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    8 foods that will keep you from getting sick

    By | Makeover – Fri, Sep 3, 2010 4:35 PM EDT

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    Yogurt is a stealth nutritional powerhouse. It’s one of the five foods you should eat every day, and its probiotics help keep your intestinal tract and gut clear of ... more 
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    Yogurt-
    Yogurt is a stealth nutritional powerhouse. It’s one of the five foods you should eat every day, and its probiotics help keep your intestinal tract and gut clear of disease-causing germs. In a Swedish study of factory employees, the ones who drank a daily supplement of Lactobacillus reuteri--a white blood cell stimulating probiotic--took 33% fewer sick days than those given a placebo. Eat a bowl topped with blueberries and we’re talking about a 1-2 immunity punch. less 
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    Schools might as well be called germ incubators, and don't even get us started on the gym (seriously, people, those antibacterial wipes next to your elliptical are there for a reason!). You wash your hands and eat healthfully, but you can makeover your diet and give your immunity system a boost with with these eight foods. Doesn't hurt that they're delicious, either.