Boost Your Immunity This Fall: Boone’s Best Local Resources
- The Care Collective
- Sep 30
- 2 min read
As the seasons shift and our schedules get busier, our immune systems can use a little extra love. Whether you’re looking to prevent colds, recover faster, or simply feel your best, there are plenty of ways to naturally support your body. We’re lucky to have so many wellness resources right here in Boone.
Here are our favorite immunity-boosting tips with local spots to help you put them into practice:
1. Sweat It Out in the Sauna
Heat therapy helps stimulate circulation, reduce stress, and boost immune defenses. Regular sauna sessions can also help your body recover more quickly when you’re run down.
Where to Go: Visit The Care Collective for infrared or traditional sauna experiences designed to support your whole-body wellness.
2. Nourish Your Body with Immune-Boosting Foods
Nutrient-dense meals and antioxidant-rich drinks are a natural way to keep your defenses strong.
Where to Go: Juice Boone for fresh-pressed juices packed with vitamins.
Where to Go: Be Natural Health Food Store for supplements, teas, and pantry staples that support daily immunity.
3. Support Your Nervous System
Your immune system and nervous system are deeply connected. When one is stressed, the other can’t function at its best. Chiropractic care helps align the body, improve nervous system function, and strengthen immune resilience.
Where to Go: Calloway Chiropractic for holistic spinal health.
4. Reduce Stress and Prioritize Rest
Stress weakens immunity, while deep rest restores it. Massage therapy, float sessions, and calming rituals can help you feel grounded and resilient.
Where to Go: The Care Collective for massage therapy and herbal foot soaks.
Where to Go: Float 180 for a sensory reset and profound relaxation.
5. Move Your Body Daily
Movement supports lymphatic drainage, improves circulation, and boosts overall immunity. Even light movement like yoga or walking makes a difference.
Where to Go: Join a class at Neighborhood Yoga or High Country Yoga.
Where to Go: Take a mindful walk on Boone’s Greenway Trail or the Moses Cone trails.
6. Contrast Therapy: Hot and Cold
Alternating between sauna heat and cold exposure stimulates circulation, reduces inflammation, and helps train your body’s stress response. This makes your immune system more resilient.
Where to Go: At The Care Collective, you can pair a sauna session with a refreshing cold shower for the ultimate immunity boost.
7. Soak Up Nature and Sunshine
Fresh air, Vitamin D, and time outdoors are powerful natural immunity boosters.
Where to Go: Explore Bass Lake or the Watauga County Farmers’ Market for a dose of sunshine and seasonal produce.
Boosting your immune system doesn’t have to feel like a chore. With so many incredible local businesses dedicated to wellness, you can create a self-care routine that feels good and supports your health all year long.
