both visually and gustatorily.

This is one of the best immune-boosting recipes out there, owing to its high concentration of the antioxidants vitamin C (from tomatoes) and vitamin A (from carrots). Plus, combining tomato and carrot juice results in a delightful blend of flavors with the two healthful veggies!

Vitamin C helps in the formation of skin’s structural protein called collagen that keeps the skin strong, thereby acting as a barrier to prevent the entry of disease-causing pathogens. It also helps in the production of white blood cells that fight infections.

Vitamin A helps ward off infections and maintains mucosal surfaces by regulating the activity of T cells, B cells, and cytokines. Vitamin A also helps prevent the risk of age-related macular degeneration.

Ginger-Garlic Juice

2 chopped beets finley cut apples

1 medium peeled orange or lemon

2 cloves of garlic (YES RAW!)

1/4 of a ginger root

1/4 of horseradish root (for an extra BOOST)

Method:

• Add all the ingredients in a juicer and blend until smooth

Serve chilled and fresh

Tête-À-Taste

This juice may seem to have a slightly biting taste because of its primary ingredients, ginger and garlic. You can lower the concentration of the two ingredients while increasing the concentration of apple and orange or lemon based on your preference.

The magic ingredients in this juice, ginger and garlic, are both known to fight infections for over centuries.

Garlic contains a phytonutrient called allicin that contributes to improved cardiovascular health. It can even lowers blood pressure and regulates cholesterol. A study conducted by Harvard Medical School physicians found that increased garlic consumption also boosts immune system and can ward off cancers.

Ginger contains the chemicals shagaols and gingerols that help stimulate blood circulation and ensure that the tissues get more oxygen and thereby remove toxins.  Ginger plays a major role in preventing, and curing flu according to research conducted by the Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University in Japan. This juice recipe is your perfect beverage to stay healthy and disease-free.

Watermelon-Chia Juice

6 cups chopped watermelon

1/2 cup mint leaves

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 tablespoon chia seeds

4-6 ice cubes

Method:

• Add all the ingredients in a juicer and blend until smooth

• Sprinkle chia seeds on top and refrigerate for 10-15 minutes

• Serve chilled and fresh

Tête-À-Taste

This recipe is sure to become your go to summer drink, because of its deliciously sweet flavor and its ultra hydrating benefits.

What’s more refreshing and revitalizing than a bowl of watermelon, or even a glass of watermelon and chia juice! Did you know that this delicious recipe is a lot more than just a treat to your taste buds? It’s an immune-boosting powerhouse that’s also extremely hydrating and packed with nutrients.

Watermelon is packed with vitamins A, C and B6, all of which contribute to improved immunity. According to the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry study, Iit also contains an extract called Citrullus lanatus ‘sentinel’ which improves inflammatory responses by stabilizing homeostasis of pro and anti-inflammatory cytokines.

The large amounts of antioxidants contained in heart-healthy fat rich chia seeds help prevent the free radical formation and fight common cold and flu.

Classic Green Juice

1 cup spinach leaves

1 celery staks

1 cup parsley

1 small bunch dandelion greens 

1 small bunch watercress leaves

1 cup green kale 

2 pears

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1/2 chopped cucumber

4-6 ice cubes

Method:

• Add all the ingredients in a juicer and blend until smooth

• Serve chilled and fresh

Tête-À-Taste

This juice may not be the most appetizing of the lot, but it surely is the healthiest. To mellow down the overpowering flavors of the green veggies, add honey.

This juice contains a mix of the most nutritious green veggies that make it the perfect blend of great taste and good heath.

Leafy green veggies are the probably the healthiest natural foods known to man! They contain a combination of essential nutrients like ascorbic acid, carotene, riboflavin, folic acids, vitamin K, iron, calcium, and phosphorus.

According to an Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine study, their moderate antibacterial properties with various pharmacologically active compounds help treat bacterial infections,