It’s now high time to prepare for cold and flu season (if you haven’t yet). For many, this can bring along with it a sense of anxiety and concern, especially given all of the media attention given to recent flu stains.
Rest assured, there are several things you can do this year to build your immunity naturally and to help you and your family make it through the season happy and healthy. The key to staying healthy and to avoiding these nasty bugs is to strengthen your defenses, primarily your immune system, so that your body can fight any virus as it enters the body. Here are some powerful ways to boost your immune system and prepare you and your family for this flu season.

Researchers are quickly catching on that Vitamin D may be the secret to avoiding the cold and flu. Christof Stache/AFP/Getty Images