How to Fight the Flu with Navel Oranges

Winter is coming, and with it comes flu, colds, and other illnesses that can sideline you and your family. Protecting yourself from illness this winter starts with your diet. Navel oranges, grapefruits, and other citrus fruits are you secret weapon when it comes to fighting back against winter cold and flu season. Every orange is packed with Vitamin C and other vitamins and minerals that your body needs in order to fight off illness. If you start building up your immune system now by eating navel oranges, Valencia oranges and other citrus fruits each day at least once a day you can get your immune system into top form before the winter flu season hits.

There are lots of outside factors that can affect whether or not you get sick as well. If you’re under a lot of stress at work, or if you have a lot of stress around the holidays like most people you will have a greater risk of getting sick. The more stressed out you are the harder your immune system has to work in order to keep you healthy. Giving yourself a healthy shot of Vitamin C everyday by eating navel oranges is the best way to make sure your immune system has all the vitamins it needs to keep protecting you from bacteria, colds and the flu.

Your exposure to cold and flu bugs also goes up during the winter. Not only are you around more people because of the busy winter holidays, you also will be around more people who have been exposed to colds and the flu themselves and could be carrying bacteria, viruses and colds. Since you can’t make everyone that you come into contact with wash their hands or use hand sanitizer the next best thing to do is keep yourself protected by eating plenty of navel oranges and other citrus fruits.

In order to make sure that you have plenty of citrus fruit around you should buy a box of assorted citrus fruit and divide up the contents. Put a few piece of fruit in the fridge at home, put a few in your desk drawer, a few in your bag or briefcase, and a few in the car. That way no matter where you are you can grab a healthy and delicious snack of navel oranges, tangerines or a grapefruit and help your body fight off nasty cold viruses and the flu this winter.

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At Hale Groves, we believe the best gifts come from the land, not a factory. For generations, our fruit has been grown slowly under the Florida sun, picked at its peak, and delivered fresh to your door. From sweet Navel Oranges to rare Honeybells, every gift shares the simple joy of real flavor—perfect for holidays, milestones, or everyday moments worth celebrating.

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