What foods do you need for immunity: Top 10 for the shopping list

Our health depends on many factors. But it is in the cold and season of ARVI that we need products to strengthen the immune system. Our well-being largely depends on what we eat. If you pay due attention to this, then it will be much easier for the body to cope with the blues, temperature and runny nose that attack us in the winter and in the off-season. We put together a list of the most useful foods and tips for maintaining health and confronting seasonal diseases.

• Products for immunity: what you need to eat in order not to get sick in winter
• Tips to help you stay healthy in the cold season

Products for immunity: what you need to eat in order not to get sick in winter

Whether you catch a cold from a bus ride or a walk in the park depends largely on how strong your immune system is. It also affects how you sick and tolerate the cold. The right immune-boosting foods help strengthen our body's defenses.

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Rosehip Decoction

Rosehip berries contain shock doses of vitamin C, which even lemon cannot compare with. It helps the body fight infections, coughs, intoxication during illness and restores strength. To make a really healthy rosehip infusion, take 100g of berries and crush them. Pour a liter of boiling water from pure water into the rose hips and insist 6-7 hours.

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This infusion can be added to regular tea or drunk with honey and lemon. The recipe is also suitable for children.

Citrus

Oranges, tangerines & lemons — favorite winter fruit. True, there is one secret that we often lose sight of. The point is that the healthiest part of  — it's a peel. Therefore, after you eat the fruit, don dispose  of it. The peel can be added to tea or brewed in a thermos. To do this, wash citrus fruits well in  warm water, cut off the peel cut it and fill it with water, brought to boiling (but not boiling water, otherwise vitamin C is destroyed).

If you want to drink healthy tea with lemon, then put not a slice of fruit in a mug, but squeeze juice out of it.

Cabbage

Any cabbage will help you out not only as an idea for a delicious dinner or lunch. All of its types are very beneficial for health. It is nutritious and full of elements important for immunity: calcium, magnesium, fiber, vitamins, flavonoids. The list is quite long, which makes cabbage (white, Brussels sprout, Beijing, cauliflower) an indispensable product for immunity.

You can cook its based soups, stew alone or with vegetables, make salads.

Honey

Honey is one of those products that cannot be replaced. Not only does it heal, protect, restore and strengthen the body, it is also incredibly tasty. Perhaps this is the only natural medicine that children take with pleasure. It is best to follow reasonable rates —  1-3 teaspoons per day for children, 3 tbsp per  day for adults.

To maintain immunity, honey can be spread on any fruit slices or legendary vitamin mixtures can be prepared. For example, mix dried fruits, nuts, dried berries, chop in a meat grinder and pour over honey. You can take the mixture by spoon a day.

Fish

First of all, we are talking about sea fish species: tuna, salmon, mackerel. Pay attention to this fish if you are tired of getting sick several times during the season. Thanks to omega-3 and zinc, sea fish really strengthens the immune system, unlike fried cutlets.

Sauerkraut

We brought sauerkraut to a separate point, and all because it contains probiotics that help the immune system work without failure. To same sauerkraut — excellent antidepressant. It improves mood and gives energy, which we all lack so much in winter.

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Kefir

Sour-milk drink is digested better than milk. It contains probiotics, just like sauerkraut. They improve the condition of the intestines, on which our immunity directly depends. Kefir also has a calming effect, so you can drink it before going to bed.

Garlic and onion

These are simple foods that we can buy at any time of the year, help our body cope with diseases and detoxify the toxins. Onion, for example, is called a natural antibiotic, and garlic is known for its bactericidal action.

If you want to strengthen their help their defenses, then onion and garlic should be eaten raw.

Chicken broth

When the moment you're attacked by a virus and come down with a cold or the flu, chicken broth will help you recover faster. It cleanses mucous membranes and does not allow infection to penetrate deeper.

Oatmeal

Inconspicuous oatmeal is needed not only for weight loss. This porridge helps to improve the functioning of the stomach, get rid of toxins and gives a noticeable burst of energy. True, only that oatmeal that needs to be boiled is useful, and not just brewed with boiling water. Also, it shouldn't wash before cooking, so as not to wash off the mucus that is good for the digestive tract.

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Tips to help you stay healthy in the cold season

Healthy  proper nutrition — this is a good start, but it is far from everything you can do to improve your health.

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5 tips for maintaining your body in winter:

1. Drink clean and plain water without additives. When the body lacks water, it accepts viruses much faster.

2. Take your vitamin D. We get too little of it from food, and the sun is sorely lacking in winter.

3. Try to walk in any weather and get enough sleep.

4. Remember to wash your hands often, especially after visiting crowded places.

5. Avoid stress and laugh more often.

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