What foods strengthen the immune system: listen to the advice of a nutritionist
In autumn, experts advise paying attention to your diet, which will strengthen your immune system without pharmaceutical drugs.
The best part is that the vitamin diet includes seasonal fruits, as well as home-made preserves.
Nutritionist Olga Panova told Sputnik radio how to eat right in the fall to support the immune system.
In the autumn-winter period, the immune system works in an enhanced mode. Without support, a lack of nutrients and vitamins cannot be ruled out.
As a result, the effectiveness of the body's protective function can decrease by 50-70%.
How to support immunity
Firstly, 200 grams of sauerkraut per day contains 70% of the daily requirement of vitamin C.
One medium orange contains up to 80% of the recommended dose.
Secondly, it is important to provide the body with protein, which is called the building material for immune cells.
For example, 100 grams of turkey contains up to 30 grams of high-quality protein, which is 60% of the daily requirement for an adult.
Thirdly, take care of natural antibiotics, which are onions and garlic.
Garlic extract inhibits the growth and reproduction of “more than 20 types of pathogenic bacteria and viruses.”
One medium-sized onion contains up to 20 antibacterial and antiviral compounds, the expert reminds.
Fourth, minerals. Zinc is essential for immunity, as it is “involved in the production of white blood cells.”
You can include oysters in your diet (500% of zinc per 100 g of product from the daily requirement).
You can also eat pumpkin seeds, which contain up to 30% of the body's daily zinc requirement per 100 grams of product.
As for drinks, you should drink hot tea with honey and lemon, which reduces the symptoms of a cold and also shortens the duration of the disease by almost 2 days.
