There are many things that can be done to help strengthen your natural defences, for instance:
- taking regular exercise
- maintaining a healthy balanced diet
- ensuring sufficient rest
- reducing stress and being positive
- following a basic hygiene routine
- drinking Actimel everyday
For many of us, autumn is a busy time of year with fresh starts at school (outgrown that uniform again!) and work schedules that start to heat up just as the temperature cools down. Most people aren't too happy to see the back of summer but autumn has its charms, including a delicious colour palate. So, as you throw yourself back into action and brace yourself for the first crispy chill, don't forget Danone Actimel is another little boost to your healthy lifestyle as it can help strengthen your family's** natural defences* this autumn.
Here are some easy steps you can take to make sure you and your family** are looking after your natural defences this autumn:
Tips and ideas for adults
Tip 1. With work back on full throttle after the summer holiday season and Christmas looming, Autumn can be a trying time of year. Stress can challenge your natural defences. Make sure you schedule some down time too.
Tip 2. Taking regular exercise is essential for optimum health. It's easy to retreat indoors and put your feet up when there's a chill in their air, but why not warm up with a bit of outdoor activity instead? It doesn't have to be intense. Do some work in the garden. Spring-blooming bulbs are planted in the autumn!
Tip 3. In our efforts to strengthen our natural defences and stay healthy, we sometimes overlook the simplest things. Regular hand-washing means many germs have less chance to make it into our systems.
Tip 4. Fresh summer salads and smoothies lose their appeal when the cold weather comes in - but you still need your five fruit and veg a day. Try making your own soup instead. It's easy, nutritious and comforting on cold autumn days. Drinking Danone Actimel everyday is another easy way to help strengthen your natural defences.
Tip 5. Positivity and low-stress living can help boost your natural defences. Take a few moments to meditate, or simply to do something you love everyday. Why not go for a walk and enjoy an autumn sunset?
Tips and ideas for seniors
Tip 1. As we grow older, our natural defences can weaken, which can leave you feeling run down. Drinking Actimel everyday can help strengthen your body's defences, so you can continue to enjoy the things you love. Actimel is also available in 4 great fat free varieties: with less fat and less sugar, it is only 30 calories per bottle!
Tip 2. Retirement is your time to do exactly what you want so make the most of it. And positivity can help strengthen your natural defences.
Tip 3. Exercise is as important in later years as it ever was. It doesn't have to be strenuous; gentle exercise is fine. Enjoy a daily stroll in crispy clean autumn air before the really cold weather sets in. Bring an umbrella in case you get caught out in the rain!
Tip 4. You can consider protecting yourself against the flu by getting vaccinated each year. Talk to your GP for advice. October through December is the best time to get vaccinated. Regular hand-washing should be another part of your strategy for avoiding the flu virus and other germs.
Tip 5. Good nutrition is everything. Not only does it strengthen your natural defences but you'll also enjoy a better mood; a healthy body is a healthy mind. Aim for five fruit and veg a day. Start your day off with a warm breakfast of porridge, followed by a delicious Actimel. Try our different flavours for variety.
** Actimel is suitable from 3 years upwards
